Karen Elson

[kissmesweet]

Adorable Nylon cover! I can't believe that I haven't seen it before...

 

[ChristieHumble]

Can anyone tell me more about Karen's music, and where I could hear some of it online?

Apparently Karen plays several different instruments (guitar, autoharp, harmonica, glockenspiel) and has described her music as being of the fragile and melancholy sort (at the moment, I can't find the articles where she talks about it). There's not a lot of Karen-related music available online, except for a cover of the Velvet Underground's "Candy Says", the duet with Cat Power on a cover of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin's "Je t'aime... moi non plus", and a song called "Coming Down". You can pm me if you want to hear any of those. YouTube also has two videos which feature Karen singing....

A cover of Danzig's "Devil's Plaything", with Melissa Auf Der Maur:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-LIMHf5J84

A cover of the Marlene Dietrich-popularized "Falling in Love Again":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XsX8dxMFCo

A few years ago Karen was recording tracks for a planned debut album, with help from former Smashing Pumpkins' guitarist James Iha, but there's been no further word about that project. She's currently a creative director and performer in New York-based cabaret troupe The Citizens Band, and you can hear a bit of her singing in the videos in the Shows section of their official web site: thecitizensband.net . That site also includes lots of pictures and articles. Also, here's a very positive review and some lovely pictures from a small show she did back in 2003, backed by James Iha and another guitarist: http://www.jenyk.com/bandphotography/karenelson.htm

And yes, for anyone wondering, I do have way too much time on my hands tonight.

 

[ialmrnt5]

I loved her in the Escada ads by Miesel. I like her in everything though, she has such a classically beautiful face.



scanned by me from w sept. 05

 

[NickiLee]

I looked on flickr for pics of the Citizens Band at the Art Parade and I didn't find any, which surprises me because I figured the Citizens Band would go with or without Karen.

 

[Kanna]

^

 

[Mirik]

my scan from Vogue Russia July 2007

 

[Kanna]

^ Thanks

I don't think this ad has been posted in HQ...
It's so BEAUTIFUL!



scanned by Kranklys at bwgreyscale forum

 

[|PerfectTonight|]

Kanna that doesn't look like Karen to me. Are you sure it's her? Either way, thanks for posting.

 

[ialmrnt5]

^ It is 100% her, I'd bet my life on it.

 

[|PerfectTonight|]

In that case, photoshop does do wonders! Her eyes, chin and nose are completely different.

 

[kissmesweet]

I like her in everything though, she has such a classically beautiful face.

I agree. It makes it so easy to like her. There's so much charm in her red hair too.

 

[Glittery_Bug]

The Pre-Raphaelites would have adored her. She reminds me a lot of Lizzie Siddal.

 

[Kanna]

Kanna that doesn't look like Karen to me. Are you sure it's her?

She looks really different in the picture, but it's her.

 

[Kanna]

We can see her pics in Numero Tokyo! ...I wonder if they would be new though.

Numero Tokyo November 2007

Fashion summit Face to Face talk - Karl Lagerfeld and
Babeth Djian with portraits of Linda
Evangelista and Karen Elson 6 pages.
Miss Universe Riyo Mori by Cometti (8 pages
+ a long interview 2 pages)
Interviews and Close Up Jean=Paul Gaultier (6 pages), Catherine McNeil (1 page)
Fashion layouts feature Irina Vodolazova by Mitsuaki
Koshizuka (6 pages, promotion of parfums)
Roseanne Swart by Nick Clements (4)
Masha Tyelna by Dusan Reljiin (14)
Rachel Alexander by Matthias Vriens (12)
Suzanne Diaz by Vincent Peters (12)
Siri Tollerod by Rene Habermacher and
Ioannis Tsipoulanis (14)

ebay.com
*posted by ASF (#19)

 

[Mojopin]

Michel Comte 1996


lumas.de

 

[Kanna]

^ I never knew that it was taken in 1996.. Thanks for the pic, Mojopin.

 

[ziggy]

^I'm sure Karen's birth year is 1979 so in the picture that would make her 17 years old?
She does'nt look it, more mature than younger looking, and also I could be wrong?

 

[NickiLee]

I hate it when this thread dies, so I'm going to revive it with pics.

These are all from dafjones.com.

 

[NickiLee]

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[NickiLee]

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