From the current issue of New York magazine:

In 1962, photographer Bert Stern shot a series of photos of Marilyn Monroe that have collectively come to be known as “The Last Sitting.” Forty-six years later, Stern has revisited his classic shots with Lindsay Lohan, another actress whose prodigious fame is not quite commensurate with her professional achievements.

Last night I bought the new issue of New York magazine. I love New York magazine. It’s their Spring Fashion issue which I picked up totally for research/fun, and was shocked to find a nude Lindsay Lohan shoot inside. OK - so seeing a Hollywood starlet whose clothes have accidentally fallen off is far from shocking these days…but I really did pick the magazine up just because it was the Spring Fashion issue. The back cover of the mag is meant to look like a faux front cover - Andre 3000 is featured on this back cover which hypes the Spring men’s fashion coverage inside. The issue I saw had been flipped over so that the Andre “cover” was visible. I was like, “ooh Spring fashion!” Which makes me and Andre 3G’s mom the only two people in the world who have picked this magazine up for a reason unrelated to the Lindsay photos.
As far as the Lindsay photos - I’m really into platinum hair and dark eyebrows these days. The hair though needs to be super-white platinum and the brows should be as dark as possible. I know she’s wearing a wig here (and not much else), but she really should go platinum all the time I think. Also worth noting - I’m sick of all the websites where people post snarky and harsh comments about photos like these - the whole Gawker syndrome. Usually when I read such negative comments I find myself thinking, “Whatever - she’s young and rich and pretty and famous and you would change places with her in a second.”
OK - check out these 3 outtakes from the LiLo shoot at the Hotel Bel-Air - the site of the original 1962 Monroe photo session. Three photos that you won’t see in the magazine - even if you accidentally pick it up. x Eddie

Tomorrow the boy and I are road-tripping it to the Cape for what I hope will be a relaxing family weekend, spent mainly at the beach in my scandalous American Apparel swimsuit. Barring that, I’ll settle for endless games of Trivial Pursuit, a trip to the Christmas Tree Shop and a lobster with obscene amounts of butter. To get into the proper mindset for such a trip, today I dug through the thousands of pictures that make up Stylesight’s comprehensive Mood Library, which was a snap thanks to SS2, Stylesight’s rad new search engine. Here are some of my favs, guaranteed to make you want to throw on some madras, mix yourself a Cape Codder, and settle down on the deck to watch the sunset.

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Brit designer Vivienne Westwood (Our Lady of Tartan) will soon have the somewhat dubious privilege of seeing her fascinating life story played out on the big screen. While I’m not really a “movie person” (long live books!) this is exciting, if somewhat bizarre news. Unlike Coco Chanel, who will soon be the subject of not one but THREE biopics, Lady Viv’s not dead yet! Either way, Westwood’s journey from a married 21 year old school teacher to punk rock fashion purveyor (alongside then husband Malcolm McLaren) to style icon is sure to be perfect fodder for Hollywood. No word on casting, but I’d like to recommend the sublime Tilda Swinton, whose resemblance to Lady Viv is truly remarkable. Also, think of the COSTUMES! I don’t think I’ve been this excited for a movie to come out…well, ever.

Christian Lacroix’s Hyères exhibit, by David Dubois and Christian Rizzo, is absolutely fabulous. Staged in the supposedly haunted Villa Noailles and featuring looks from Lacroix’s Fall/Winter 2007 collection, I’m in love love love with the creepy, co-dependent feel of the whole piece. It’s a rare treat to see looks from the Master of Maximalism in such a setting, another reason why the Hyères Festival is on my shortlist of things to do in 2008.