sassy nd hip

i got my copy of 032c today and they gave me the charlotte gainsbourg and nicolas ghesquiere cover...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:45 +1000

i got my copy of 032c today and they gave me the charlotte gainsbourg and nicolas ghesquiere cover im so happy omg :’-)))

if anyone has an hour free you should really watch this...

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:44:42 +1000

if anyone has an hour free you should really watch this interview w/ stoya talking about various things bc it’s very fascinating and i think you’ll learn a lot as well??? idk i jsut finished listening to it and i found it great

The New Guard: Couture’s Outre Attitude. Sylvester Ulv in...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:01:50 +1000

The New Guard: Couture’s Outre Attitude. Sylvester Ulv in Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2013 photographed by Tim Walker for W Magazine, April 2013

New Post: Fashion vs Feminism

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:12:36 +1000

New Post: Fashion vs Feminism:

This post is written by my friend Ella Gibson, who is known for her feminist rants at school, and so for her new segment on my blog “Sassy nd Ella”, I thought it would be fun if she discussed her opinion on the topic of Fashion vs. Feminism. Hopefully this will be the first post in the series, with many to follow (no pressure Ella). I’d like to thank her for writing this piece and also drawing the accompanying images, and she is also designing my blog header at the moment which I’m extremely excited about!

In Bloom. Lisanne de Jong photographed by Viviane Sassen for...

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:48:42 +1000

In Bloom. Lisanne de Jong photographed by Viviane Sassen for Dazed & Confused, July 2011

unviel: Corpus Electra. Lida Fox photographed by Viviane Sassen...

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:40:39 +1000

unviel:

Corpus Electra. Lida Fox photographed by Viviane Sassen for Acne Paper #13

can we just focus on this for a second like i just need to bring this back because its so good

In Bloom. Lisanne de Jong photographed by Viviane Sassen for...

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:28:15 +1000

In Bloom. Lisanne de Jong photographed by Viviane Sassen for Dazed & Confused, July 2011

Marte Mei Van Haaster in Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer...

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:19:00 +1000

Marte Mei Van Haaster in Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2012 photographed by Pierre Debusschere for Dazed and Confused, March 2012

how come you always put a bunch of question marks after everything you post? Why are you so unsure of what you say

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:50:48 +1000

its a metaphor for my life bc my life is like one big question mark

Aigue-Marine. Barbara Palvin photographed by Viviane Sassen...

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:52:49 +1000

Aigue-Marine. Barbara Palvin photographed by Viviane Sassen for Numéro #130, February 2012

"Here’s the thing. Men in our culture have been socialized to believe that their opinions on women’s..."

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:02:27 +1000

“Here’s the thing. Men in our culture have been socialized to believe that their opinions on women’s appearance matter a lot. Not all men buy into this, of course, but many do. Some seem incapable of entertaining the notion that not everything women do with their appearance is for men to look at. This is why men’s response to women discussing stifling beauty norms is so often something like “But I actually like small boobs!” and “But I actually like my women on the heavier side, if you know what I mean!” They don’t realize that their individual opinion on women’s appearance doesn’t matter in this context, and that while it might be reassuring for some women to know that there are indeed men who find them fuckable, that’s not the point of the discussion.

Women, too, have been socialized to believe that the ultimate arbiters of their appearance are men, that anything they do with their appearance is or should be “for men.” That’s why women’s magazines trip over themselves to offer up advice on “what he wants to see you wearing” and “what men think of these current fashion trends” and “wow him with these new hairstyles.” While women can and do judge each other’s appearance harshly, many of us grew up being told by mothers, sisters, and female strangers that we’ll never “get a man” or “keep a man” unless we do X or lose some fat from Y, unless we moisturize//trim/shave/push up/hide/show/”flatter”/paint/dye/exfoliate/pierce/surgically alter this or that.

That’s also why when a woman wears revealing clothes, it’s okay, in our society, to assume that she’s “looking for attention” or that she’s a slut and wants to sleep with a bunch of guys. Because why else would a woman wear revealing clothes if not for the benefit of men and to communicate her sexual availability to them, right? It can’t possibly have anything to do with the fact that it’s hot out or it’s more comfortable or she likes how she looks in it or everything else is in the laundry or she wants to get a tan or maybe she likes women and wants attention from them, not from men?

The result of all this is that many men, even kind and well-meaning men, believe, however subconsciously, that women’s bodies are for them. They are for them to look at, for them to pass judgment on, for them to bless with a compliment if they deign to do so. They are not for women to enjoy, take pride in, love, accept, explore, show off, or hide as they please. They are for men and their pleasure.”

- Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot » Brute Reason (via ellesugars)

New Post: The (so called) Democratisation of Fashion

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:11:41 +1000

New Post: The (so called) Democratisation of Fashion

TOP 5IVE PHOTOGRAPHERS

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:37:33 +1000

1. PIERRE DEBUSSCHERE OFC

2 VIVIANE SASSEN (but her and pierre r like equal bc they r both sf good)

3 NICK KNIGHT

4. ISMAEL MOUMIN

5. PHILIP MEECH

Ours Is A Nice House. Yumi Lambert photographed by Venetia Scott...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:40:48 +1000

Ours Is A Nice House. Yumi Lambert photographed by Venetia Scott for Self Service #38, Spring/Summer 2013

On your blog the post of "favourite edits" do you own those products?

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:47:19 +1000

Yep they’re all from my collection of designer items

If I ever borrow something from a company which I doubt I’ll be doing anytime soon or if I borrowing something from someone else I’ll probably list it at the bottom or something! but yes they are!

do you think you'll have a career in fashion? Idek what I want to do after school which is really stressful because I'm in the last few years of it and all of a sudden I have to make all of these decisions. I want to do something with art but idk help me

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:20:37 +1000

i’m sort of still doubting it but i really do want to try and pursue one for as long as i can because it has just become something which i truly love and something which i am super passionate about over the past year or so. so i guess im not really sure if i will be able to end up working as a fashion writer but even if i don’t i’ll continue to read about fashion and write about it on my blog anyway.
dont worry last year i was so clueless!! im in my last year of high school now and seriously i get what you’re saying! but don’t stress about it, i think it’s really beneficial if you attend lots of different open days and ask the people there about courses you may be interested in, also if you know people who maybe studying courses right now that you are interested in bombard them with questions!!!! im sure they’ll be happy to help you! there are honestly so many different courses out there and i think the fact that you know you want to do something with art is a great starting point!!! seriously last year i was all over the place i was thinking about law or med or doing a science degree or arts. also if you come across someone even on tumblr who’s studying fine art at uni im sure they’d be happy to answer some questions if you had any!! good luck!!!

Cardin. Roxane Danset photographed by Viviane Sassen for...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:21:54 +1000

Cardin. Roxane Danset photographed by Viviane Sassen for Fantastic Man, Spring/Summer 2009

"So many fashion “rules” are simply sets of guidelines to managing the connotations of womanhood. The..."

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:50:41 +1000

“So many fashion “rules” are simply sets of guidelines to managing the connotations of womanhood. The shorter the skirt, the lower the heel. The smokier the eyes, the more neutral the mouth. The tighter the pants, the more billowy the shirt. The more colorful the top, the plainer the bottom; the bigger the earrings, the smaller the necklace; the bolder the nail polish, the shorter the nail. I’ve seen all of these “rules” written out in fashion magazines and the like (which isn’t to say that there aren’t plenty of contradictory “rules” or guidelines on how to best break those rules, but these are generally considered to be within “good taste” instead of being fashion-forward), and what stands out isn’t so much the rules themselves as the fact that they’re presented without explanation. You’re supposed to know inherently why you wouldn’t pair a short skirt with high heels, a loud lipstick with a dark eye.

Now, some of these rules make a certain amount of visual sense: If you’re trying to showcase a gorgeous pair of earrings, wearing a bunch of other jewelry will just compete for attention. But other rules make visual sense only because we’ve adopted a collective eye that codes it as “right”—anything else betrays our sense of propriety. A micromini with four-inch heels? Coded as tramp. It doesn’t matter if the visual goal is to lengthen your legs, or if the woman next to you garnering not a single sneer is wearing a skirt just as short with a pair of low-heeled boots. You’ve failed to manage the stigma of womanhood correctly. You haven’t made the right choices, the right tradeoff. You haven’t found that ever-present marker of “good taste”: balance. And while there are all sorts of stigma attached to womanhood, none is so heavily managed and manipulated and contradictory and constantly on the edge of imbalance as sexuality.”

- Autumn Whitefield-Madrano, “Wearing Stigma” (via spring1999)

Sur Le Pont. Sigrid Agren photographed by Viviane Sassen for...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:41:26 +1000

Sur Le Pont. Sigrid Agren photographed by Viviane Sassen for Numéro #123, May 2011

Give Me a S. Anna de Rijk photographed Viviane Sassen for Double...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:29:00 +1000

Give Me a S. Anna de Rijk photographed Viviane Sassen for Double Magazine