>> Famed still life photographer Peter Lippmann has collaborated with Christian Louboutin a number of times on campaigns, exploiting his still life set-up expertise. I found the Flemish-style still lifes with shoes strewn over tables with goblets, grapes and skulls impressive in their execution and mimicry of those types of paintings. It was also interesting to see that the shoe was not purposely made to be the centre of attention in the arrangements of objects. Here, we have another Lippmann x Louboutin collaboration, with a series of portraits inspired by iconic and notably diverse pieces of art, all meant to celebrate different facets of femininity. Each A/W 11-12 Louboutin shoe or accesory worked into the portrait also ties in with the character of the painting as well as the woman depicted.
Re-enactment of famous artworks in a fashion editorial context isn't anything new of course but there's a certain distinct lushness that Lippmann brings to the portraits, and it is clear that he is interested in capturing the light and certain characteristics of the original paintings in his photographs as opposed to creating straight forward replicas. There is also the surreal aspect of seeing a Louboutin shoe in say an 15th century Renaissance portrait or on Whistler's mother's lap (though that painting is well up there in the 'Most Photoshopped' chart) but it's quite interesting to see when more traditionally symbolic or allegorical items such as a cross or a skull has been replaced by those famous red-sole shoes – something that the legions of women who worship at the alter of Louboutin won't have a problem with.
Pictured with the nappa leather and patent Balda bootie.
Pictured with the Halte black patent shoe.
Pictured with the Puck boot.
Pictured with the Madame au Pigalili gold spiked platform shoe and Catalina sequined clutch
Pictured with the Artemis shoulder feathered bag.
Pictured with the 8 Mignons purple sandals with a specchio fabric detailing on the instep.
Pictured with the Tootsie roccia leather ankle boot with laser etched pony panelling and geoemtric studded piping.
Credits : Photography Peter Lippmann, Concept Jerome Gonford, Styling Catherine Gorne, Prop Styling Annie Bodin, Hair/Make-Up Jean Pierre Canavate, Casting Olivier Duperrin, Art Direction Jeffrey Blunden, Models Trissan Polas, Sterenn Nogues, Karom Kelly lippmann, Lia Catreux, Francoise de Stael and Karen Assayag, Retouching Patrick Toulomond and Lillian Joy, Printers Fot Paris & Print Model)
52 comments
nydontleaveme
2011-06-16 at 1:19 AMThis is SO cool! I’m a huge art lover and this is such a great concept!! Love it!
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RCMonroe
2011-06-16 at 1:57 AMthis is beautiful & such a cool idea !
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Jo - Lost in the Haze
2011-06-16 at 2:03 AMAmaaaazing post! I love it when paintings are recreated! Be sure to enter my £100 ASOS voucher giveaway!
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Faith
2011-06-16 at 2:52 AMThe Whistler’s Mother is my fave!! All are really unique though…
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ArticulateArt
2011-06-16 at 3:49 AMThese photos are quite unique!!!
Mary
2011-06-16 at 3:59 AMWow, this is great! VERY interesting.
Gela
2011-06-16 at 4:06 AMthis is brilliant! i love that they changed the portraits up in the subtlest way. 🙂
TERI REES WANG
2011-06-16 at 6:14 AMOh, I love it when life imitates art.
Cheers!
ronke
2011-06-16 at 9:36 AMnot bad at all… not bad… the portraits have been beautifully reenacted with much attention to detail… I’m not totally convinced about the placing of the shoes though… but the handbag on a shoulder and shoe on a table worked… shoes on the fruit and all those who suddenly had shoes in their laps? not working for me
LoveLouboutins7
2011-06-16 at 9:44 AMLouboutin’s imitate art!! Nice
dolls and killers
2011-06-16 at 10:38 AMInteresting!!!
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Mis54
2011-06-16 at 11:19 AMTres imaginative cette fille
Klaudia
2011-06-16 at 12:10 PMThis is a very bad idea. Some of the photos are poorly done – St. Dorothy for example. Maybe it would work if it was more kitschy/fun. This is downright tasteless.
Megan Abigail Chandler
2011-06-16 at 12:38 PMI think this is quite creative and interesting to combine the eras in such a way … I would have to say that style meeting history in this way is unique
BURGERBILLIONZ
2011-06-16 at 2:26 PMWHEN BITCHEZ ACT UP….I GETTEM THESE……..O_o
SACRAMENTO
2011-06-16 at 2:40 PMFantastic post Susie, wowwwwwwwwwwwwww I am drooling with every pic.
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Meena Dhuga
2011-06-16 at 4:14 PMWoweeeeee! This post is amazing 😀 And the photos are b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l.
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Meena xx
Seriale-modeuse
2011-06-16 at 4:53 PMFashion is an art in it’s own right.
Bisous.
