MAG HAG: tar Spring 2009

Edited by Andy Wass

The Spring 2009 cover of tar magazine features the above graphic of Kate Moss. Created by Damien Hirst, the image exposes half of Kate’s face – instead of distorting a model’s face by airbrushing a photograph, Hirst peeks into the true, and not always pretty, side of human anatomy.

The biannual arts magazine (co-founded by BlackBook founder Evanly Schindler and Maurizio Marchiori of Diesel) releases its second issue April 15

(Note:  Hirst’s version of Kate is based on her March 2005 cover of W Magazine.)

SPREAD UM: Cole Mohr For BlackBook April 2009

Edited by Corey Moran

Cole Mohr was featured in a spread for BlackBook’s April issue. Pretty cool shoot. Like the new haircut!

Gallery: SPREAD UM: Cole Mohr For BlackBook April 2009

Courtesy of: The Fashionisto

SPREAD UM: Amy Adams for BlackBook, March 2009

Edited by Andy Wass

Amy Adams covers the March 2009 issue of BlackBook.

I think this is a great shoot: she’s made-up and styled, but still looks like herself — and actually a little like Nicole Kidman on the cover.

GALLERY: Amy Adams for BlackBook, March 2009.

Vincent Gallo is an Asshole, but You Already Knew That

Edited by Lauren Garroni

I’m not sure why Vincent Gallo is invited to Fashion Week every year, probably to create easy content for bloggers like myself and the good people at Blackbook. Blackbook’s videographer Liz Glover had a run-in with Gallo about the authenticity of his leather jacket.

Here’s what happened:

So yes, our videographer Liz Glover has a certain history with Vincent Gallo. And though things began civilly enough, things degenerated when — all in good fun! — Liz made a crack about Gallo’s leather jacket, asking if it was in fact pleather. Let the record reflect we are in no way insinuating that Vincent Gallo would wear a pleather jacket! Quite the opposite in fact. Nevertheless, the jibe inspired Gallo’s ire: “If you print that [Ed. note: 'print'?], I will track you down and make you wish you had never been born.”

Check out the taped interaction HERE