The Most Recent Triumph: PH: Meisel Vogue Italia Dec 07

This is what the love of fashion can spawn. Our very devoted fashion contributer Max, has just outlined a veritable THESIS on directional fashion photographer Steven Meisel. Intense no? If Max does pull it off, this could well be a scholarly book sold in college bookstores worldwide. Make room Madonna!
The Imagist.

Stylish partygoers revel in Miami

Earlier in the week TI touched down for a hot (it was 85 degrees) 24 hrs spin through Fashion 07: Miami Beach Art Photo Expo. Here's the blow by blow of the opening night.

8.07: Pull up to the Surfcomber riding shotgun in the convertible with a gaggle of babbling Euros. Sometimes the dialogue is in Italian, othertimes French and punishingly enough, there is 1 brief episode of Pourteguese. Or is that Spanish. Patrick Demarcheler's agent (I believe his name is Sergio) is nice enough. He's always laughing.That makes me laugh too.Especially when he greets me with a gangsta pound. Aight homie!A three prong spotlight is spinning three lines of light into the Miami night sky. Glamourous!

8.15: The Surfcomber lobby is the base of the tower of Babel I see. More Italian . More French. Is that Dutch I hear? Miami Beach is a EU colony tonight. It's the weak dollar innit. The door dominatrixes are French. They look me up and down like they're about to swat me with the clipboard. I don't have my wrist band on. No-one is allowed to see the preview without the VIP wristband. Someone fetches me a blue wristband. But does it go with my dinner jacket? Naw it doesn't. I tuck it into my inside pocket. The doortrix's eyes dip to scan the label. Balenciaga. She smiles. As best she can. The event's organizer, Francois, is very French. We are introduced. "The Images? What Images?"he queries. "No, no " I explain. "The IMA-GIST!" "The Imagery?" he retorts. I give up. Francois is very chilly. Such icy eyes but what beautifully sculpted hair. Must have taken him hours!

Kirsten McMenamy: Photo: Vanity Fair 90's

In Paris this season when Kirsten McMenamy came bounding out at the Givenchy SS08 with her signature madwoman-on-the go walk, one newbie was heard to exclaim, "Who's that old lady". Oh if only she knew. That old lady is a living legend, not only for the face, walk or poses but because of the entertainment she brought to the trade. Kirsten has morphed from glamazon to androgyne to Career Woman back to glamazon into her Grand Dame incarnation this October. Here are our Top 10 Legendary Kirsten Moments. She's so Marquess ( By way of Philadelphia)!

10. Mid 90's , backstage at a Marc Jacobs show at the Puck building. Kirsten McMenamy in a Chanel mini-skirt, legs wide open doing a full on Sharon Stone. In front of the paparazzi.
9.She once said :"With every step I take down the runway, I'm thinking "F*ck you! F*ck you, and F*ck you". Can you tell?
8.She got off the crazy fashion merry-go-round to marry Miles Aldridge who she met in Karl Lagerfeld's car. The wedding was attended by the likes of Mr. Lagerfeld, Naomi Campbell, Manolo Blahnik,David Bailey, Boy George, Rupert Everett and Vivienne Westwood.
7.After opening the SS05 Prada, Kirsten proceeded to hop up and down in place yelling"Its so great to be back!"

Versace campaign: Avedon