Lula's Past

And the obsession continues. I think I may have to change my blog name to the "Leith Clark/Ellen Von Unwerth Fanpage" if I don't cut it out soon... but honestly, can you ever get enough of their collaborations?

What fairies they must be.

Lula Summer '08
Photographer: Ellen Von Unwerth
Stylist: Leith Clark
Model: Siri Tollerod

I can't forget to mention my other current obsession and source to such heavenly editorials too, the enchanting Girl Whimsy.

Lula scrapbook

Why, oh why, is Lula so good to us?

As if the magazine wasn't enough inspiration, Leith Clark and her two best friends also have a Lula blog to keep us going while we wait for the next issue. It's sort of random but equally charming with guest posts from Alexa Chung, Clemence Poesy, Tennessee Thomas, Gia Coppola, and Kirsten Dunst. And honestly, the name couldn't be more perfect: Lula Scrapbook

My Aunt Ida is holding the kitten.
She was in early theater and Hollywood movies.
She acted and danced in films from about 1912 to the
late 1920's, performing on Broadway and other
venues across the nation. She would travel to Hawaii
many times by cruise ship and air, with big groups of
her friends. In her later years she lived with us.
She was born in 1894 and died in 1981.
She was a very nice person.

Hollywood, California.
By DAVID W. BAILEY
Third of January 2010



Mermaid melody.

A village with just one road, Germany
By MARIE HOCHHAUS
Thirtieth of December 2009



A rainbow whilst shooting on Mull - the sun sets here at 4pm;
so you have to love the dawn....

7.30am, Ardvergnis
By NATALIE PRESS
Sixteenth of December 2009



From Ellen Von Unwerth's solo exhibition 'Fräulein' showing at Michael Hoppen Gallery, 3 Jubilee Place, London SW3 3TS, until Twenty-first of November 2009

Photo by ELLEN VON UNWERTH
By LEITH CLARK
Third of November 2009



Ghost Family Portrait

New York City
Photo by NICOLÁS HENDERSON
By KIRSTEN DUNST
Thirty first of October 2009



Tennesseed. My apartment. Just after she came back from filming with you.
I made her swing her head so it would blur, I'm very happy it did.

New York City
By ALEXA CHUNG
Twenty seventh of October 2009

What is the creation process of Lula magazine like?
Leith Clark: As much simplicity as possible. Instinctually. We keep our heads down and get into the world we want to create for that issue, and don't come up for air until it's done. We work together comfy, with sushi, a bottle of wine, the three of us (Becky, Lula's creative director; Charlotte, Lula's features editor; and me) -- usually at Becky's flat or at a pub. My dog is there too. It's three good friends. I ramble about God-knows-what, then we all work to make it come to life.

Quote Source: So Much To Tell You

Ellen Von Unwerth Film & Photography

I finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up.

Ellen Von Unwerth. Or at least as much like her as I possibly can be. I don't mean to sound creepy by admiring her work all the time, it's just that all her videos are so perfect. They have sun rays and fluffy dresses with stockings and garter belts. Bike adventures. Rabbits. It's all so magical and carries such a Virgin Suicides sort of mood, the kind that's infectious and likely to embed summer seeds in your soul. And even though most of her videos are real sexual with a burlesque feel, they're still so tasteful and romantic. She's found a perfect balance between femininity and sexuality, and she's by far my biggest inspiration on this whole film (and photography) wave I'm riding right now.












She does a lot of work with Christina Aguilera too which is probably no surprise since leaving her X Tina days and moving on to the vintage, burlesque girl she is now.