Mariano Vivanco | Candy Magazine #3 Fall 2011 | 'Playmates'

Candy magazine isn't Playboy Club Hugh Hefner's cup of tea, but the magazine brings smiles to our faces.  American viewers had no interest in a revisit of bunny bottom fantasy in the much-hyped debut of the season NBC's 'The Playboy Club'  -- now cancelled.

Sometimes, social conservatives should stop protesting everybody's first amendment rights by pressuring advertisers of shows like 'The Playboy Club' to pull their ad bucks. 'The totally boring Playboy Club' was destined for demise, with or without Gloria Steinem's -- who notoriously went undercover at Playboy back in the day when feminism was a serious movement -- call for a boycott.

Mother Jones argued that Steinem gave the NBC show way too much credit for influence, and we agree. It was no Mad Men, a show we like as a credible history lesson on women's lives five decades ago.

Candy magazine is the fresh interest among readers and Candy delivers. The magazine's celebration of transvestism, transsexuality, cross dressing and androgyny is what's happening.

Mariano Vivanco shoots very masculine faces in full bunny regalia, major face makeup by Alex Box and priceless fishnets -- brand unknown -- in 'Playmates' for the new third issue of Candy.

(Not in order) models include Andrey Zakharov, Matt Trethe, Sam Lawson, Stefan Pollmann,  & Thom Morrell styled by Luke Day, with set design by Gary Card.

If you missed the terrific new Candy video, take a look in our new large-screen format. We can never get that damn song out of our minds.

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Toni Garrn | Mariano Vivanco | Muse Fall 2011 | 'Playgirl'

Big-hair divas are back in town for the fall edition of Muse Magazine. Lensed by Mariano Vivanco and sytled in bold, beautiful red by Beth Fenton, Toni Garrn is Crazy Horse hot in designs from Prada, Isabel Marant, Paul Smith, Salvatore Ferragamo and more.

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Toni Garrn, Doutzen Kroes, Missy Rayder, Aline Weber and Valerija Kelava | Lachlan Bailey, Tom Munro, Maciek Kobielski, Chad Pitman and Mariano Vivanco | Muse Fall 2011

Fall Muse 2011 is out and here's a preview. The Toni Garrn 'Playgirl' editorial is fantastic. As always Muse delivers fashion artistory with a dose of provocation. Models in the Fall 2011 issue also include Doutzen Kroes, Missy Rayder, Aline Weber and Valerija Kelava. Behind the lens are Lachlan Bailey, Tom Munro, Maciek Kobielski, Chad Pitman and Mariano Vivanco.

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Sigrid Agren | Mariano Vivanco | Muse #26 Summer 2011 | 'That's Right'

2011 hasn't been the long, hot summer that we had in 2010, but Mariano Vivanco does his part, shooting Sigrid Agren in 'That's Right' for Muse #26, Summer 2011 issue. Stylist Beth Fenton takes an 80s slant on styling which is better than Baywatch, but a little empty for Vivanco.

Sigrid is back goin' solo, says the video. She'll do just fine.

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Curves Ahead | Mondrian Soho | Mariano Vivanco | Dora Frost Peonies

Soho Mondrian

The garden building at Imperial No. Nine boasts a timeless setting complemented by an elegant crystal chandelier collection and accented with potted plants and natural ficus trees, all beneath the shelter of a dramatic glass roof.The delicate, oversized glass sculpture centerpiece, crafted by acclaimed artist Beth Lipman, serves as a reference to Cocteau's story 'La Belle et la Bête' in which seduction takes the form of an eleborate feast, prepared nightly. Mondrian Soho website

Morgan's Hotel Group selected Benjamin Noriego-Ortiz as the visionary for the new Mondrian Soho.

Mondrian Soho~9 Crosby Street~New York, NY 10013~212-389-0000

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Sensualists avoid rigid thinking

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Jourdan Dunn | Mariano Vivanco | 'Powerful Sportswear' | Dazed & Confused November 2008

As the copy says, powerful sportswear classics appear in a rainbow of colours. Mariano Vivanco delivered this strong, sexy but restrained editorial for the November 2008 issue of Dazed & Confused.

Normally, we only post dated sensual women editorials, but this one feels so right for the moment. Jourdan Dunn, Lasse Pedersen, Harry Goodwins and Iso Deljanin starred in 'Powerful Sportswear', styled by Nicola Formichetti. 

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Lady Gaga | Mariano Vivanco | NME Magazine

The always vivid Lady Gaga is lensed by Mariano Vivanco for the current issue of NME. The cover says it all: "I AM NOT FULL OF SH*T. ARE YOU?" Indeed Lady Gaga is Unzipped, styled by Nicholas Formichetti.

Lady Gaga is not pleased with critics who say she is manufactured, telling NME they can 'f*ck off.'

She wades out into swirling water, comparing herself to John Lennon. We're only reading the NME article summary, and one shouldn't jump without the full story.

Gaga says that like John Lennon, she struggles to ever be completely happy with her songs. No problem with that.

"I am perpetually unhappy with what I create," she said. "Even though I might tell you that 'Edge Of Glory' is a pop masterpiece, when it's all said and finished there will be things I dread, and every time I listen to it I'll hear them."

Gaga added: "In John Lennon's [1980] Playboy interview he talked about how he hated certain songs because of the way they were finished. And they might be my favourite songs, but Lennon couldn't listen to them."

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