American poet, activist, Prada ambassador and UNICEF supporter Amanda Gorman; Dutch-Korean-Canadian singer, rapper and dancer Jeon Somi; and American actor and model Maya Hawke, daughter of actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke star in Prada’s 2022 launch of Eternal Gold, representing the luxury brand’s first forray into fine jewelry.
In addition to being made from certified recycled gold, every piece of jewelry in the collection will be fully traceable, thanks to blockchain technology. Every purchase will be traceable by logging into the Aura Blockchain Consortium.
The Prada Eternal Gold collection is very modern a 100 percent recycled collection that pushes category boundaries. Amanda Gorman came to Prada’s attention, not because of her 2021 Inaugural Poem, but because of her environmental activism.
Supermodel Heidi Klum and daughter Leni launch Intimissimi Lingerie’s Fall 2022 campaign. Photographer Derek KettelaIG] photographs the duo wearing lavish lace balconette bras and panties, with creative direction by Thomas Hayo.
The campaign video sums up the magic relationship between the two women. And I truly hope that right-wing evangelicals — or even Kanye West, legally known as Ye — don’t start trouble around the lovely Intimissimi imagery. Their minds are so perverted at this point that we can’t take anything for granted.
Aussie fashion brand Zimmermann presents its Resort 2023 collection in a new campaign called ‘High Tide’. Romy Frydman styled American top model Grace Elizabeth in expected boho femininity looks lensed by Benny Horne in shallow waters at Caletta de Palafrugell, Spain.
Top model and activist Liya Kebede is known to be a booklover and she brings her passion to life with her daughter Raee in Paris. The two beauties wander literary Paris streets, from historic bookshops to walks and reading moments along the Seine.
Their Louis Vuitton Capucines bags enjoy Paris, too, embodying the very street where Louis Vuitton opened its very first store.
Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] captures the Capucine campaign styled by Imruh Asha./ Hair by Cyndia; makeup by Min Kim
In the words of Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele, “Travel for Gucci was never purely physical. Gucci is the brand that accompanied the artists, writers, actors, and directors of Hollywood on their journeys …”
The Italian brand makes a perfect move to put Hollywood Canadian actor Ryan Gosling on the road in a throwback film for Gucci’s latest ‘Valigeria’ luggage campaign.
Model Shivaruby poses in ‘Layers of Leather’, styled by Javier De Pardo for LOEWE’s IG in images by Phil Engelhardt [IG]. Shivaruby was born in the United Kingdom and raised in Jamaica, and considers her heritage to be half Jamaican and half Srilankan.
Models Jessica Stam, Maty Fall, Rianne van Rompaey and Sherry Shi are center stage in Max Mara’s Fall Winter 2022 campaign. Photographer Ethan James Green [IG] is in the studio, capturing the quartet wearing teddy bear coats, graphic knits and wide-leg pants designed by Ian Griffiths.
Models Camille Chifflot, Puck Schrover and Tanya Churbanova are styled by James Valeri in sleek, black sophistication. The Saint Laurent by Anthony Vacarello elegance is lensed by Phil Engelhardt [IG] for Exhibition Magazine October 2022.
A breeze is blowing through fashion collections and marketing as humans adjust to pre-pandemic life. Not that reality is faraway, mind you, or that a decade of streetwear’s dominance is over.
Coincidentally, posting images of the just launched on September 15 Polo Originals collection by Ralph Lauren comes on the heels of sharing incredibly-glamorous images of the spring 2023 glamorous Schiaparelli collection.
I can imagine critics calling the Ralph Lauren Polo Originals campaign a celebration of robber baron wealth. Photographer Richard Phibbs [IG] made harmonious artistry out of these images starring Hamid Onifade, Hugh Laughton-Scott, Kit Butler, Rishi Robin.
To me, I see a modern, honoring nod to traditions and classics — to wellmade clothes that are designed to last.
Totally intrigued with fabulousness but also wondering just how Schiaparelli’s creative director Daniel Roseberry could keep the magic moving, there is deep appreciation this evening for the Schiaparelli Spring Summer 2023 ready-to-wear collection. It is drop-dead distinctive, arty sophistication fit for alluring, drama-loving, statement-making women with confidence, super smarts and backbone.
Did we say timeless without being boring? Surreally understated? A celebration of the human form?
“The past three years we’ve been building this reputation, this language through the couture and the red carpet,” the designer said about his time at Schiaparelli. “The next three will be about building the business side of it too.”
Riccardo Tisci’s departure from Burberry is not unexpected — and none of the rumblings questions around Tisci’s design talent of vision. The question involved much more the continuation of his edgy and goth aesthetic at Burberry — the look that brought him great notoriety and success at Givenchy.
