PHOTO REALISM: In the annals of great photographers of the Seventies, the late German Chris von Wangenheim is often left out. He died too young, in a car accident at 39, to be remembered alongside peers like Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin. In a new book from Rizzoli, “Gloss,” brothers Mauricio and Roger Padilha attempt to bring von Wangenheim into the mainstream, much like they did for late insider-y figures like designer Stephen Sprouse and illustrator Antonio Lopez, the subjects of their previous coffee-table books. An encyclopedic student of the era, Marc Jacobs is greeting the publication by throwing a party on the first Thursday of New York Fashion Week and selling a limited edition T-shirt, with proceeds going to the Ali Forney Center for homeless lesbian and gay youth. A note of caution about the dress code, though: Think Studio 54 glamour. “No flat shoes. No matte surfaces. No natural looks,” the invitation reads.
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In a new book from Rizzoli, "Gloss," brothers Mauricio and Roger Padilha attempt to bring von Wangenheim into the mainstream.