Steven Chu Blog
A numb mind in early waking
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Baby Dust : Yuri Pleskun @ Request / Nicole Erber @ Wilhelmina / Steven Chu / Marc Sifuentes / Heather Huey
Credits (Please include if reposting):
Photography: Steven Chu (www.stevenchustudio.com)
Styling: Marc Sifuentes (www.marcsifuentes.com)
Beauty & Grooming: Justin St Clair (www.justinstclair.com)Special thanks to:
Richard Pier Petit, Photographer (http://www.richardpierpetit.com)
Heather Huey, Couture Milliner (http://www.heatherhuey.com)Models:
Nicole Erber @ Wilhelmina New York
Yuri Pleskun @ Request ModelsLook 1
Shirt by Jose DuranLook 2
On him
Jacket and pant by Jose Duran
On her
Top by Katie Gallagher
Leggings by Lina Osterman
Jewelry by Anthias
Shoes by Hernan LanderLook 3
On him
Zippered jacket by Hernan Lander
Webbed tee by Rochambeau
Pants by General Idea
Boots by Doc MartensOn her
Webbed tee by Rochambeau
Dress by Society for Rational Dress
Shoes by Hernan LanderLook 4 (him)
Jacket by Jose Duran
Necklace models ownLook 5
Dress by Ca$hmere
Webbed tee by Rochambeau
On him
Necklaces by Black Sheep and Prodigal SonsLook 6
On him
Wooden Necklace by Black Sheep Prodigal Sons
On her
Dress by Society for Rational DressLook 7
Dress and Shoes by Hernan Lander
Webbed tee by RochambeauLook 8
Jumpsuit – General Idea
Webbed tee – Rochambeau
Ponyhair Bracelet by Black Sheep Prodigal Sons
Rings by Anthias
Shoes by Doc MartensLook 9 (her)
Hooded top by Hernan Lander
Necklace by Black Sheep and Prodigal Sons
Encrusted Baby by Heather Huey -
Of Power & Regret (April, 2009)
Cages: Heather Huey (http://heatherhuey.com)
Models: Bryan G & Briann
Beauty: Stephanie Carranza
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Congratulations! Heather Huey in Vogue Italia. Runway by Steven Meisel, January 2010
FEATURED:
Vogue Italia
Runway, January 2010
by Steven Meisel
Styled by Lori Goldstein
Model Sessilee Lopez
Model Karlie Kloss
Citrus Headpieces by Heather Huey
Model Karen Elson
Palette Headpiece by Heather Huey
Model Sessilee Lopez
Model Natasha Poly
Black & White Headpieces by Heather Huey
Model Kendra Spears
Model Sasha Pivovarova
Glittery Headband by Heather Huey
Model Lily Donaldson
Rose Pink Headpiece by Heather Huey
Model Agyness Deyn
Feathered Helmet by Heather Huey
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Congratulations! Heather Huey in Numéro by Miguel Reveriego, January 2010
FEATURED:
Numéro France
Oiseau Rare, Dec/Jan 2010
par Miguel Riveriego
Styled by Patti Wilson
Model Abbey Lee Kershaw
Headpiece by Heather Huey
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New York Fashion Week: Patrik Ervell FW 2010 @ Milk Studios
Patrik Ervell FW 2010 (FW10) @ Milk Studios, New York Fashion Week
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Film Alert: Kurosawa’s RAN Feb 5 – 18th @ Film Forum
MUST SEE!!
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A Dance Party @ Public Assembly, Williamsburg/Brooklyn
Warm up your 6 degree (after windchill) frozen fingers and buns with a round of awesome dance parties. I went to see my girl DJ Lani Love’s set for the DJ Morsy Gettin Jacked Fundraiser – who got his equipment stolen.
My new music discovery of the night were amazing live performers The Beatards!! They are so good!
Nothing beats energetic live music, but here’s their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thebeatards Dang Diggy Dang!