Most creatives and fashion writers don’t engage themselves in a brand’s financial performance. Loving a collection is all that counts. Choosing words that should not be misconstrued by readers, Vogue’s Sarah Mower queried the strategic wisdom of Tisci’s “border-free, non-nationalistic points of view.”
When AOC looked at financial performance under Tisci’s Burberry, clearly the brand basically treaded water. For every new Burberry customer, the luxury brand lost an existing one.
Supermodel Gigi Hadid returns to Self Portrait [IG], in its preview Spring-Summer 2023 campaign. Gigi looks more glamorous than ever, styled by Alex Harrington. British photographer Tyrone Lebon [IG] brought great creative chemistry with Hadid to the streets of New York, urban sensual-vibe images.
Kim Kardashian’s Skims Collection rolls into fall with a superb cobalt blue color in its cotton rib colleciton. Kim nailed the shade, one the photographs stupendously. The hue looks rich and sophisticated, and very smart woman sexy. Donna Trope [IG] photographs the models in the September 2022 Skims campaign.
VS Pink CEO Amy Hauk says that neither the Hulu three-episode docuseries ‘Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons’ nor the summer song by JAX that spent several weeks in the top 100 contributed to the plunge in second-quarter profits. The song was created as a statement about the need for body positivity in the world of Victoria’s Secret’s negative influence on young women’s bodies at the hands of an old man [men].
I refuse to believe that Hauk embraces the “there’s no such thing as bad publicity” adage. That was Epstein’s and Ed Razek’s mantra — and never mine.
To all the gloriously inspiring women who are appearing in the new Skims September 27 Bra Launch [IG] campaign, lensed by artist [IG] and fashion photographer Vanessa Beecroft [IG], Anne of Carversville salutes your decision.
To broadcast far and wide your beautiful moxie, AOC is leading with your images before we post the accompanying models’ campaign.
INDEED, Dawn, Jamari’a, Kamilah, Rebecca, Susan, Wondrea YOU LEAD on our website and social media Skims News today. Very special love to Rebecca, who is a breast cancer survivor.
Master photographer Steven Meisel turns his focus to Tiffany & Co Rose Gold Eau de Parfum in a new campaign featuring FeiFei Sun. Trey Laird [IG] serves as Creative Director, fresh off his new campaign with ambassador Kim Kardashian for Stuart Weisman.
Joe McKenna works as stylist on the campaign, with Guido Palau on hair and Pat McGrath on makeup.
Inspired by diamond cuts and luminous metals, Tiffany & Co. Rose Gold Eau de Parfum features notes of fruity blackcurrant, delicate blue rose and a warm finish of ambrette seed.
Master photographer Nick Knight [IG] is behind the lens, capturing both still images and video for the Givenchy FW 2022 campaign, jointly conceived with Creative Director Matthew M. Williams.
The campaign is absolutely ready for big awards.
Top models Liya Kebede and Vittoria Ceretti are joined by musician Ethel Cain and rapper Playboi Carti in images inspired by literature and imbued with a surreal undercurrent.
“The faces in this season’s campaign really represent what Givenchy means today,” said Williams. “It’s a uniquely eclectic group: each model is an icon in their own right”
Fashion, business, social media mogul Kim Kardashian adds Stuart Weitzman brand ambassador to her portfolio. The campaign is photographed by Mario Sorrenti [IG], with styling by Alastair McKimm.
Kardashian fronts the brand's fall 2022 ‘Stand Strong’ campaign, celebrating women for stepping into their power.
The SKIMS founder is also launching a new collection of bra solutions for her billion-dollar shapewear and loungewear brand. In February 2022, Kardashian’s Skims doubled its valuation from US$ 1.6 billion in April 2021 to $3.2 billion after raising US$240 million in its latest round of funding in January.
Photographer Théo de Gueltzl[IG] creates exquisite images for Hermès in a an intimate, nature-bound fashion story called ‘Photosynthesis’. Imruh Asha [IG] — who is also working with Pucci — styles models Awar Odhiang and Felice Noordhoff.
The images from ‘Photosynthesis’ are included in Le Monde Hermes n°81, Maybe’s second issue conceived as a collection of notes, photographs and illustrations exploring the theme of lightness.
I love the images — which are absolute Hermès perfection — but within the context of Le Monde Hermes, the vibe is younger, more vibrant and casual. Fabulous!
Models Adwoa Aboah, Lina Zhang and Beyoncé Ambrose headline the Chloé FW2022 campaign, styled by Camilla Nickerson. Zoe Ghertner [IG] captures the campaign images.
Gabriela Hearst — unlike McCartney — is committed to using leather in her clothes because her supplier is credentialed by the EU and the leather is sourced from meat industry by-products.
Chloé used only recycled cashmere in her knitted sweaters and skirts. The barren ground on which the models are standing in these images is referencing this concept of overgrazing and a total depletion of the soil.
