No one breathes luxury and cinematic glamour like Hermès, photographer Paolo Roversi demonstrates these qualities, along with the French house’s timelessness, while model, Constance Jablonski looks absolutely stunning along legendary orange Hermès boxes, Birkin bags and an androgynous bowler hat reminiscent of 60s “The Avengers“.
The always alluring Dutch beauty, Doutzen Kroes appears as “The Real Woman” in a retro-licious editorial for Flare magazine’s September issue. Filled with scarves, leopard prints, sexy gloves, a leather skirt and big hair dos. The fabulous editorial is photographed by Max Abadian and styled by Elizabeth Cabral, Doutzen shines in Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Proenza Schouler, Dolce&Gabbana, Nina Ricci, Chloé and Dior.
The youthful appeal of the new Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2010 campaign is exuberant, playful and quite sexy. Starring Lindsey Wixson, Siri Tollerod, Ginta Lapina and Daphne Groeneveld, the fantastic campaign is shot by the fantastic duo Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. The campaign video is prersumeably shot by Madonna herself, after interrupting the campaign shoot, under the guidance of Mert & Marcus, using the amazing remix of “Generations Of Love” by Phunk Investigation vs. Boy George as the soundtrack.
Photographer Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot capture the rock & roll spirit of androgyny in the September issue of Vogue Paris, in a fantastic black and white editorial , titled “Rive Gauche et Libre”, featuring female models Malgosia Bela, Daphne Groeneveld, male model Andrej Pejic and transsexual model Lea T, all of whom looking fabulous and moody.
Supermodel royalty, Kate Moss marks her thirtieth Vogue UK cover with a simple and Rock & Roll glamorized editorial that is typical of Moss (even at her most elegant self), titled “The Moss Factor”. Lensed by Patrick Demarchelier, Kate Phelan styles Moss in Prada, Bottega Veneta, Roberto Cavalli, John Galliano, Christopher Kane, Miu Miu and a leopard print Balmain jacket.
The enthralling kaleidoscopic effects of this fantastic campaign, one of my favorite campaign this season, is courtesy of the legendary Steven Meisel, starring Mariacarla Boscono, Anja Rubik and Magdalena Frackowiak. The Fall/Winter 2010 campaign captures Lanvin’s sophistication, and makes it most definitely a stand out amongst the rest of the campaigns.
In what seems like the backstage dressing room of an old 1950s Broadway stage, comes one of the best campaigns this season courtesy of Louis Vuitton’s Fall/Winter 2010 collection. Supermodels Christy Turlington, Natalia Vodianova and Karen Elson pose gracefully for the lens of the fabulous Steven Meisel. The three generations of supermodels from the ages of mid 20s to 40s really does explain the commercial appeal of the French house worldwide.
Confidence, elegance and contemporary fashion is what this fierce editorial is all about. Abbey Lee Kershaw poses for the lens of renowned photographer, Hedi Slimane and beautifully reflects the aforementioned qualities. Styled by Nicoletta Santoro, Abbey Lee wears Maison Martin Margiela, Yves Saint Laurent, Ann Demuelemeester, Balmain and Bottega Veneta.
For the latest issue of favorite, Vogue Paris, Editor-in-Chief Carine Roitfeld, Fashion Director Emmanuelle Alt and photographer David Sims, gather their favorite Fall/Winter looks from each designer, in a remarkable sixty-five page editorial.
The Prada men and women get together for a great night out in the 60s. The campaign, is sexy, moody and photographed by Steven Meisel. While supermodel Angela Lindvall stole the show, the campaign also stars Daria Strokous, Valerija Kelava, Miranda Kerr in fabulous beehive hairdos, and Clément Chabernaud, Kim Dall’Armi, Mark Cox and Mathias Bergh as the male leads. The campaign is accompanied by a short film with a fanatsic sultry rendition of “Fever”, performed by Katey Judd (and Angela Lindvall does a great job looking gorgeous and lip-synching).
Always pushing boundaries with fashion, whether it was the latest phenomenon in social media, war or the recession; Vogue Italia never shies away from pushing buttons, and always staying ahead of the crowd. Causing global news worthy controversy in their latest August 2010 issue, Vogue Italia depicts the atrocious oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, in a beautifully conveyed editorial that is both extreme and heartbreaking. Titled “Water & Oil” by celebrated photographer by Steven Meisel, and styled by Karl Templer. Starring supermodel Kristen McMenamy; covered in oil, waste and the best of Fall/Winter designs.
In collaboration with publishing house, TASCHEN, infamous photographer Mario Testino released a book of exclusive photographs he took throughout the career of his favorite muse, legendary fashion icon and supermodel, Kate Moss. In a limited edition and personally signed by Testino, TASCHEN will only release 1,500 copies of this book, featuring over one hundred photos spanning from early days backstage at the shows to behind-the-scenes glimpses of the ground-breaking editorials they continue to produce for the world’s most respected magazines.
Photographed by Steven Klein, the Dolce&Gabbana male posse makes a day of it at the tailors. Adam Senn, Noah Mills and Sam Webb, Arthur Kulkov and Evandro Soldati embody the typical masculinity and playfulness associated with the Italian house.
In his latest exhibition at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, legendary photographer and artist, David LaChapelle enthralls with great controversy, “American Jesus”. The photographs depict the great Michael Jackson as a modern day martyr, in a tribute for the late legend’s epic life. The result of the notorious exhibition exams the state of the Catholic Church in today’s pop culture.
Titled “Spanish Revival”, the always elegant and classically beautiful, supermodel Jessica Stam stars in Harper’s Bazaar August 2010 issue, in an editorial that is all about the love for Spain (where all my friends are at right now for summer!). It reminds of me Madonna’s “Take A Bow”. Photographed by the half Peruvian, half Polish, English born, and extremely fantastic photographer, Alexi Lubomirski, who always seems to find an extra layer of something interesting in all her photographs.