Scott Schuman (The Sartorialist) and Garance Doré in Madrid!

Someone must have put a curse on me. Everytime a famous person I really want to meet comes to Madrid, I don't know why, I miss it. And I can prove it. I wrote this post a month ago when I knew that Bruce Weber was coming to Madrid. I was so excited to meet him, but the tickets were sold out and I couldn't see him. Oh, and on my 15th birthday I wanted to go to a Greenday concert, I bought the tickets (which were so expensive, by the way) but for some strange reasons I missed the concert. I still get sad when I remember it.

Luckily, as you may know, Scott Schuman (accompanied by the great Garance Doré) will be in Madrid and Barcelona. Where? When?:

Madrid
Tuesday Nov 17th
5-8pm
next to Café & Te
Juan Ramon Jimenez 3
La Rozas Village

Barcelona
Thursday Nov 19th6:45pm-8pm
Pasarela Restaurant
AP-7/Salida 12
"Cardedeu"La Roca Village

He will talk about his work and his book too. I'm praying that nothing happens to me and I'm able to go.



The post I wrote a month ago but wasn't published when I knew that the tickets for Bruce Weber were sold out:

I love when talented people in the arts and fashion come to Madrid to promote their work. Most of them skip Madrid on their tours, but Bruce Weber will be here presenting his documentary about Chet Baker, "Let's get lost". This time I won't miss it, (yeah, I missed it too) because when I knew that Annie Leibowitz (who, by the way, still owns the rights of her images, thank god) had been in Madrid for her exhibition, I almost died. I would have done anything to be there, I don't know how I didn't know she would be here. I'm also hoping that Scott Schuman (The Sartorialist) includes Madrid on the promotional tour for his new book. If he's thinking about going to Australia, why wouldn't he come to Madrid? (he's coming!)

Bruce Weber is one of my favourite photographers, I think that his photos are very cheerful, very summer-y. I'm sure you remember that editorial for W, titled "Summer Camp". I wanted to camp with Alexander Wang, the Mulleavy sisters, Lara Stone, Daria, Kate... genius. Or the Neiman Marcus catalogue, and those Ashton Kutcher pictures... images of an ideal world. In addition, he seems a very interesting person, I have always thought he looks like the Santa Claus of the Bahamas.

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Debo de tener una especie de maldición que hace que me pierda todos los eventos/presentaciones de gente famosa a la que admiro. No sé por qué, pero por una razón u otra siempre me pasa algo y no puedo ir. Escribí este post que encontraréis a continuación cuando me enteré que Bruce Weber venía a Madrid, estaba súper ilusionada por conocerle, pero se agotaron las entradas y no pude publicar el post. Ah, y cuando decidí celebrar mi 15 cumpleaños en un concierto de Greenday, compré las entradas (carísimas, por cierto) pero por extrañas razones no pude ir y me lo perdí. Todavía me da rabia cuando lo pienso.

Bueno, pero como ya sabréis, Scott Schuman (acompañado por la genial Garance Doré) vendrá a Madrid el 17 de Noviembre. ¿Qué? ¿Dónde? ¡¿Cuándo?!:

17 de Noviembre Madrid
Firma de libros y mesa redonda presidida por Scott Schuman en la que hablará sobre su libro y su trabajo.
17:00-20:00 PM

al lado del Café y Té
Juan Ramón Jiménez 3
La Rozas Village

19 de Noviembre Barcelona

6:45pm-8pm
Pasarela Restaurant
AP-7/Salida 12
"Cardedeu"La Roca Village

Espero que no me ocurra nada y pueda ir por fin y la maldición se rompa.

El post que escribí hace un mes pero que no publiqué cuando me enteré que las entradas para ver a Bruce Weber se habían acabado:
Me encanta que personalidades del mundo del arte y la moda vengan a Madrid a promocionar sus trabajos. Muchos de ellos se saltan Madrid en su recorrido, pero Bruce Weber estará en La Casa Encendida presentando su último documental sobre Chet Baker, "Let's get lost". Esta vez no pienso perdérmelo (sí, también me lo perdí), porque cuando me enteré de que Annie Leibovitz (que por cierto, sigue teniendo los derechos de sus imágenes, menos mal) había estado en Madrid promocionando su exposición, casi me da algo. Lo que hubiera dado por estar allí, no sé cómo se me pudo pasar. También estoy deseando que Scott Schuman (The Sartorialist) incluya Madrid en su tour promocional de su nuevo libro. Si baraja Australia, ¿por qué no venir también a Madrid? (viene!)

