#chantal anderson

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Tyler James Williams for GQ Hype. Photography by Chantal Anderson.

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Zendaya – The New York Times (2019)

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"The Boy’s Club”

Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus by Chantal Anderson for WSJ. Magazine, June/July 2023

Styling: Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus Hair: Dita Vushaj Makeuup: Amber Dreadon

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John Cale, Photo by Chantal Anderson

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CILLIAN MURPHY by Chantal Anderson

F U C K M E I love this vibe

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Andrew Scott | Variety | Chantal Anderson | May 2024

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82-year-old veteran sex kitten Ann-Margret dropped Born to Be Wild, her first new album in over a decade, last month (her previous one - God is Love: The Gospel Sessions 2 – came out in 2011). My notes! 

This is being referred to as Ann-Margret’s “first classic-rock album”, but her early sixties recordings brim with delights like the girl group-style “I Just Don’t Understand”, her sultry cover of Elvis’ “Heartbreak Hotel” and her interpretations of R&B songs like “Roll with Me, Henry” and “Jim Dandy”. Ann-Margret has always rocked!   

On the wailing title track (a cover of the 1968 Steppenwolf song), A-M is backed by The Fuzztones – and it’s genuinely ferocious! (This isn’t her first foray into garage punk: “It’s a Nice World to Visit (But Not to Live In)” - her 1969 collaboration with Lee Hazlewood - still slaps hard). 

The musical backing is grittier, brasher and more rockabilly than you might expect. (On “Volare” A-M is accompanied by Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats). “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” belongs on every festive Spotify playlist! Her efforts at doo wop (“Earth Angel” and “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?”) and “Son of a Preacher Man” are credible. (The latter won’t make you forget Dusty, but it compares favorably with Bobbie Gentry and Nancy Sinatra’s versions). 

Best of all: “Somebody's in My Orchard” is slinky cocktail jazz loungecore with “blue” lyrics (“Somebody digs my fig trees / Someone loves their juice / That someone with that sweet juice / Ain't nothing but bad news ….”). 

Less happily: duets with Pat Boone and Cliff Richard represent bad kitsch rather than fun kitsch. There’s frequently a whiff of Branson, Missouri and karaoke. Can’t help but wish A-M would find hipper collaborators and material. Not a fan of his but consider how Jack White produced late-period Loretta Lynn and Wanda Jackson albums. Not that A-M ever worried about “credibility” – her priority is to entertain. Finally: with the recent deaths of her contemporaries like Stella Stevens and Raquel Welch, the time to appreciate Ann-Margret is NOW! Next, we need comeback albums from Joey Heatherton and Connie Stevens! 

Portrait of Ann-Margret by Chantal Anderson for The New York Times, March 2023

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Vicki lives on a nearby river that connects to the spring. And she’s swum every day in that water for most of her life. Her house is filled with mermaid memorabilia: mermaid paintings, pillows and posters, photo albums from her years performing. I thought it was such a beautiful life to be interacting intimately with this body of water for such a long time.

Chantal Anderson [x]

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Wallpaper*: Adi Goodrich launches playful and cleverly efficient furniture collection

Photography by Chantal Anderson

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Andrew Scott photographed by Chantal Anderson in the LA version of a meadow. I can't help but picture his legs dangling off the curb just out of frame, but we'll ignore that and focus on the gorgeous smile! 😍

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emma stone photographed by chantal anderson for variety.

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Minka Kelly | The Cut | Chantal Anderson | May 2023

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Glen Powell | GQ Hype | May 28, 2024 | 📷 Chantal Anderson

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LOGAN LERMAN 2024 | Chantal Anderson ph. for The New York Times