Photos: W Mag

- The feds seized $76.8 million in counterfeit Burberry, Coach, Fendi, Prada, Jimmy Choo, Louis Vuitton and other fashionable items as part of a six week sting appropriately titled “Operation Holiday Hoax.” [WWD]

- Oh, Rihanna. Following a legal flip of the weave by David LaChapelle over copying his photographs for her “S&M” video, the pop tart looks to have turned her pilfering eye on the work of Sølve Sundsbø with her latest clip, “You Da One.” [Fashionista]

- Mark Fisher, who produces the controversial shoes Derek Lam has accused Ivanka Trump of “blatantly” copying from him, “strongly denies Lam’s claims.” Fisher argues that Lam’s design “has been used by numerous manufacturers for many decades” and adds for good measure, ”There is nothing iconic about the appearance of the Lam sandal.” Calling a man’s wedge sandal not iconic? Dem’s fightin’ words. [WWD]

- Oooh-la-la…oh, no. No. French health authorities are recommending that 30,000 women who received potentially defective breast implants from a French company have them removed as a preventative measure. [NYT]

- Brittany Murphy‘s mother is claiming her daughter and son-in-law Simon Monjack were killed by toxic mold found in their Hollywood home. The mold apparently caused the pneumonia that killed both Murphy and Monjack and now Momma Murphy is taking legal action against her lawyers for mishandling her case against the construction company back in January. [TMZ]

And don’t miss Johannson’s interview with Arianna Huffington at InterviewMagazine.com.

Link Love: The Cut, The Daily Telegraph

The pieces were photographed for the exhibit catalogue by Sølve Sundsbø using live models who were digitally altered to look like mannequins, thus giving the clothing movement. It looks absolutely incredible and I can’t wait to basically live in the Met for the entire month of May.

Link Love: Vogue UK / NY Mag

Stylist Ludivine Poiblanc keeps things simple and feminine while Anais and Melodie steam up  Sølve Sundsbø‘s lens.

I’ve been screaming at this editorial all morning because Anais and Melodie look absolutely incredible. Their skin, their impossibly long limbs, their amazing posing: everything is literally perfect.

For more perfection, check out the rest of the pics on Lookbooks!

Photos: MDC, Fashion Gone Rogue

I have a huge photocrush on the amazingly talented Solve Sundsbo,  naturally my heart did a little flip upon hearing that he shot Angela Lindvall for Muse.  I’d like to think of her as a flower child lost in graphicland.  Click to see the amazing photos!

Loving this vintage Jessica Stam spread, shot by famed photog Solve Sundsbo for Vogue Italia November 2008.

Check out the rest of the spread here.

This is my current obsession. I need this like I will eventually need a new liver (I honestly drink like a fish, blaming the Pisces in me for that one). Part of some amazing collaboration between Surface to Air and Solve Sundsbo, this hair dress is just way too cool for school. 290 euro on SurfacetoAir.com.

Gorgeous! Loving this spread by Solve for Vogue Italia.

LINK LOVE: I Know What You Wore

Styled by Nicola Formichetti, the models showcase everything from bustiers and bodysuits to nothing but their own skin. After shooting for V, Sundsbo later said: “I loved the opportunity to show that you can be beautiful and sexy outside the narrow interpretations that normally define us.”

“CURVES AHEAD” by V MAGAZINE

Photographs by Solve Sundsbo; Styling by Nicola Formichetti

Models: Candice Huffine, Marquita Pring, Michelle Olson, Tara Lynn, Kasia P

Mariacarla Boscono was shot by fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø and styled by Anastasia Barbieri. Mariacarla wears dresses by Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Jil Sander, Valentino, D&G, Chanel, and Jean Paul Gaultier.

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LINK LOVE: trendhunter

Love this collaboration, seems like a perfect combo. Available here.

This month, expect steel tendons and X-ray vision as Dazed & Confused bows before the might of the man machine. Bestriding the cover is young French film star Gaspard Ulliel, who talks about his ambivalent relationship with the fashion world, and his latest English-language film The Vintner’s Luck. Styled by Jacob K and shot by Solve Sundsbo, this feature kicks off an eye-popping exploration of this season’s best menswear

With PAC MAN as inspiration, Solve using real life models to recreate the iconic game.

