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16 unnumbered folded leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 portfolio (29 x 24 cm), Title from inside of portfolio. Paperbound book with double leaves folded at the fore-edge, containing photographs, prints, and prose, and printed on papers of varying texture, in blue flock portfolio which is tied with a velvet ribbon. Contributor list: Bernard Figueroa, Bruce Weber, Carlotta, Robert Medvedz, Christian Lacroix, Drew Jarrett, Ellen von Unwerth, Ruben Toledo, David LaChapelle, Francois Berthoud, Geoffrey Beene, Jean-Paul Goude, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Jason Brooks, Jeffrey Fulvimari, Joe Eula, John Galliano, Kareem Iliya, Marc Hom, Mary Ellen Mark, Mats Gustafson, Drew Jarrett, Ned Ambler, Pamela Hanson, Raymond Meier, Scott Lifshutz, Steven Klein, Steven Meisel, Susan Cianciolo, Lady Bunny, William Wegman. "The theme of this issue was the much-loved-and very fashiony-fairy tale "Cinderella." We imagined we were making a film and asking each of the various directors (contributing artists) to shoot a scene. Raymond Meier portrayed Cinderella's ride to the castle and the magical moment when the glass shoe fits. Mats Gustafson transformed the pumpkin into a Rolls Royce. Bruce Weber cast the sexy prince. Our fairy godmother was played by legendary fashion editor Polly Mellen in one scene and by legendary drag queen DJ Lady Bunny in another. The one constant was the shoe, a vintage Roger Vivier for Christian Dior from the archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was like a game, in which everyone was doing his part, not knowing who else was participating and not knowing how any of the others' images would turn out. Even Glenn O'Brien, who contributed the text, did not see any of the visuals and was only briefed on various segments of the story. Once all the artwork and Glenn's text arrived, like magic, everything fell into place! It was like watching the shoe fit at the end of the story, right down to the pink-velvet ribbon chosen to go with the dusty-blue flock cover. It had to be FedExed from Switzerland and arrived just at the stroke of midnight!"--Publisher's description. Includes subscription sheets. Library has copy no. 6 of 2000. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.
ISBN
Visionaire15_Cinderella.pdf
Publication Date
1995
Imprint / Year
New York, NY : Visionaire Publishing, 1995.; New York, NY : Printing by Danny at Matrix Graphics
Measurements
28 cm + 1 portfolio (29 x 24 cm)
RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record
Publisher
Visionaire Publishing
City
New York
Keywords
color printing; art photography; illustration (process); graphic design; ribbon (material); foil stamping; velvet (fabric weave); double leaves; portfolios (containers); black-and-white prints (photographs); periodicals; collaboration; portraits; fashion (concept); illustrations (layout features); prose; fantasy; fairy tales; art photography
Disciplines
Book and Paper
Recommended Citation
Gan, Stephen; Dean, Cecilia; Kaliardos, James; Foley, Greg; and Weber, Bruce, "Visionaire 15: Cinderella" (1995). Visionaire. 28.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_periodicals_visionaire/28