PIERRE DEBUSSCHERE: THE LAKE

You know when you randomly stumble across something that's so beautiful and mesmerising that you feel like you've been hypnotised? Like, it's genuinely hard to carry on with the rest of your day?

This is like that.

In a short fashion film that was actually out last year (SO timely of me as ever!) Belgian photographer and filmmaker Pierre Debusschere collaborated with "striking French ingenue" Isild Le Besco to create the weird and wonderful 'The Lake'.

Filmed in Templeuve, a picturesque village in northern France, the beautifully crafted montage depicts the actress being enveloped by a pool of water to an ominous countdown courtesy of songwriter Valerie Leclercq from the atmospheric sister duo Half Asleep. Transformed into a mythical sea creature through metallic, opulent and fish scale-y looks dreamed up by stylist Robbie Spencer, Le Besco welcomed the "opportunity to wear magnificent, daring dresses that I would probably never have had the opportunity to wear in cinema movies.”

And yeah, it's awesome...



I love EVERYTHING about this...except maybe that creepy countdown but let's not split hairs. Nice, also, to see stylist Robbie Spencer utilising pieces from Chris Kane AW11 - a collection I raved about here.

A still from any part of this stunning film wouldn't be out of place in a legit fashion magazine, which is no surprise since Debusschere regularly shoots for KEWL titles like Dazed and Confused and V.

Here's a few of his other RAD photos.

AYE. Brilliant.

CHRISTOPH HONORE

I just want to stay in bed all day and watch these over and over and over. (emo.com)


"I don't know what's happening. I don't trust myself when I'm in love. I get nervous and say the wrong things or I start examining, evaluating, calculating what I say.

I say "Think it will rain?" She responds, "I don't know." Then I wonder if she's even interested. It all scares me to death. Yes, scared to death.

A friend once told me having a fuck buddy is better than falling in love. I think he's right. Rain makes flowers grow and snails happy. That's a fact.

But if a girl loves me she starts acting strangely, like asking me funny questions and pouting when I snap at her or saying things like "Think it will rain?" and I say "I have no idea" and she says "Oh" and gets all sad looking up at the California-blue sky.

That makes me thank God it's you, darling. This time it's your turn."









Someone wanna come to Paris with me?

Next summer my Mum has told me I can pick a European city for us to spend a week in. We'll visit the museums, walk around and take in the architecture, eat out every day and night... and shop. Most importantly shop.

So far Paris is a MAJOR contendor.
As is Venice, Vienna, Budapest, Barcelona and Rome. Again.

Any other suggestions?

DANS PARIS

I subtitled this for work and haven't seen it since, but I'd kill to watch it right now. Potential next dvd purchase. Stunning film - Youtube the trailer... Trust me.

..The end of a love affair, but not of love...




Did you know my darling
The most brilliant loves tarnish
The day’s dirty sun in the day
Subjects them to torment

I have an irrefutable idea
To avoid the unbearable

Before the hatred, before the blows
Of hissing or lashing
Before the sorrow and the disgust
Let’s break up now, please

No, I kiss you and it passes
You can see
You can’t brush me off like that

You thought you’d be able to
By leaving me hanging
From the mighty love which must die
But you see I prefer
The inescapable storms
To your measly idea

Before the hatred, before the blows
Of hissing or lashing
Before the sorrow and the disgust
Let’s break up now, you say

But you kiss me and it passes
I can see
You’re not brushed off like that

I can’t avoid you at the worst

But the best is yet to come

Before the hatred, before the blows
Of hissing or lashing
Before the sorrow and the disgust
Let's break up now, please

No, I kiss you and it passes
You can see
You can't brush me off like that

You're not brushed off like that