What Would Don Draper Do?

I often wonder this.

Vintage Book Cover Art Inspiration

I have been thinking about designing something based around some vintage cover art. I have seen it done before and when done well it really looks good.

I have posted lots of similar film posters before here, but this time I thought I would concentrate of book cover art. I got a bit carried away and I could have ended up posting a lot more, maybe I will do another post sometime soon if everyone enjoys it.

Some of these are now real collectors items and can fetch upwards of £500 at auction. I seems like reading was a lot more glamorous back in the day!

Karlie Kloss & Steven Meisel for Dior Spring 2011

I don't think I have ever seen a more perfectly executed modern day pin-up.

The colours, the styling, the photography, the posing, the props, the prints, the post production...pretty much everything in this campaign shot by Steven Meisel and starring Karlie Kloss for Dior's spring 2011 collection works.

It is a shame about the weak designs and Karlie's obviously 'drawn on' lips or this campaign could have been flawless.

Mystery In The Moonlight - Harper's Bazaar UK

This brilliant shoot for Harper’s Bazaar UK's November edition by photographer Michelangelo di Battista, also features some siiiick horror style illustration by Jon Rogers and amazing 1950s B-movie styling by Alison Edmond.

I love it when art directors don't just reply on big names like model Claudia Schiffer to sell a shoot, but instead come up with inventive concepts like this one which is just so cool.

In the Mood – Steven Meisel & Karen Elson for American Vogue US

I love this amazing 1940's style shoot 'In The Mood' from Steven Meisel for September’s American Vogue. Starring Karen Elson, Coco Rocha, Liya Kebede, Sasha Pivovarova and Viktoriya Sasonkina it does exactly what the title suggests and puts you right back to that bygone era with all of it's refinery and glamour.