OHLALA Mag

LONDON /VIVIENNE WESTWOOD by KONRAD WYREBEK

Writer/Art director Matthew Miles and Artist/Photographer Konrad Wyrebek met the inimitable Vivienne at an East End gallery earlier in the week and then shot some new pictures in Mayfair.

Passionate as ever, she had a dig at A-list artists who repetitively cash-in on the style that made them famous - and we stuck with the recycling theme to get an update on her Active Resistance manifesto. Vivienne is all set on shaking up lethargy over climate change in a way that isn’t just fashion forward, but unites diverse creative forms. An example of that is the upcoming theatre production Active Resistance to Propaganda at London’s Bloomsbury Ballroom on Friday 4 December. But while the international eco warrior is bravely encouraging us to be less consumerist (why buy when you can reinvent?) it's not like she's taken her eye off the cutting room. In one of her own fresh designs - a billowing sari-meets-wrap dress - she looked as fierce as the rebel queen Boadicea.

Below a model presenting a creation by designer Vivienne Westwood as part of her Spring/Summer 2010 collection during Paris Fashion Week on October 2, 2009.





We love Vivienne Westwood, I mean who else can make a $5,084 dog coat packed with white diamonds and small sapphires!? So decadent ...



Have you seen the 2010 summer collection presented during Milan fashion week!?

LUKE SMALLEY /SUNDAY DRIVE ... A MEMORIAL EXHIBITION

If you are in new York or will be visiting NYC before December 12, we highly recommend that you pay a visit to the Clampart gallery that is hosting Luke Smalley's 'Sunday Drive ... A Memorial Exhibition'



SUNDAY DRIVE, is Luke Smalley final and prehaps most impressive body of work. It is a highly narrative series which tells the story of 3 women on their way to a state prison to visit their incarcerated boyfriends. The second half of Sunday Drive consist of photographs of the attractive young men killing time in the slammer waiting for their sweethearts to arrive.























Sunday Drive, the book, will be published by Twin Palms.



EXERCISE AT HOME, Smalley's second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town Smalley called home, the artist revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers compete in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standing amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety procedures on a small craft that happens to be indoors. Another pair have a psychological game of tug war. And yet other boys pratice swimming stroke on a gymnasium floor. As with his previous series, Smalley painstakingly coordinated the creation of the work to the extend of often constructing his own athletic equipment, props, and costumes.









GYMNASIUM, the teenage atheltes in this series seem inhabitants of some time or place other than the northwestern Pennsylvania towns where the artist found and photgraph them. The sensuality of these young men seem familiar, their gaze immediate and direct, yet their otherworldly quality remains a product of Smalley's unique vision. no telephone or television seems possible in this peculiar landscape. Gymnasium is the product of ten years worth of work.

More photos from Gymnasium AFTER THE JUMP.

Photographer Luke Smalley died on May, 17 2009 at the age of 53.

Clampart
521-531 West 25th Street
Ground Floor
New York City 10001

ZACH FERRY /DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS

Don't you love the idea of a white christmas !? I know for some of you it will be a reality pretty soon, but here in Los Angeles the best we can get is two days of rain ...



Zach Ferry [Red Model NYC] is looking great in this series of photos by Joshua Jordan and styled Kate Melnikova.

COLTON HAYNES & ZELDA WILLIAMS

Photographer Tyler Shields continues to explore the dirty side of glamour with his video portraits of young Hollywood. His latest is an intense video with Colton Haynes and Zelda Williams. Source Homotography

OHLALA JUDGEMENT DAY

In Christian theology, the Last Judgment, Judgment Day, or Day of the Lord is the final and eternal judgment by God of all nations. It will take place after the resurrection of the dead and the Second Coming ...

It is also an amazing artwork project by Troy Dunham [Troy Boy Design] and shot by Jeff Eason created specifically for the 2009 GLAAD Art Auction, it features many of New York's "finest" assets in a modern day re-interpretation of the classic Paul Rubens painting "The Last Judgement".

Some people like to think that gods in any form will be able to judge us for our actions, I believe god is an energy that we all share, we are all connected, good or bad, our actions do have repercussions on us and on people around us. I learn from life everyday and I do make mistakes but at the end I never fear to be judge by other then myself.

We invite you to give a closer look at this photography masterpiece in the gallery below.

EVANDRO SOLDATI by MARCIN KOSMOWSKI FOR DV MAN

Here is a fashion spread from DV Man featuring Evandro Soldati shot by Marci Kosmowski. More photos along with the cover shot AFTER THE JUMP.

OHLALA NUNO GAMA!ISAAC ALFAIATE by ANDRE BRITO

Here is an OhLaLa spread featuring Isaac Alfaiate photographed by André Brito. Make up Vanessa Souchet, production Juliana Lapa. Shot in location at the construction site of Nuno Gama store in Portugal.



Check out the entire spread [13 images] in the gallery AFTER THE JUMP.

OHLALA ANTONIO NAVAS by MARCUS OHLSSON

Antonio Navas photographed by acclaimed fashion photographer Marcus Ohlsson [LundLund] who recently shot the Sisley fall winter 2009/10 campaign



More photos AFTER THE JUMP.

LEVI POULTER by UKMCBO PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographer Carlos Hernandez [UKMCBO] that you have previously seen on OhLaLa with a first series of images also featuring Levi Poulter [Chill Out In Miami With Levi Poulter] is giving OhLaLa a first look at this new series of images with Levi [Miami Levi].



3 more photos AFTER THE JUMP!

BRAD ALPHONSO HEATING UP THE DESERT

A couple of weeks ago OhLaLa had an exclusive preview at James Ratliff photographed by Cyprien Leym [OhLaLa First Look James Ratiff + OhLaLa Album 6 Photos] Today we have 3 outtakes from a recent shoot by Cyprien Leym [Boarding Pass Management] featuring Brad Alphonso for the fall issue of Men Evidence! A very sexy shoot in the desert! Now I know why the wind coming in Los Angeles from the desert is so HOT :-P

Two more photos AFTER THE JUMP! I know, sometimes I feel like we are spoiling you too much! But what can we do, that's just the way we are ;-)