This astounding collaboration between designer lingerie house Agent Provocateur and Kate Moss breaks new ground. These genius innovators in haute couture commissioned Mike Figgis to portray Moss in her first acting role, resulting in four unique online films: Shadows, Scale, Exhibitionist, and Narcissus—The Four Dreams of Miss X. Shot in night vision, these films are intensely intimate: a beautiful woman's private dream experiences. Each film was released online periodically over the last year. Enticing readers into the dusky world of Miss X, the book presents both the scripts and stunning images from the films, as well as a unique DVD featuring all four dreams. This is a must-have purchase for fans of Kate Moss, film, and gorgeous photography.
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A new photo book featuring Kate Moss romping in filmy lingerie by global retailer Agent Provacateur (AP), originally of the UK, proves that the line between art and advertising is thinner than a G-string. The tome, along with an enclosed DVD, is the brainchild of film director Figgis (Academy Award winner for Leaving Las Vegas), who uses four hallucinogenic dream sequences to showcase the diaphanous undergarments that have made AP a fashion favorite. Moss's own introduction explains how pleased she is with the "eerie atmosphere that is reflected in the photographs," but the volume's wealth of sexy, arresting images make it hard to focus on the style icon's introduction, much less the nonsensical text scattered throughout. While some of the photography hits kinky, ethereal, Brassa?-like notes-most notably in the use of oddly realistic, carefully posed mannequins-the majority exhibit a playfully sexy tone, with a few half-hearted stabs at genuine provocation (a woman with a gun pointed at her, a "murder victim" outlined in chalk); less successful are a smattering of heavily pixilated digital stills seemingly meant to evoke arthouse grit. Though Moss is at her sensual best, lesser-known models hold their own-their lack of celebrity baggage lets the expensive lingerie shine, proving itself an art form that's equal parts cutting-edge fashion design and delicious excess.
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About the Author
Joseph Corré (son of Vivien Westwood and Malcolm McLaren) and wife Serena Rees opened the first Agent Provocateur shop 10 years ago arousing a media frenzy usually reserved for superstars. After this phenomenal success, Agent Provocateur has gone on to launch a thriving mail order catalog, an award-winning website, and produce complementary accessories including shoes, jewelry, and a very successful fragrance and beauty line. Kate Moss is one of the most beautiful and arguably the most famous model in the world today. Discovered at JFK airport in 1988, she has since gained icon status worldwide. Mike Figgis is a renowned film director, best known for Leaving Las Vegas and Time Code.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I just purchased the 4 Dreams of Miss X about 4 hours ago, sight unseen as it was wrapped in plastic at a local Barnes and Nobles. I am an amateur photographer and had high hopes upon seeing Moss on the cover. I have never written a review and certainly never written a scathing one before but this book warrants it.
The book is primarily made up of shots of Kate Moss taken on what appears to be nighttime mode on a cam recorder (yes silver eyes and the like; and these shots seem to have been further marred by a rough hand in Photoshop). The DVD again shot in black and white nighttime mode contains Kate Moss rambling incoherently on a bed and walking through an ancient home.
The whole production is just dreadful. The photography, the "acting", the concept...everything just dreadful. The photographer had great material to work with and he not only fell flat on his face but dug a hole and drug an A-list model in with him. If you are wondering what rock bottom is for a photographer or a model, this book is it.
I'll be returning this tomorrow for a full refund and I will very politely ask that they not sale this book to anyone else.
The book is primarily made up of shots of Kate Moss taken on what appears to be nighttime mode on a cam recorder (yes silver eyes and the like; and these shots seem to have been further marred by a rough hand in Photoshop). The DVD again shot in black and white nighttime mode contains Kate Moss rambling incoherently on a bed and walking through an ancient home.
The whole production is just dreadful. The photography, the "acting", the concept...everything just dreadful. The photographer had great material to work with and he not only fell flat on his face but dug a hole and drug an A-list model in with him. If you are wondering what rock bottom is for a photographer or a model, this book is it.
I'll be returning this tomorrow for a full refund and I will very politely ask that they not sale this book to anyone else.
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If you are a Kate Moss fan/collector dont miss this book! although the copy I ordered didn have the cd, the images of KAte Moss are good. All pictures are in black and white and all in lingerie, dont forget this is a book produced by Agent Provacator, the lingergie company from London.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I'm Sorry to read Kevin's review....
of the new Miss X Kate Moss book from Agent Provocateur, as I am a professional glamour photographer myself and a big fan of both Kate Moss and the avant garde Agent Provocateur Lingerie ad campaigns and website. But Agent Provocateur did premier the videos from these Kate Moss shoots on their website about a year ago, and i must agree they were horrible - poorly produced, filmed and edited with no real concept. A total waste of time and the use of the beauty and availability of Kate Moss. They did do a great marketing campaign / video with pop star Kylie Minogue previously, and now with Sports Illustrated supermodel Josie Huntington. You can find all the sexy Agent Provocateur videos on YouTube- Cheers!
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of the new Miss X Kate Moss book from Agent Provocateur, as I am a professional glamour photographer myself and a big fan of both Kate Moss and the avant garde Agent Provocateur Lingerie ad campaigns and website. But Agent Provocateur did premier the videos from these Kate Moss shoots on their website about a year ago, and i must agree they were horrible - poorly produced, filmed and edited with no real concept. A total waste of time and the use of the beauty and availability of Kate Moss. They did do a great marketing campaign / video with pop star Kylie Minogue previously, and now with Sports Illustrated supermodel Josie Huntington. You can find all the sexy Agent Provocateur videos on YouTube- Cheers!
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