vogue...

We know, it’s soooo un-PC for us to be promoting smoking… but who can deny it… the right cigarette on the right girl… can be, no, IS glamorous… (see: above specimen).

This summer, ra! ra! is obsessed with iconic brand Vogue Ephemere! Produced in Russia (where else?), the slim line cigarettes are a world away from those dirty fat Camel Lights dispersed from 80’s Spanish vending machines. And like all good brands de jour, Vogue is doing limited edition collaborations… so vogue.

We don’t yet have our hands on the newest collaboration by French designer of graffit fame Etienne Bardelli (above), but we are SMOKING! with the African inspired iridescent snake skin packaging Ephemere Azur & Ephemere Topaze by Jean-Pierre Ollier.


See also previous designs Bleue, Lilas & Menthe designed by the Russian modern artists. Named 'Unveiling an inspiration' these packs feature the paintings of Maria Pogorjelskaya, Anna Platonova and Olga Polikarpova.




Due to their long, thin, femininity, we here at ra! ra! sarcastically refer to them as 'bitch sticks'...

That Way In-Kleined

Browsing through her archives ra-rette recently stumbled upon a classic old favourite: Steven Klein’s ‘Domestic Bliss’ shoot, featuring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, for W magazine, 2005. Think of it what you will, but ra-rette is Number One Ambassador for gender stereotypes, of which ‘Domestic Bliss’ is the ultimate portrayal…






New York based Klein has hit a New Romance tabloid hot spot again with his most recent shoot for W, featuring newlyweds Bruce and Emma Willis, in his stripped back, evocative creation of ‘Honeymoon Hotel’.






Be inspired, intrigued, shocked and delighted by his vast collection of endless collaborations.

www.stevenkleinstudio.com

sex... art... imagination... creation...

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