Britain's ASA Rules Cara Delevingne Tom Ford Ad Not Degrading To Women

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Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority has refused to ban entirely a new Tom Ford fragrance ad starring Cara Delevingne but has ruled that the image cannot be displayed within 100 metres of any schools. The ad has been criticised as being ‘inappropriate’ and ‘degrading to women’.

Complaints mounted after a huge billboard appeared on Brick Lane in East London.

The ASA disagreed that the ad is ‘degrading to women’.

‘Whilst they [Tom Ford] accepted the model was nude…they believe neither her pose nor facial expression were sexually suggestive and were classical in nature, and had been depicted in art,’ ruled the official ASA statement.

A Tom Ford Beauty spokesperson argued that the advert was “sensuous, not sexual”, adding that it was displayed in a ‘hip urban neighbourhood in which commercial advertising of a similar artistic aesthetic was common’.

Cara Delevingne, Pharrell Williams & Hudson Kroenig By Karl Lagerfeld For Chanel Métiers d’Art

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Cara Delevingne, Pharrell Williams & Hudson Kroenig By Karl Lagerfeld For Chanel Métiers d’Art

Chanel is celebrating its 11th Métiers d’Art show this year, an event honoring the fine craftsmanship its artisan partners bring to the Chanel collections. With an annual runway show that takes place outside the traditional fashion schedule, each year, Chanel turns to a different location  to pay tribute to the workshops that provide the house with everything from lace to silver buttons and fine embroidery work.

After Byzance, Bombay, Edinburgh and Dallas, Chanel headed to Salzburg for the 11th show at the Rococo palace Schloss Leopoldskron in Dec. 2014. The global luxury brand brought the Métiers d’Art show to Manhattan in early April 2015, for a show at the Park Avenue Armory.

Cara Delevingne, Pharrell Williams and the adorable Hudson Kroenig, who calls Karl Lagerfeld ‘uncle’ showcase the artisans associated with the Chanel brand, photographed here by Lagerfeld himself.

Edie Campbell Key Words New York By Daniel Jackson For Tiffany & Company

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How to sum up New York City in a few short words? Edie Campbell gives it a go in designs from the Tiffany T and Atlas® collections. The attitude and ambiance of the commercial by Daniel Jackson, along with the jewelry of Tiffany T, are part of Tiffany Design Director Francesca Amfitheatrof’s repositioning of the brand. 

“The letter T is sculptural and bold and very closely linked to the architecture of New York City” she explains. “I took the form of the T beyond style and turned it into a piece of engineering.”

Behati Prinsloo For Raw Spirit Fragrances By Russell James For Nomad Two Worlds

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Victoria’s Secret Angel Behati Prinsloo is fiercely feminine in a new campaign from Raw Spirit Fragrances, part of Russell James’ Nomad Two Worlds initiative. The Namibian model continues her goddess presence captured by James most recently in the February 2015 ‘Seminole Spirit’ exhibit at NYC’s Stephen Weiss Gallery.

The ‘Seminole Spirit’ fine art collection has moved on to the CAMERA WORK Gallery in Berlin from April 25-June 6, 2015.

Behati Prinsloo In ‘Seminole Spirit’ By Russell James Opens Feb 17 At NYC Stephan Weiss Gallery AOC Sensual Art & Fashion