Author Archives: Hellin Kay

Nars Beauty Bento Box

Founder and creative director François Nars will debut a limited edition NARS Bento Box Set just in time for the holidays. Inside the handmade bento box are two Kabuki cups hand-poured with a new exclusive-to-NARS lipstick formula in highly pigmented … Continue reading

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Belle and Sebastian

I love Belle and Sebastian. To me they are the better version of Morrissey and The Smiths which I admittedly never liked when I as in high school (though I really love the video for the song ‘Panic’). I think … Continue reading

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Marriott & Ian Schrager Open in Hawaii

Hawaii has always had a magical aura and gotten its fair share of attention, especially as of late. The new Hawaii Five 0 is the number one show in America at the moment and now there is one more reason … Continue reading

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G Star Raw Sustainable Denim

G-Star RAW Sustainable collection for Spring/Summer 2011 is well done, well priced, wearable and best of all contributes to our never ending dialogue on the environment and reducing consumption on one level even as we promote it on another. The … Continue reading

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Kim Kardashian on W’s November Cover

Kim Kardashian is the cover subject of the November issue of W magazine, their third annual Art Issue. The cover is described as an artwork by the always-brilliant conceptual artist Barbara Kruger who has added her signature stark verbal graphics … Continue reading

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Fran Healy

I’m a little obsessed with the song ‘Buttercups’ by Fran Healy from the band Travis. ‘Buttercups’ is the first single from his debut solo album Wreckorder, that just came out on October 5th. Fran Healy is playing this Monday night … Continue reading

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Big, Bigger and Floral for Spring Summer 2011

Jil Sander Spring Summer 2011 and Maurizio Pecoraro Spring Summer 2011, Above Rochas and Gregory Parkinson, Above, Stella McCartney and Vanessa Bruno, Below

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Love…

This is one of my favorite shoots I did in 2003 for Russian Elle. It was a simple idea and before the days of digital so all of it was shot on my vintage Rolleiflex and a newer 2 1/4 … Continue reading

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Ralph Lauren’s Big Pony Collection

When I was in high school all the hot guys wore Polo by Ralph Lauren. It scented the hallways and classrooms with it’s preppy take on high school boys of every variety and still takes me back to stolen glances … Continue reading

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Russian Football Players

I’ve taken so many photographs over the years I sometimes forget what I’ve done. Kind of like re-reading a book I read ten years ago and a quarter of the way through realizing that something is familiar. I found this … Continue reading

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