Check out Sasha Pivovarova, Missy Rayder, and Malgosia Bela in their holiday best . . . H&M holiday best to be precise. The retailer's latest ads share the best of both worlds: jolly and sexy. These noir getups, especially Missy's, are stunning, but I also love the cozy knits. And isn't that what the holidays are all about — going from comfy, festive loungewear to all-out-fabulous, then back to those cozy pajamas? I can't wait! What do you think of these latest?
The Jimmy Choo for H&M line debuts Nov. 14 – you ready? Now that you've seen our sneak peek of Jimmy Choo for H&M, feast your eyes on the retailer's rad ads, featuring models Sasha Pivovarova and Edita Vilkevièiûtë. Shot by Terri Richardson, the hot models capture the collection's wild style, donning an array of funky, faux-leather leggings, party dresses, zebra-print clutches, studded jewels, and signature sexy Jimmy Choo stilettos. “It’s the same woman [who is the inspiration for Choo’s] fall collection. She’s rock ’n’ roll, a little punk,” said Tamara Mellon, when describing the design process. Do these ads leave you scintillated?
If you've been to an H&M lately, chances are you've seen these adorable Fall ads with Sasha Pivovarova. I can't help but think of Macaulay Culkin's character in Home Alone. But what I love more than Sasha's frightened facial expression is her outfit — the oversize bow headband and white button-down shirt. So simple yet chic; something Karl would approve of. There's more clothes where that came from. What do you think of these ads — cute or plain silly?
>> Fashion Figures Are in Full Vacation Mode —Everyone's trying to get their vacation in before Fashion Week's craziness takes over September and October: Stefano Pilati is currently relaxing by the pool of his ivy-covered summer place in Saint-Tropez, and Vogue has a whole slew of details on where models are vacationing, among them Coco Rocha, who is volunteering in Costa Rica for the entire month of August; Sasha Pivovarova, who is going to the Dominican Republic with her husband; and Caroline Trentini, who is already visiting family in Brazil. [Purple Diary, Vogue Daily]
>> Some thought that Vogue Paris's August 2009 cover with Daria Werbowy all decked out in Burberry check looked too blatantly like an advertisement, but in the context of Inez van Lamweerde and Vinoodh Matadin's 65-page accompanying editorial inside — with a plethora of models, each embodying a different brand's identity — it all makes sense.
It's a few of the magazine's usual suspects — Anja Rubik doing Gucci's "glam star" in fauxhawk, Kamila Filipcikova striking an eyepopping McQueen silhouette — plus a few new faces like Regina Feoktistova and Ranya Mordanova in Gianfranco Ferre and Junya Watanabe, respectively. The trifecta of stylists that produced these images — Joe McKenna, Emmanuelle Alt, Carine Roitfeld — prove that there is creativity to be found within the bounds of a studio shoot, after all.
Full editorial here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; gallery below NSFW.
For Fall '09, Phi created an amazing ad featuring top blondes Anna Selezneva, Sasha Pivovarova, and Natasha Poly. Seriously, when the models and clothes are this hot, photographer Steven Meisel saw no need to add color to this sexy, slick campaign. Check out the beauties wearing Phi's divinely dark moto zip jackets, knit dresses, leather leggings, and sassy miniskirts. It's all very biker-chic with a sophisticated touch. Also, take note of the majorly teased heavy-metal hair — a nod to the '80s theme but not overly so. I like to call it posh punk.
>> A number of designers are sticking very close to ideas from seasons past for the Fall 2009 round of ad campaigns — Louis Vuitton went for Madonna "Part Deux," Versace's set features the same model — Gisele Bundchen — doing the same pose she did for the house's Spring 2008 ads, and now Donna Karan, who decided last season to save money by taking her runway photography and reinterpreting it for the ads, is using the same tactic this season.
The set of Fall 2009 ads that appear on the front page of Karan's website all feature Toni Garrn, one in the look she wore down the runway. In the other two ads, it appears that Toni's head was Photoshopped onto the bodies of Anya Kazakova and Sasha Pivovarova — the stances on both bodies are identical to those in the runway photos of the collection on the website.
>> Jean Paul Gaultier's Fall 2009 couture show was a spectacle — pre-show, Sasha Pivovarova sketched backstage, free Magnums and ice cream bars were handed out to help stifle the heat (Jean Paul even ate one as he took his bow). But that was just the beginning: Mickey Rourke never even made it to his front row seat due to the paparazzi scrum, instead taking in the show from the fifth row.
Gaultier drew inspiration from Old Hollywood — the seating was divided into old movie studios; models — including Erin O'Connor — were made up as Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, Catherine Deneuve, Greta Garbo; and the dresses were based on iconic movies like Barbarella, Belle de Jour, African Queen, Anna Karenina, and A Star is Born. For the finale, the bride appeared against a backdrop of famous Hollywood faces, with each one in turn projected onto her face.
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