12.01.2008

Vive La Vie

Found on Vanity Fair.com:

When Diane Von Furstenburg retired as the face of DVF, she brought on (princess) Natalia Vodianova to give the brand new life. DVF also hired photographer/artist François-Marie Banier to shoot Vodianova and create an intimate, easy and colourful campaign. No makeup, hair or stylists.

The result was Banier's beautiful portraits using photography, paint and writing, which have now been compiled into a book of 50 photographs, Vie La Vie. The writings on the website suggest a spiritual connection between the model and photographer--the kind of relationship they call "artist and muse" but this connection seems to run a little deeper or the marketing folks got a little carried away.

Gorgeous photos anyway; outtakes like the one on the left can be seen at the website.

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