Bruce Weber es uno de mis fotógrafos favoritos, me parece que sus fotografías son súper alegres, casi todas muy veraniegas. Seguro que recordáis la editorial para W, titulada Summer Camp, daban ganas de irse de campamento con Alexander Wang, las hermanas Mulleavy, con Lara Stone, Daria, Kate... genial; el catálogo de Neiman Marcus, aquellas fotos de Ashton Kutcher... imágenes de un mundo ideal. Además él tiene pinta de ser una persona muy interesante, a mí siempre me ha recordado a una especie de Santa Claus de las Bahamas.

Bruce Weber es tan reconocido por sus fotografías como por sus trabajos en el cine, ha dirigido videoclips de los Pet Shop Boys, anuncios de Calvin Klein, Jil Sander, Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & Fitch, su documental "Let's get lost", fue nominado a un Oscar al Mejor Documental... en fin, que el tío es una máquina.

Tattoos, yes or no?

I like tattoos. I don't have any, but I think it adds a lot of personality (if you choose a personal tattoo, not the typical roses). I prefer tattoos to piercings, I don't like piercings at all. I don't know why. I like looking at other's people tattoos, and thinking: "Wow, that's cool... but I would never draw that on my body". It is something I would probably regret. If I ever decided to get a tattoo, it would be in a place where I couldn't see it, such as my back. It would be a very tiny drawing, or an inspiring quote. Maybe a name, or a word.

I wish there was some kind of ink that lasted just for two or three years. Who knows, maybe I decide to get a tattoo this year. I've been seeing a lot of tattoos on the models, I've compiled a lot of images and I wanted to post them.

Freja Beha:

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Daria Werbowy:

I love Daria's tattoo. It is very original. Of all the model's tattoos, that's my favourite. I could even choose a tattoo like that one for myself.

Isabeli Fontana:

(the name of her son)


The rose is quite vulgar and unoriginal, but the detail of the thorns is beautiful.

The little stars:

Gisele Bündchen


Kate Moss.


I love the colour. It goes very well with her pale skin.


Daul Kim

Marina Dias: (hardcore)

I like the idea of the lines imitating vintage stockings, but I think it is too much. The tattoo on her arm is too big, I think it is a problem for the models to have tattoos like that. It can only bring you negativity at castings.

More:






You can't see it in that photo, but Cole Mohr's tattoo says "April, May, June"


Cinthia Dicker

Amazing tattoos:

The model is Cailin Hill. Isn't it beautiful? Much better than tacky dragons or roses.

Is this the image of elegance?

I'm not going to talk about the eating habits of the models, or if we have to blame the agencies, the brands or the designers for promoting a too skinny bodyshape. There are infinite discussions about it and it seems that things aren't going to change.

The images from the ad campaigns and the magazines are so photoshopped that we cannot distinguish reality from imagination. Well, most of us can tell when it's a real photo or if it has been edited. Airbrushing, erasing flaws... now it seems that it is an obvious thing they have to do.

When I saw this photo from the Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2010 fashion show I realised that things had gone too far. Maybe it is just a bad photo, but these models don't look healthy at all. Why do they want them to look like that? I don't get it.

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No voy a hablar de los hábitos alimenticios de las modelos, o si tenemos que echarles la culpa a las agencias, a las marcas o a los diseñadores por fomentar la imagen una mujer tan delgada. Ya hay suficientes debates sobre ello y por ahora las cosas no van a cambiar por lo que parece.

Las imágenes de las campañas y de las revistas están tan retocadas que ya casi no se puede distinguir lo real de lo imaginario. Bueno, la mayoría de nosotros sabemos cuándo una foto es real y cuándo ha pasado por el photoshop. Airbrushing, borrar imperfecciones... ahora parece que es lo que hay que hacer, sin planteárselo.

Cuando vi esta foto del desfile de Dolce & Gabbana Prim/Ver 2010 vi que las cosas habían llegado demasiado lejos. Quizás sea sólo una mala foto, pero estas modelos tienen un aspecto muy poco saludable. No entiendo por qué quieren que tengan esa imagen.