“British photographer Graeme Montgomery’s film The Ice Queen, commissioned exclusively for NOWNESS, distills the frozen beauty of winter. Close-ups on blocks of ice conjure glacial landscapes, interspersed with luxe on-the-slopes and après-ski accessories: sporty Burberry aviators, fiery-lensed Prada sunglasses and a Doctor Zhivago-style fur hat by Harrods.”

“Today we premiere the first minutes of Barefooting Around the World, made in collaboration with luxury outdoor furniture maker DEDON. Capturing an idyllic dreamscape by the sea, the film was shot near Weber’s home on Montauk, Long Island, on a typically grand scale, with such elaborate props as a seaplane, an amphibious vehicle and a house on the waves, constructed by set designer Stefan Beckman from several barges tied together and furnished with DEDON’s exquisite designs. ”

“Adrien Sauvage, a mere 27, has wasted no time in establishing himself as one of London’s most stylish young gentlemen, a status cemented this fall by the launch of A Sauvage, his impeccable line of sharply tailored menswear. A former England basketball player, Sauvage jacked it all in aged 19 to embark on a career as a personal stylist, working with a series of illustrious clients before palling up with dapper UK TV and radio presenter George Lamb (his business partner) to create a brand that functioned outside the structure of seasonal trends and catwalk presentations.” (nowness)

NOWNESS today (and everyday) drops some of the best original content in this business. They are indeed the best example of big money doing things right in media for a market which is still trying to determine which road to follow – or lead. “Designer Rick Owens is a romantic of the highest order. While his creations display the precision of a master craftsman, his ideas are rooted in nostalgia and fantasy. To showcase the titanic bed, daybed and elements that make up his latest furniture collection, Pavane for a Dead Princess, he and his wife, Michele Lamy, installed the pieces—which together amount to two tons of alabaster—at New York’s Salon 94. Owens took a load off to talk with us about 30s Hollywood, haiku and artistic monasticism.”

Read the Rick Owens interview on NOWNESS.