VoguE It!

     As I flipped through my first GQ magazine as an intern at a local newspaper at age 15, the images I saw were high fashion shots that I'd never seen before.  The term "high fashion" is used to convey edge, mysticism, quirk and an overal level of beauty that is anything but conventional.  The images that jumped out at me as I frantically thumbed through that GQ 12 years ago were images that were so vivid and raw, they were emotionally moving.  I've been obsessed with all things fashion ever since that day.  High-end fashion publications such as Vogue, WWD and Vman all take the high fashion approach in their photography and overall presentation because such an approach ensures that the images will reach out and grab the reader and ring from them an intense emotional response be it positive or negative.  Think of the Macy's and Target catalogs you receive in the mail; bring to your mind the friendly, cleancut, personable images you see on the pages.  High fashion is the complete opposite!  Most times high fashion photos are so fiercely raw they're enough to send a small town, Southern child running for safe cover beneath his/her Mama's dress.  But such images are astounding and will enchant your senses and momentarily make you feel as though you've been transported to a world of untainted beauty.  Let the below photos be your ticket abroad...