“A trio of orphans, whose sound originated in the bayous of Louisiana, The Beatards have made their home in New York City. The three eclectic innovators: DJO, Chuck Wild, and UTK the INC, started the innovative MIXTAPE RIOT! parties. The Beatards blend a popular variety of hip-hop, electronic and international sounds that reflect upon the band’s diverse individual backgrounds and collective global experience. The Beatards make music for the NEW generation. Don’t be afraid of these big bad beats. After all, some things are better outside of the box.”On my way out after a long night of dancing, I was sidetracked by the front room – 60’s 70’s shag dance funk rock. yum! DJed by http://ohioparty.com/
It should happen more often.
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The Public Baths of New York City
Hamilton Fish Pool, 1936 (All images in this post courtesy NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation)I’ve had the above image of a massive visually endless pool with dividing walkways strongly imprinted in my mind from a dream I had a couple years ago. I’m not sure if I’d seen this imagery before, or if I was pulling from something collective– but interesting to come across this again.
In the 1930’s floating baths on barges popped up around Manhattan as a service for the tenement residents. It’d seem like such a crazy idea if it popped back up today. We have a variation though.. a floating swimming pool in brooklyn bridge park!
Birds Eye View of Astoria Pool Bathers with Hell Gate Bridge in Background
The Aquazanies perform at Astoria Pool in Queens, early 1940s.Check out the videos on the pools (including mccarren park pool) and more images on the NYC Parks and Recreation’s site:
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_about/parks_history/pools.htmlI stumbled onto all these while looking at possible shoot locations. This seems like a nice website to learn about the types of architecture in this city: http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GRP/GRP034.htm
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Clifton
For more reading:
http://www.eastvillageboys.com/2010/01/03/clifton/
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Bruce Benderson
Find the hidden phallus.
Author Bruce Benderson. Shot for East Village Boys
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Local Natives @ The Echo 12.22.09 (Los Angeles, CA)
[real shoddy picture]This is how I discovered them 4 hours before their only local show for a while as they head off on a European Tour.
I met Jon Pierce (of the newly formed The Drums) a couple summers ago at a lazy weekend afternoon party at his then apartment. I saw a lot of press recently around his new work (I love hearing that folks I’ve met are doing well, and hearing about the new stuff they’re working on. Watching growth is pretty amazing.), and this afternoon I finally sat down to listen to The Drums, which turned me onto the Rcrd Lbl site where I spent some nice time discovering new artists.
I happened to check out Local Natives’ myspace and saw they were playing a few miles from where I’m currently staying. $10 door for an all ages show.. that, or it being LA might explain the toxic smell of Fructis corn syrup shampoo in female hair.
They put on a nice show.. I mean, I was only 4-hours familiar with their music, but what I heard online got me to the door of the venue and a 40 minute line. The pace reminded a little of Brooklyn-based Grizzly Bear or as one friend pointed out: XTC, but these guys are from the west coast (silverlake!). I found the consistent harmonizing endearing, and favored their more dramatic melodies.
The one thing I paid good notice to was that bassist Andy Hamm had the best style of anyone in the venue.. oversized deconstructed grey knit cardigan, and I believe drop crotch pants, something like tan boat shoes, and a baseball cap. Seeing personal style independent of the local culture is always a treat.
I’m glad I got to check out The Echo on my first night out in LA. I know of nowhere to go, so everything is new to me.
(As for their openers.. while Voxhaul Broadcast’s new songs aren’t *bad*, the older ones made me cringe for their flatness. The attempt at tormented screaming at the end of the set left an unerasable expression of horror on my face. I couldn’t stop thinking that their reference was THE VEILS THE VEILS THE VEILS. Oh The Veils, I appreciate you so much more now.)
Listen Here on Rcrd Lbl: “Sun Hands”
Edit on 2/5/2010: My love for Local Natives grows stronger by the month! so good!
For More Reading:
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“Nowhere Kids” – EastVillageBoys.com x Opening Ceremony
Link: http://www.eastvillageboys.com/2009/12/18/fashion-story-002-opening-ceremony/
Clothes: Opening Ceremony
Photography shot for EVB: Steven Chu
Fashion Editor/Casting: Marc Sifuentes
Grooming: Linh Nguyen
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Watch Online: Zeitgeist – how astrology and the zodiac explain religion
(ie. Christianity, and other astrotheological stories throughout history.)
It starts about 8 minutes in, after the intro. It’s quite fascinating!
