Sante D Orazio

 

Gianni and Donatella

Fotografie wykonane przez Sante D'Orazio w 1997 roku, na pokazie mody w Mediolanie. Byl to ostatni pokaz Gianni Versace, a pierwszy jego siostry Donatelli. Zakulisowe spojrzenia na prace projektanta na krotko przed jego tragiczna smiercia.

In July 1997 Gianni Versace had begun his Fall Collection when his life was tragically cut short. It was up to his sister Donatella to bravely pick up the pieces and finish what her beloved brother had started. That October was Gianni's last collection and Donatella's first. It was an end and new beginning … a metamorphosis and change for the Versaces, a metaphor for life itself.

At the special invitation of the Versace family, Sante D'Orazio painted a photographic masterpiece of that milestone, both front- and backstage. For a decade the Versace family has kept these cherished images private. However, they are being published now to mark the 10th anniversary of that landmark collection-a fitting tribute to Gianni Versace and his talented and devoted sister Donatella.

 

Katlick School

There is something powerfully erotic about Catholic schoolgirl uniforms. The blazer or sweater, the immaculate white shirt, the pleated skirt, the knee socks and athletic shoes are the stuff of legend. It's a charming fetish, as psycho-sexually resonant as the black motorcycle jacket or the nurse's uniform. Intended to bring equal status to the student body, and to induce its wearers to behave, the uniform often embodies a nascent rebellion against sexual repression. With Katlick School, Sante D'Orazio has produced a witty visual narrative of flirtation, starring a beautiful Latina schoolgirl named Kat. She holds her notebook like a shield to ward off advances. But with her skirt hiked up and snaps not buttons on her shirt, there's a hint of come-hither. We soon discover that the pleated skirt conceals "Snoopy" bikini underwear and a tattoo. Kat is willing to trade her trainers for thigh high spike heeled boots and as the fantasy unfoldswe get to see her entirely out of uniform.

 

Sante D'orazio: A Private View

Private View to złożony dziennik fotograficzny, w którym obok zdjęć gwiazd fotograf umieszcza m. in. Polaroidy, bilety lotnicze, osobiste notatki. Album daje czytelnikowi unikalny wgląd do świata wiodącego fotografa mody.

Sante D'orazio, z wykształcenia malarz, swoją przygodę z fotografia zaczynał od zdjęć mody dla magazynu Andiego Warhola "Interview". Styl fotografa jest bardzo malarski i nostalgiczny; unika on blichtru i krzykliwych kolorów, a wręcz okazuje zachwyt ponadczasową czernią i bielą.