Carmen Kass

[LetThemEatCake]

Yes, I am very committed to Carmen!

Now Kass is seated, dressed in 2 Miu Miu dresses, overlaid with Panos' bejewelled tutu, Miu Miu stockings and heels.

Check out the neon lip sign Panos and his team have cleverly fashioned for this look

With daylight fading fast in our Bruton Place studio space, what could be a better accessory than a neon 'lip' sign for our model Carmen Kass? Another example of Panos and his team's ingenious handiwork, the specially-devised red glowing lips are currently being used to create fantastical trompe l'oeil effects in front of Nick's lens. Dressed in head-to-toe Miu Miu (two flesh-toned, jewel encrusted dresses, stockings and heels) and a tutu customised by Panos' team, this is our sixth look today. And the team are no way near close to completion - with five (or even six!) looks left to shot and talk of venturing outside, I can safely say that we will be live streaming, blogging and Twittering late into the night.

We're going outside! Nick wants puddles but as it hasn't rained, we're going to make some of our own...

For tonight's next look, Nick's wanted to photograph Carmen in the street in some puddles - as it hasn't rained for the past week, his assistants have had to fake it with buckets of water. Here's a scene you don't see every night on your way home: Carmen Kass dressed in Givenchy and blue crystal shoes, face painted ghostly white, jumping around in puddles, pulling crazy clown poses, in front of photographer Nick Knight and a 11-strong team.

Imagine being on a No. 8 bus and seeing Nick Knight photographing Carmen Kass jumping in puddles, dressed in Givenchy, face painted white.

Eagle-eyed viewers will have seen Carmen pop back in for a quick outfit change. Now she's in a sparkling Gucci and back outside!

It's 00:30 and we have the final shot is done!

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[mikel]

The outdoor shots look interesting as well. Thanks for posting all of this!

 

[Northern Star]

Bloody hell Tyler thanks for the running commentary on the shoot
This whole thing sounds as mad as box of frogs and I cannot wait to see the results.

 

[jiaqi]

a two day operation - i hope it will show us all sides of carmen

 

[mikel]

I would die if they use a picture fromn this shoot for the cover of Another Magazine.

 

[LetThemEatCake]

'Die' in a good way or a bad way?

Like, 'die from excitement' that Carmen's on the cover or do you not like the pics?

 

[mikel]

total excitement of course!

 

[Versace-Goddess]

Really interesting. Can´t wait for the final result.

 

[jiaqi]

i guess this is taken for a campaign, but anyone recall what is this for?

models.com

 

[user.n.]

^ Bruns Bazaar F/W 09.

 

[MUXU]

i was actually at the shoot. hehe. i was part of the team that customized those ridiculously long hour garments. i cant believe carmen was actually able to stand up in those spiked leggings! they are soooo heavy. attaching the spikes took quite a while
but what took the longest out of all the garments were the stripe and harlequin beaded tights leggings that me and some other interns were responsible for. mine was the purple and silver one, it probably took at least 60 hours to do one my part. i wasnt able to finish the last bits of it due to school. i was only at the shoot for one day, but all the workers were working in the basement of showstudio, trying to finish all the last bits of the pieces. the only exciting thing was that carmen kass walked pass me as she came out of the toilet which i was sitting very close to. she had super white face and a big pompadour.
it was a long and tiring process for all those who were involved in the customization. the shoot better look hot when it is out.

edit: it is a big shoot, it is gonna be a 20 page spread

i will die (in a bad way) if they end up not using the purple and silver leggings that i spent countless hours sewing the beads one by one onto it @_@

 

[jiaqi]

muxu, you don't know how much appreciated this information is! thank you so much and everyone here must be really looking forward to seeing this wondrous work

 

[mikel]

Thanks for the backstage info MUXU. I hope your leggings end up in the finished result.

 

[MUXU]

haha, no problem guys. i hope the shoot will turn out to be great too

 

[radolgc]

can.somebody.tell.me.how.to.watch.the.video.from.this.shoot?I.guess.I.am.the.only.one.
who.can.not.see.it.

 

[LetThemEatCake]

It was a live feed video for two days only, Rado.

 

[radolgc]

but.did.somebody.record.it?
was.it.cool.to.watch?
thanks.for.the.info...wish.I.knew.earlier,but.I.guess.I.have.to.wait.till.the.
magazine.comes.out.Let's.hope.she.will.be.recognisible.in.this.editorial.From.what.
I.have.read.and.seen.it.seems.to.be.too.artsy.for.a.model.fan.and.less.about.
the.model...rather.more.about.the.designer.creatins.and.the.fantasy.of.a.stylist,
which.to.be.honest.I.was.never.been.interested.and.excited.about.
But.I.guess.without.those.things.our.favorite.girls.would.not.have.any.work.

 

[jiaqi]

^ hhaha, true that. so we want the designers to offer jobs to the lady but not to dominate the jobs so much with their creativity and fantasy. that is a good definition of selfishness, but i guess that is what fans are

 

[radolgc]

therefore.we.have.to.be.happy.with.Michael.Kors.campaigns.and.other.stuff.like.that
Sure.there.are.amazing.editorials,too,but.this.particular.one.does.not.sound.promissing;'(
But.for.the.20.pages.i.hope.at.least.1.will.make.me.happy)

 

[LetThemEatCake]

I think it will be an awesome editorial myself, even if Carmen is in a 'disguise'.