Italian Artist Chronicles Fashion Faves In Art

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Nov 3rd 2009 at 12:01AM

What is it about fashion's darlings that makes them so ripe for ridicule? Cheeky Italian artist aleXsandro Palombo shows no mercy when it comes to taking on icons in the fashion world and elsewhere. On his Humor Chic blog he has Calvin Klein swinging through the air like Tarzan, the Queen of England in harlequin leggings and fashion critic Suzy Menkes posed with both a cat and a chicken. Above, David Letterman gets frisky with Anna Wintour.

Palombo's second book of illustrations, which comes out next year features a variety of his illustrations. "Karl's Journey" shows fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld, in his signature white ponytail, blacked-out sunglasses and trim silhouette touring around Paris before boarding alien ship (I always suspected he was not of this earth). The images, in the gallery below, have a childlike sweetness to them, capturing both Lagerfeld's severity but also his mysterious charm. As Palombo says on his blog: "If you are feeling disappointed in the world and can no longer find the will to dream or unleash your imagination, don't be sad, just turn your attention to the delightful Karl Lagerfeld and he will be able to show you more than one way to do so."

Gallery: Karl's Journey