Author Archives: James Lim

Photographer Jack Pierson on Crossing Over to High Fashion and Freaking Out Channing Tatum

Jack Pierson has long been revered in the fine-art world for his intimate, color-saturated photographs, along with his quick-hitting word sculptures, collages, drawings, and installation pieces. Recently, Pierson and his camera took on the high-fashion world, booking the spring 2012 Bottega Veneta campaign and a cover shoot with Channing Tatum for

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Meet the New Girl: Grace Mahary Traded in Her Basketball Sneakers for Givenchy Pumps

Modeling was never in the cards for die-hard basketball player Grace Mahary. The Alberta native had her sights set on a sports career, instead — until an opponent on the court knocked in one of her teeth, causing her to reassess her calling. But the game’s loss is modeling’s gain: After

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Melanie Ward Hates Trends, Doesn’t Consider Herself a Minimalist

For more than 25 years, Melanie Ward has been at the forefront of image-making. The British legend started her career in the eighties and was largely credited with capturing the birth of grunge, working alongside luminaries like the late Corinne Day, Kate Moss, and David Sims. In fact, it was

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Slideshow: Linda Evangelista, Agyness Deyn, and Freja Beha’s Dramatic Hair Transformations

Part of a model’s job — at least, if she’s a good one — is to be a chameleon, which often means undergoing a dramatic hair change … or ten. Last month, Crystal Renn ditched her brown hair for a spanking-new platinum blonde look (with matching eyebrows to boot). And, of

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Meet the New Girl: Inez and Vinoodh’s Newest Muse, Loulou

In V magazine’s spring 2012 issue, famed photo duo Inez and Vinoodh proclaimed 19-year-old Loulou (full name: Loulou Robert, but this one is going at it Madonna–style) their latest muse. Now, why should you care? Well, the last time the Dutch pair put a girl on exclusive was Eniko Mihalik back

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Meet the New Girl: Sojourner Morrell Is Scared of Middle America

Nine months is all Sojourner Morrell needed to make a dent in the industry. The New Jersey native kick-started her career after landing a spot in Prada’s 2012 resort presentation, followed by a solo spread in British Vogue’s August 2011 issue, which then resulted in spring 2012 runway slots at Louis

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Meet the New Girl: Candice Huffine Went From Pageant Queen to Shooting With Steven Meisel

Okay, so, 27-year-old Candice Huffine isn’t exactly a new face. The Maryland native (what up, MoCo!) transitioned from being a teenage beauty queen to signing her very first modeling contract back in 2000. While Huffine was long successful in the lucrative commercial market, she just recently crossed over into the world

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First Looks: Advanced Style’s Ari Seth Cohen on His First-Ever Photo Book, Marc Jacobs’s Fall Show, and Tommy Ton

It all started when he was a wee lad. "I was best friends with my grandmother and spent a lot of time [going] through her old scrapbooks of her relatives and friends," says photographer Ari Seth Cohen. "During that time, people were dressed to the nines, no matter how much

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Meet the New Girl: Ophélie Rupp Doesn’t Consider Herself Beautiful

Ophélie Rupp is reaping the sweet, sweet rewards of her coveted spring 2012 Prada and Miu Miu catwalk exclusives. After those two key appearances, the Parisian scored a campaign shoot with Mario Testino for Etro’s spring ads and posed for Dazed & Confused’s March issue. During the fall 2012 shows,

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Meet the New Girl: Mario Testino Once Told Laura Love to ‘Stop Dancing — Your Thighs Are Going to Get Too Big’

Industry folk might tie 20-year-old Laura Love to her mother Lisa Love, senior west coast editor of Vogue and Teen Vogue, but she’ll have you know that she’s ready to step out of her mother’s shadow. The Los Angeles native is part of top model agent Paul Rowland’s Ford editorial division,

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