Philistine

While Karlheinz Weinberger is known as a pioneer of male erotic imagery, the Swiss amateur photographer also left an indelible mark on the fashion world with his decades-long documenting of vibrant rebel youth culture. These working-class teenagers created looks that fused iconic American pop culture imagery—biker jackets, denim, bouffant hairdos, James Dean insouciance—with their own idiosyncratic sensibilities. From the late 1950s through the ’60s, Weinberger captured the defiant glamour of these youths with a keen eye for their provocative handmade designs.

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The idea of wandering is the focus; be it on the streets of Scandinavia or the hiking the natural landscapes of the world. The collection is, of course, wide and broad and offers look for the everyman.

The following collection of photographs from Clayton Cubitt are an anthropological study of Skinheads in Africa during the 1970s. For more information on Cubitt, or to admire the full collection, visit ClaytonCubitt.com

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Francoise Hardy was not born into a life of fashion and luxury. In 1961, when Hardy was born in Paris, France, she had a life of hardship. Her parents were not together, and her father contributed little to what was once his family, so Hardy’s mother was left to raise her daughters on her own.

Ironically, it was Hardy’s father who purchased her first guitar as reward for her academic achievements. This fed her love of music, and after a short while at the Sorbonne, she left to follow a career in the industry. She was signed immediately and rode to fame and popularity on the success of Yé-yé (yeah!yeah!) music in France at the time; although, Hardy’s music would reach many listens outside the influence of this trend.

Esthetically, Hardy is the original tom-boy. She blends her natural elegance with a relaxed style that is completely 60s cool. She became an instant icon. Hardy’s androgynous appeal struck a chord with a public who was unprepared for such a unique and entirely unconventional beauty.

However, when it comes to her own status of fashion icon, and muse, Hardy has remarked, “it was work, things I had to do, a chore - I didn’t enjoy it at all…It is quite impossible to stand — to be admired too much — it is not a normal situation…I don’t like that at all…I am not comfortable with my professional life really, so the word ‘icon’- it’s as though you were talking about someone else, it’s not me really…I feel happy when I’m on my bed, in my room with a good book”

All the same, cheers for the inspiration, Hardy!

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A selection of our favourite looks.

Created by photo production house Staudinger + Franke for “Butterfly Kids”, an organization focused on fundraising and awareness on behalf of kids with epidermolysis bullosa (EB). EB is a genetic disease which causes a blistering skin disorder. For more information or to donate visit DEBRA.

Although this campaign owes its creation to the existence of a tragic disease like EB, the images are real works of art. The manipulation of everyday objects forces the viewer into an alternate consideration of their intended uses and their unintended effects: the cradle as torture chamber, the sandbox as bogey trap, toast as a weapon, and so on. Despite the serious subject matter, we hope that you’ll appreciate this visually stunning campaign.

Charlotte Rampling was born in Strumer, England, her mother was a painter, and her father was an olympian, and NATO commander. She attended prestigious schools: Jeanne d’Arc Académie pour Jeunes Filles in Versailles, France, and St. Hilda’s school in Bushley, England. Her elegant and sophisticated demeanour came across in her modelling and acting.

While Rampling has distinguished herself as an authority in the film community, it is her modelling career that is more relevant to discussing her as a style icon. Rampling worked with the most famous photographers of her day, Helmut Newton photographed her for a Playboy spread in 1973, at this time Rampling was widely regaled as the thinking man’s sex symbol.

On her own beauty, Rampling has stated: “I think you have to earn beauty. You can use it or abuse it however you want when you’re young. It’s a God-given gift. You have a visiting card - you can go into any room and someone will come and talk to you. But I’ve always thought from very early on that you have to be careful with that - not being vain or narcissistic. Have fun, but don’t be obsessed with it.”

Rampling has always walked the tightrope separating sanctioned beauty, and illicit sexiness. So we’re giving kudos to a woman who is mysteriously able to be intellectual, beautiful, artistic, charming, fashionable and completely sexy!

This campaign for Miu Miu FW2011 was shot by Bruce Webber over three days in Miami.