styliste ([info]styliste) wrote in [info]foto_decadent,
2008-10-09 21:56:00
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Stranger in a strange land


Carmen Kass by Yelena Yemchuk
styled by Anastasia Barbieri
Vogue Nippon October 2008






































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[info]eternityras

October 10 2008, 02:05:39 UTC 3 years ago

she doesn't fit in with the environment.

[info]ecctv

October 10 2008, 02:07:17 UTC 3 years ago

i think thats the point

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[info]templeghosts

October 10 2008, 02:12:47 UTC 3 years ago

I will have to go into town and pick this up and ask around which maiko these are. I have never seen them before, but then I pay more attention to geiko than maiko. :D

On one hand I flinch at maiko being used as decoration but on the other it is a fashion spread and I do think it looks pretty. Thank you for sharing!

But, ouch on the heels on the tatami.

[info]kumonico

October 10 2008, 02:14:50 UTC 3 years ago

aha, I flinched as well...but they look gorgeous nonetheless. It's hard to out do the beauty of a Maiko.

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[info]kumonico

October 10 2008, 02:12:51 UTC 3 years ago

goregous, stunning. The clothing is just mind blowingly amazing. Carmen is perfect.

[info]elven_minority

October 10 2008, 02:15:45 UTC 3 years ago

They did a good job of placing the model and the geishas so that you looked at the model. However, I liked the geisha better.

[info]tiny_wings

October 10 2008, 13:02:50 UTC 3 years ago

I looked at them more than at the model, actually. I think they were the real stars of the shoot! :-)

[info]miss_tami_lee

October 10 2008, 02:16:10 UTC 3 years ago

I think this is awesome.

[info]_signal

October 10 2008, 03:10:50 UTC 3 years ago

agreed~

[info]thundersocks

October 10 2008, 02:44:31 UTC 3 years ago

Fucking gorrrgeous, but I'm biased towards Japan, so.

[info]misansigma

October 10 2008, 02:48:44 UTC 3 years ago

I agree with the sentiment that this portrayal of Japan is highly inaccurate– the population is not composed of maiko and businessmen, and Japanese-style rooms are also rather uncommon nowadays. But artistically, this shoot is stellar. I like the reoccurrence of the maiko in each photograph, especially in the eighth as a subtle reflection, and the model's wardrobe is wonderfully unusual.

[info]mystikminx

October 10 2008, 03:41:20 UTC 3 years ago

I hate this photoshoot. I agree with everyone who said that its awkward, almost hard to look at.

But I LOVE the maiko. I confess that it is the only reason that I looked at this spread.

I think I would have liked this better if the model was more male-like/androgynous or if the clothes were more kimono-esque, and she fit in with the maiko.

[info]polyphosphate

October 10 2008, 04:12:59 UTC 3 years ago

yep, the maiko make her look like shit....like models posing with ballerinas creates a similar effect. Would have been more cool with male butoh dancers or something.

[info]astres

October 10 2008, 04:35:10 UTC 3 years ago

3rd photo: OMG, I've been in that hotel in Kyoto! XD! I stayed there for 6 days. Miyako hoteeeeeel XD

[info]elleestlimonade

October 10 2008, 05:34:21 UTC 3 years ago

The maiko are beautiful, but the model and the outfits are stupid looking. Without her, I love these photos. Thanks for sharing. :D

[info]yinbuja

October 10 2008, 11:49:48 UTC 3 years ago

I feel the same.

[info]joanshearer

October 10 2008, 08:02:55 UTC 3 years ago

Maiko, geiko, and ballerinas always trump models

when will editors figure this out? These women were trained to suck the air out of rooms and they do. Just stop it.

[info]f1aminko

November 15 2008, 01:22:45 UTC 3 years ago

Re: Maiko, geiko, and ballerinas always trump models

IA!

[info]coloal

October 10 2008, 09:55:27 UTC 3 years ago

8/10

First of all, please, excuse my english. I´m not too sure about it.

Though not perfect, i think it´s a good editorial. Great location, compositions, light, style and fashion. It suggests a diplomacy environment to me...
I find very interesting the color treatment, too, with this retro and cool effect, and the softness of the light.

Anyone knows if Anastasia is daughter of photographer Giampaolo Barbieri?

Aunque no es perfecto, creo que es un buen editorial. Estupenda localización, buena composición, iluminación, estilismo y moda. Me sugiere un ambiente diplomático...

También me parece muy interesante el tratamiento del color, con ese efecto retro y frío. Y la suavidad de la luz.

¿Sabe alguien si Anastasia (la estilista) es hija del fotógrafo Giampaolo Barbieri?

Hasta luego...

[info]twinni_one

October 10 2008, 11:54:56 UTC 3 years ago

I love the concept but for me the model is too expresssionless and everything is a bit boring.

[info]gekokujyo

October 10 2008, 14:32:01 UTC 3 years ago

I love Carmen Kass and I loved this shoot. That is all.

[info]fortuneandflame

October 10 2008, 14:49:24 UTC 3 years ago

the model is so dull, but everything else = <3

[info]poisonpau

October 10 2008, 15:02:17 UTC 3 years ago

LAME

[info]buttercream

October 10 2008, 16:15:01 UTC 3 years ago Edited:  October 10 2008, 16:16:38 UTC

Rule of thumb: never stick anyone next to a maiko. The maiko will always outshine and steal the show.

[info]contraryto

October 10 2008, 17:21:40 UTC 3 years ago

she should try to adapt. ha

[info]rinkori

October 10 2008, 17:45:33 UTC 3 years ago

The model herself is pretty dull, but I do think her clothes fit in well, maybe because they have an emphasis on drapery and voluminous flow kind of similar to the kimono.

[info]medusa242

October 10 2008, 18:49:04 UTC 3 years ago

Great shoot. Happy to see Carmen Kass again. She's been out of the limelight for a while - anyone know why?

[info]kevonmartini10

October 10 2008, 19:03:54 UTC 3 years ago

We need more Carmen, but whenever she does make an appearance, it's worth it. i love the lush felling these have, as well as the drama that Japanese architectural design lends to it.

[info]62045

October 10 2008, 20:03:29 UTC 3 years ago

I don't like the concept of this photoshoot.
it's dull.

[info]swissarmyknife

October 10 2008, 21:47:42 UTC 3 years ago

i really hate it when they do shoots like this: they put a model in front of some exotic foreign (as in non western) people and that's it. This is not one of the worst, the ones with people from the third world just disgust me, like they are some sort of curious objects on display and particularly because of the contrast with the luxury models usually exhibit.

[info]thebabbyboon

October 12 2008, 01:26:51 UTC 3 years ago

WORD.

[info]sweet_peas3636

October 10 2008, 23:33:41 UTC 3 years ago

Did anyone else notice the surgical mask on the fellow in the last picture?
It's in another one too. Interesting.
more interesting than the rest of it

[info]zero_reality

October 11 2008, 14:45:52 UTC 3 years ago

it's because of the pollution in japan.

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