Thursday, May 29, 2008

Lily Cole or Michelle Buswell


Photo credits: Poppy and Mimi Frou Frou

In one of my previous posts I mentioned the hunch pose. During my search for a good picture to use as an example, I came along both Guerlain's fragance ad and a photo from one of Lily Cole's editorial shoots. I find it amusing that both models are wearing dresses with extremely long trains that drop down from a spiral staircase.

Both are lovely and I can't seem to figure out which one I like better. Guerlain's ad is very fairy-tale like and she looks gorgeous whereas Lily Cole's picture is more on the high fashion and edgy side. I really love the set of Lily's photo, but Guerlain doesn't go wrong with their choice of a more chic and classy background. Which do you like better or are you like me and can't choose?

31 comments:

Mónica said...

I prefer Guerlain, it looks more romantic and the dress seems to be more flattering, also about the light, and the location, not so clear, which gives mystery to the picture.

Shes Dressing Up said...

I love this image of Lily Cole, the colours are beautiful!

Danz said...

I think they're both stunning in different ways. The vibrant colour in the first and the high contrast lighting in the second are both dramatic. Gorgeous photos!

Anonymous said...

i think i like the one of the right, i love the lighting

Anonymous said...

Are these photos taken on the same spiral staircase? I like the fairy tale scene - it's dreamlike and real at the same time. The other is beautiful, but reminds me of a prom photo backdrop.

Anonymous said...

I love both photos. It's hard to choose, but I think I like the fairytale one better.

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thesil said...

I didn´t know the photoshoot of Guerlain but I prefer the Lily Cole´s, I don´t know why, maybe it´s because the contrast of colour but they are very similar.

Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...

I can't really choose either, but my what fun it would be to recreate this look!

Lexie H said...

OMG!!! I love both of them. Guerlain's ad reminds me of a spring wedding while Lily Cole's remind me of a seductive night out on the town!

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Pamcasso said...

I really love the one with lily cole. I want to be her in that pic!

Siljesfashion said...

Both so amazing pictures! Cant really choose either.

Margaux said...

Lily's.
Her hair makes everything that could be wrong with a picture, awesome.

Anonymous said...

I prefer girl at the Lily Cole image and surroundings from Guerlain.

Hunters Glory said...

gotta love em both!

Anonymous said...

the lily cole is my favorite. i like the contrast of the stark background with that wonderfully glamorous dress...these are both beautiful illustrations of an otherwise overplayed pose.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm.. i can't decide either! It's like one's for day and the other night. If I HAD to pick otherwise someone would chop both my legs off, I'd choose Guerlain's :) Just because I love the rustic look of the building :P

roxanne said...

wow, what a similar set of pictures. i'm leaning towards the lily cole picture. the guerlain ad has a romantic and ethereal quality to it, and you can just almost see the old building in the background if you peer beyond the starry night, but i love how all the pretense has been stripped away in the other picture, and you're left with nothing but a blatant juxtaposition of glamourous beauty and dilapidated antiquity, all paint chips and dust and crumbling walls. amazing.

ellie said...

Tagged.

Char Ruiz Manjarrez said...

Oh hard! I'm thinkg one for the day and one for the evening

C.

the assistant said...

I love lily cole's it is more i don't know country meets I'm just waitng for my prince to come and get me.

saray said...

wow hard..
I'll go with lily..

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michelle said...

I like the Lily Cole one best. It's funny how similiar the two are though.

Fashion Tidbits said...

LILY COLE FOR SURE!

money and shit said...

It's a Tim Walker photo,right?

giggleness said...

i seem to like lilys better. but theyre both lovely.

Londyn said...

I love Guerlains!

Chantelle said...

liiiiiilly cole

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Anonymous said...

Lily Cole for sure =)
I've always loved that photo and just recently, I found out it was by Tim Walker and it ends up that some of my other favourite photos were photographed by him as well.

Anonymous said...

lily cole...in other words Tim Walker