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Phoenix @ PC Richard & Sons, Dec 3 2009
Nothing beats winning tickets to a 24 minute show. They’re fun and sound great live. I like them lots!
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the woman in the dark
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She was a young woman.
A savior,
Sufferer because life, even if not hers, was hard.
She was a martyr.
She was strong for more than just herself.But she knew not yet why.
Photos by Steven Chu
Styling by Marc Sifuentes
Beauty by Ariel Vega
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MUST SEE: THE RED SHOES
I tried to catch the 7pm showing earlier tonight but it was sold out. I waited 2.5 hours for the next showing and passed time in Washington Sq Park.. and it was so worth it.
So good!
http://www.filmforum.org/films/redshoes.html
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Albert Lamorisse – Title Unknown (Postscript to Baadeh Sabah) (1970/1978)
I went to the well-curated arts performance venue The Kitchen for a night put on by Bidoun (biduon.com), a middle eastern arts magazine. In one of the sections, they showed this 7 minute postscript (I’ve posted that above).. and clips of “The Lover’s Wind” by filmmaker Albert Lamorisse (1922-1970). Lamorrisse is most known for The Red Balloon, 1956.
After the program I realized the person I had asked to watch over my bike because I forgot my lock was actually Matthew, one of The Kitchen’s curators.. who I’d met through friends a while back.
Watch both here: http://ubu.com/film/lamorisse.html
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Claude Grant: Time Out New York Designer’s Spotlight
Congrats to Claude. Ok.. well I’m really late on this, since it came out in Sept 10, 2009 and I just found the article now.
Here’s a portrait I took, I like this crop they did:
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Indian Jewelry @ Cake Shop NYC 10-9-09
Opening Song
Temporary Famine ShipSorry for the poor quality. I’m new to all this video conversion stuff!
10/14/09 Show @ Glasslands was something I guess you really *had to want* to see. Meaning, there were audio problems almost the whole way through and they gave up and just played with instrument sounds missing. It was also a looser and.. wilder performance. Was it the same set? The band that went on before them was kinda fun.
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FILM: Ulrike Ottinger @ Anthology Film Archives this week
My friend Richard invited me to see Joan of Arc of Mongolia (1989) Sunday evening, with Q&A afterward by Ottinger herself! The plot focuses on eclectic female passengers aboard a Trans-Mongolian rail, but it’s so strange that it first starts off as a hypothetical adventure, but then transforms into an actual cultural adventure for all parties involved (the film’s characters, the actors, and the audience as well). I’m sure you’d enjoy the smart character roles, how smartly it was made, and how humorous it is. The first half is filmed in Berlin at a studio (the visual solutions for this are quite amazing), and the second half is filmed as an adventure documentary / anthropological study in Mongolia – it was both a conceptual and cultural delight to watch.
And the languages! Mandarin, Russian, Mongolian, French, German, English. So involved and international.
The film leaves you with a lot of curiosity of how it was done and the experience of filming it, so it was pretty great to have Ottinger there to answer our questions. (I don’t know where else you can catch this film though..)
On Monday, I sat through a marathon run of her films. There’s a marked difference between Joan of Arc and the rest of her work from what I’ve seen. ‘The Korean Wedding Chest’ is a good neutral documentary, unless you’re Asian and you’ve seen the wedding banquet process enough times over; though the opening scenes of the temples were quite nice. Anthology threw in a bonus short film called Still Moving.. and that was honestly horrible and *really* hard to sit through. Not only did it go on forever with no new insight, it gave me a headache and then kicked me while I was down with 3 minutes of costumed machine gun firing.
Lastly, I saw ‘Ticket of No Return’ which is about lesbianeroticism (which was accompanied with gestured man-hating) and alcoholism. Some points were visually clever: when she took from ‘Suspiria’, and the Fellini inspired scene. Also to note, it seems that David Lynch was looking to Ottinger when making his films. Stylistically so, but also the imagery of a midget opening the curtains.. taken from signature Ottinger. But after the short, and then this.. I could only handle 40 minutes.
For More:
- Anthology’s Complete Schedule: http://www.anthologyfilmarchives.org/schedule/
- Ulrike Ottinger Official Website
