After show party celebrations at The National Gallery of Victoria.
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Ballet and Fashion – A free exhibition celebrating the creative collaboration between dance and design opened today at The National Gallery of Victoria. 
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Anna Piaggi visited Australia in1991 with her friend fashion historian Vern Lambert and Vogue Australia commissioned me to shoot a portrait of him.I’d met the amazing Anna a few times at the Couture Collections in Europe.Vern once dealt in collectable recycled clothes at The Chelsea Antiques Market in London which I used to visit.They were the most respected fashion icons in the world . Once I discovered Vern was an Australian country boy and accomplished horseman I knew what to do.
In 1989 Paulina Porizkova won what was then the highest paying modeling contract: a 6 million dollar deal with Estee Lauder. A few months later I was lucky enough to be in New York when Australian Vogue needed a cover shot of her . This ‘clip’ from the job amuses me. A ‘clip’ is a short piece of film cut from the roll and processed to see if any correction to the development time is needed. +/- .push/pull. lighter/darker.
A 1/3rd of a stop was needed to lighten slightly and increase the contrast
At the time these snaps were taken Anna was editorial assistant to Australian expat. Jennifer Hocking at Harpers Bazaar in the U.K.
Preparations for the big show at MSFW 2012 . Alchemy and Magic at Work .