Copper Etiquette
2011-06-16 at 6:35 PMTHIS IS VERY CREATIVE
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Amanda
2011-06-16 at 6:56 PMniiiiiice! 😀
Sarah Licentiate
2011-06-16 at 7:55 PMI love that ‘Whistler’s Mother’ with a boot – really puts a different spin on the classic.
Wardrobe Block
2011-06-16 at 8:53 PMI love this campaign!
Fashion Photographer
2011-06-16 at 10:09 PMThe Marquise D’Antin one is great
Aivi
2011-06-17 at 5:27 AMthank you so much for bringing this to my attention. susie you are the best!
mynameisgiacobba
2011-06-17 at 7:08 AMthe “shoe interpretation” of Magdelene and the flame is beautiful, they all are really!!
Adele
2011-06-17 at 11:13 AMMagdelene and the flame is the best one, it’s kind of creepy. Some of them look a bit awkward but maybe that’s the point behind the concept, to have a jarring sense of it rather than produce an image thats seamless?
alicia
2011-06-17 at 2:06 PMSo witty! I LOVED this!!!
Lynnae
2011-06-17 at 3:08 PMFantastic! Featured many of my favorite paintings. Makes this art history major happy!
A S Dowd
2011-06-17 at 11:45 PMAbsolutely stunning!
Linda
2011-06-18 at 1:02 AMI loved the way each shoe is displayed in each painting. The shoes are fabulous!
Intrinsically Florrie
2011-06-18 at 6:09 PMOne thing I do love more than shoes is paintings and I am absolutely besotted with this campaign!
My favourite is the interpretation of the Jean-Marc Nattier as that it is of one of my favourite periods in art history, but the Whistler’s Mother shot is just genius.
Thank you so very much for sharing, cheered up my evening no end.
Florrie x
Jess
2011-06-19 at 11:27 AMThis is brilliant!
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flavia
2011-06-19 at 1:50 PMI think this is hideous and unoriginal. Taking beautiful art and “reinventing” it as a vehicle for empty consumerism. What is so praiseworthy about that?
susie_bubble
2011-06-19 at 1:59 PMFlavia: if you read my post, i did acknowledge that this isn’t in fact new or original… I just said it was well-done… also, these aren’t really campaign images so they’re not really vehicles of commerce as the images are only meant for limited print lookbooks or online news story runs…
I also think Lippmann might also be admitting the slight ludicracy of the concept of putting a Louboutin shoe in these portraits… the placement suggests that there is a sense that he is poking fun which is apt for a brand like Louboutin (judging from their website…)
It’s not to everyone’s taste, I might add but the literal campness of it all is what grabs me… I certainly don’t see it as some sort of lofty art-fashion hybrid….
alexvalensi
2011-06-19 at 6:14 PMgreat pictures, shame about the shoes…
Jen
2011-06-19 at 10:36 PMGreat post, what a terrific project! I completely enjoyed looking these over.
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2011-06-20 at 11:37 AMRemember: Whatever happens, happens for a reason.
Cecilia
2011-06-20 at 10:47 PMthis is so witty! love it!
B Chan
2011-06-21 at 7:43 AMVulgar and repulsive.
On aura tout vu Monaco
2011-06-24 at 10:12 AMThese representation are really artistics, it’s beautiful !
Armani Watches
2011-07-01 at 11:18 AMI love it! Although you could have presented other products too – nut just shoes. 🙂
Yehani
2011-07-02 at 3:43 PMI just love Christian Louboutin. He’s my absolute favourite designer of all time and this is just genius.
Marcelino
2011-07-03 at 12:45 AMVery nice…..DO present other products and characters
Jordans Shoes
2011-07-04 at 11:31 AMOh my, Wanda! What GORGEOUS photographs! Your flowers are so beautiful and those colors are amazing! Have a wonderful
House Cleaning
2011-07-22 at 11:17 AMI am enjoyed looking these, it’s beautiful !
Random Stuff
2011-07-26 at 10:31 AMGood post!!
One thing is sure is that everyone can be fashion, even geeks as you can see on this post http://www.random-blog.com/2011/07/who-said-geeks-werent-sexy.html
I genuinely believe that fashion is being random. And that if you want to be fashion, don’t follow the fashion…
Hakum
2011-07-28 at 10:56 AMVery Good!!! Continue…See your version in a cartoonized version………at : http://www.hollyfoot-heroes.com/2011/07/episode-33-mick-jaggger-birthday-trick.html
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Jessy
2012-01-14 at 7:12 PMLove the Fashion Style on the old pictures, the 3rd picture might be a great inspiration for this years carnival :-).
Portrait Photography Denver
2012-03-02 at 11:56 AMWow, very lovely post. Photographs in your post looking very beautiful.
Adrianna
2014-02-01 at 6:32 AMOh so gorgeous! xx
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Brettina
2017-11-06 at 10:39 PMThis is incredible and very spot on.