LINKAGE: 2photo.ru

Magdalena Frackowiak for Numéro 103 (May 09) shot by Solve Sundsbo. Such a beautiful cover, love the contrast of the all pale makeup and blond hair to the brightness of the orchid stem.

LINKAGE: Fashion Copious

Amazing photography from amazing photographer Solve Sundsbo. The first few images are of Gisele in contrast with a very muscular unknown African male or two The last few are super sexy, showcasing male bodies in contrast with high end fashion accessories.

GALLERY: Fashion Porn

LINKAGE: 2photo.ru

I love this spread shot by Solve Sundsbo for Vogue Italia even though Iris Strubegger looks super creepy as a wax statue. Regardless,  makeup artist Maria Olsson did a phenomenal job making Strubegger’s flesh look man-made. All of the dresses look fantastic on her, but I especially love this backless number.

GALLERY: Iris Strubegger Shot by Solve Sundsbo for Vogue Italia, February 09

Thanks to Fashion Copious for the photos.

For the March issue of i-D you’ll have your choice of 12 cover girls, all English models: Kate Moss, Yasmin Le Bon, Alice Delllal, Lily Donaldson, Naomi Campbell, Eliza Cummings, Twiggy, Susie Bick, Daisy Lowe, Jourdan Dunn, Agyness Deyn, Stella Tennant.

Working with stylist Edward Enninful, Solve Sundsbo photographed each model completely differently (but all with the trademark wink), and each girl has her own cover quote.

From Fashion Copious.

Scarlett Johansson is the perfect canvas for this shade of D&G lipstick. The bombshell looks amazing as a Monroe-esque pin-up girl with her fair skin and white-blond hair. Red lipstick AND fingernails have always been a little much for me, but this ad makes me want to give the look a second chance.

Thanks to Fashion Copious for the photo.

Oh how I long for summer. This ultra-steamy spread by photographer Solve Sundsbo for Vogue Nippon makes me want to jet off to South America. The colors of the garments are so phenomenal, I actually don’t feel as cold as I did five minutes ago. Model Freja Beha knows how to make sweaty look sexy. Maybe I should take some notes for summer’s 95 degree subway rides.

GALLERY: Freja Beha Shot by Solve Sundsbo for Vogue Nippon

Thanks to Some Notes on Napkins for the photos.

Thanks Fashion Copious!

Redhead model Lily Cole lets her fiery hair overtake the sterile milky white surroundings in a dreamy mood concocted by personal fave Solve Sundsbo in this 2005 shoot.

Content Via Wicked Halo.

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Just an FYI: When we credit content to a source, it means that they are the originators of the content, and we love it so much that we are just re-posting it, this includes Wicked Halo which is one of my fave blogs whose content I grab daily.

Alasdair Mclellan

Mario Testino

Sølve Sundsbø

Guido Mocafico

Cai Guo Qiang

Gareth Pugh

Andreas Gursky

Steven Meisel

Steve Klein

Sophia Calle

Yayoi Kusama

Visionaire is a “multi-format album of fashion and art” published 3 times a year in limited numbers. Each issue has a different theme and format, and the lastest issue, n.º 55, made in collaboration with House of Krug (the creators of Cuvèe champagne) is entitled “Surprise”, because this issue is devoted to pop-ups. Visionaire produced this issue with intricate pop-ups by a selection of contemporary artists and designers like Sophie Calle, Andreas Gursky, Cai Guo-Qiang, Steven Klein, Yayoi Kusama, Alasdair McLellan, Steven Meisel, Guido Mocafico, Nicola Formichetti/Gareth Pugh, Sølve Sundsbø, and Mario Testino.

The pop-ups come encased in a dark purple cloth-covered case with a magnetized closure and engraved metal plaque. Visionaire N° 55 is printed in a limited edition of 4000 copies with a price of 250$ each.

-via Wicked Halo

Vogue Italia just featured an editorial called “Enchanted Garden” by Solve Sundsbo (above), but last year they featured another editorial with the exact same name, but by Miles Aldrige (below)!

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Which one do you guys like better?

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Thanks Wicked Halo of the pics

For more images from Solve Sundsbo go to www.artandcommerce.com