Invitation to Love

“Poor Linda,” she said, with feeling, “poor...

ilenehacker — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:45:00 -0400

“Poor Linda,” she said, with feeling, “poor little thing. But Fanny, don’t you think perhaps it’s just as well? The lives of women like Linda and me are not so much fun when one begins to grow older.”

I didn’t want to hurt my mother’s feelings by protesting that Linda was not that sort of woman.

“But I think she would have been happy with Fabrice,” I said, “He was the great love of her life, you know.”

“Oh, dulling,” said my mother, sadly. ”One always thinks that. Every, every time.”

-Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit Of Love

“Love is sort of like this: lunatic sex and lazy afternoon naps and most importantly:...

ilenehacker — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:37:00 -0400

“Love is sort of like this: lunatic sex and lazy afternoon naps and most importantly:...

“ I wish we could spend July by the sea, browning...

ilenehacker — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:41:11 -0400

“ I wish we could spend July by the sea, browning ourselves and feeling water-weighted hair flow behind us from a dive. I wish our gravest concerns were the summer gnats. I wish we were hungry for hot dogs and dopes, and it would be nice to smell the starch of summer linens and the faint odor of talc in blistering summer bath houses.. We could lie in long citoneuese beams of the five o’clock sun on the plage of Juans-les-Pins and hear the sound of the drum and piano being scooped out to sea by the waves.”

-Zelda Fitzgerald

Skype who?

ilenehacker — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 08:14:26 -0400

Skype who?

What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though...

ilenehacker — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:34:00 -0400

What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though...

Great Moments in late 1960s Cinema.

ilenehacker — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 05:51:32 -0400

Great Moments in late 1960s Cinema.

If I don’t drive around the park,I’m pretty sure to make my...

ilenehacker — Mon, 28 May 2012 04:32:51 -0400

If I don’t drive around the park,
I’m pretty sure to make my mark.
If I’m in bed each night by ten,
I may get back my looks again,
If I abstain from fun and such,
I’ll probably amount to much,
But I shall stay the way I am,
Because I do not give a damn.

-Dorothy Parker

Françoise Hardy, you absolute dream.

ilenehacker — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:37:03 -0400

Françoise Hardy, you absolute dream.

ALL THAT...

ilenehacker — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:54:00 -0400

ALL THAT GLITTERS….

Two photos of Milou Van Groesen for a shoot I styled a few years...

ilenehacker — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:12:08 -0400

Two photos of Milou Van Groesen for a shoot I styled a few years ago.

Photography by Mara Zampariolo.

My first cousin Jim, and his High School sweetheart, Betty....

ilenehacker — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:42:00 -0400

My first cousin Jim, and his High School sweetheart, Betty. (They’re still married). Can’t you hear the Shangri-Las playing in the background?

Theo Wenner and Lindsey Wixson behind the scenes. <3 Photo...

ilenehacker — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:33:00 -0400

Theo Wenner and Lindsey Wixson behind the scenes. <3

Photo by Yours Truly.

Frida is one of my absolute favorites. Photo by Yours Truly.

ilenehacker — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:31:00 -0400

Frida is one of my absolute favorites.

Photo by Yours Truly.

Behind the scenes photo from a Self Service shoot I assisted on...

ilenehacker — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:26:00 -0400

Behind the scenes photo from a Self Service shoot I assisted on last year.

Photo by Yours Truly.

Behind the scenes photo from a Self Service magazine shoot I...

ilenehacker — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:23:00 -0400

Behind the scenes photo from a Self Service magazine shoot I assisted on last year.

Photo by Yours Truly.

This kind of video makes me want to move back to New...

ilenehacker — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:22:00 -0400

This kind of video makes me want to move back to New York…..by means of a time machine.

“The world is supposed to be full of possibilities, but...

ilenehacker — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:37:00 -0500

“The world is supposed to be full of possibilities, but they narrow down to pretty few in most personal experience. There’s lots of good fish in the sea…maybe…but the vast masses seem to be mackerel or herring, and if you’re not mackerel or herring yourself, you are likely to find very few good fish in the sea.”

D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Salvador Dali: The one who got away Photo by Brassai, 1933

ilenehacker — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:42:25 -0500

Salvador Dali: The one who got away

Photo by Brassai, 1933

Photo

ilenehacker — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:37:00 -0500

My very first cover shoot for the magazine Zoo, featuring the...

ilenehacker — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:12:00 -0500

My very first cover shoot for the magazine Zoo, featuring the Bulgarian artist, Oda Jaune.

Photography by Sandor Lubbe

Styling by Ilene Hacker

Hair by Ramona Eschbach

Make-up by Yacine Diallo

Dress by Chanel; Earrings by Sonia Rykiel