The Whimsical Paintings Of Amberlee Rosolowich At The Hespe Gallery

Amberlee Rosolowich, a recent graduate from San Francisco's Academy Of Art University, is having her first solo show at the Hespe Gallery this month.

When It Rains, It Pours Design. Fornasetti Umbrellas & Holders.

I've written about some wonderful Piero Fornasetti products in the past and now here's the latest collection of umbrellas and umbrella stands from the Italian brand.

Fornasetti Umbrellas:







The Fornasetti umbrellas shown above are available here at European Umbrellas.com and are less expensive than the ones shown below from Barneys. Even with the additional 19% VAT and $43.00 to ship to the US, they still come out to less.

Fornasetti Umbrellas at Barney's:





The above umbrellas have long wood handles and each sell for $260.00, available at Barney's.

Fornasetti umbrella holders:



The above Fornasetti umbrella holders and more not shown here, are all available at Unica Home. Prices start at $1,170.00.

Big Fornasetti fan? Then you'll love this:

•Fabulous Fun For Fornasetti Fanatics

Model Iris Strubegger Plays Dress Up For Karl Lagerfeld & Harper's Bazaar

above, clockwise from upper left: Iris as Karl, Donatella, Carolina, Vivienne, John, Sonia and Rei, shot by Karl Lagerfeld.

Karl Lagerfeld photographed model Iris Strubegger as a series of famous fashion directors, including himself, for an editorial titled "Designer Double Take" in the March issue of Harper's Bazaar.


above: model Iris Strubegger

The model was superbly styled (hair by Odile Gilbert, make-up by Max DeLorme, fashion styling by Jacob K) and posed in Lagerfeld's own likeness as well as the likenesses of the following.

Below are all the photos without the editorial text

Iris as Donatella Versace:

Iris as John Galliano:

Iris as Carolina Herrera:

Iris as Vivienne Westwood:

Iris as Sonia Rykiel:

Iris as Rei Kawakubo:

Iris as Karl Lagerfeld:


Credits:
Iris Strubegger - Model
Jacob K - Fashion Editor/Stylist
Karl Lagerfeld - Designer/Photographer
Odile Gilbert - Hair Stylist
Max DeLorme - Makeup Artist
(images courtesy of Chanel)