From the mysterious smoke of Emporio Armani emerges advertisement queens Karmen Pedaru and Marlon Teixeira. Lensed by Mario Sorrenti, this fall 2010/11 campaign of the luxury brand oozes opulence against the gritty backdrop of a New York City street.
Karl Lagerfeld can officially call himself a designer/photographer. Here’s a look at the new Fendi fall 2010/11 advertising campaign. Featuring two of Karl’s favorite muses; Anja Rubik and Baptiste Giabiconi, this campaign was inspired by the artwork of Edward Hopper.
I don't know how photographers Mert & Marcus managed to keep these two lion cubs under control while still managing to keep repeat Bulgari campaign offender, Julianne Moore looking stunning, but some how they did! Isn't this the cutest thing you've ever seen?!!!
The house of the late Alexander McQueen recently announced that they will be releasing for the first time a collection of mens underwear. The collection will feature a variety of sleepwear including briefs, boxers and vests. Set to be released this June, the price for sleeping in luxury will be US$52.50 for the “basic” boxer and US$555 for the silk jacquard pyjama set. Portions of the proceeds will be donated to HIV/AIDS organizations.
Are you ready to “pony-up” the cash for McQueen this summer? Comment link above!
It’s 2010 and Ermenegildo Zegna is celebrating their 100th year anniversary! For those of you that are unaware, Ermenegildo Zegna is one of the world’s leading Italian fashion houses specializing in luxury menswear. An entirely family owned business now in their 4th generation of proprietorship, the Zegna family has produced suits for Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford and of course their own label.
As a celebratory gesture to their 100 years of success, this family who host the annual competition to find the world’s finest Merino wool has used the best samples from the competition to create not only the world most expensive suits but also probably the lightest in weight. According to the New York Times, human hair measures on average 100 microns whereas the fleeces used to make these made-to-order suits are only 11.1 microns. Additionally, each piece in this 20 piece collection takes an approximate 18 hours to create and passes through a whooping 330 pairs of hands.
Retailing at US$22,500, is your pocketbook fat enough to afford one of these?
So I’ve just been able to view Alexander Mcqueen ‘s fall/winter 2010/11 menswear collection and all I can say is WOW! At first glance of the venue, I thought to myself “hmm that’s an interesting motif on the runway and columns” but at a closer look, I realized just how interesting it was! It turns out that the patterns (which was also incorporated into many pieces of his collection) were actually of tiny skulls and bones !(•̪●)!
The collection featured many monotone colors such as beige, caramel brown, gold and different shades of greys as well as a few fur lined collars. With the combination of safari-like color choices and the graveyard scene patterns , it amounted to many of the pieces depicting a very animalistic, reptilian like feel.
I must admit however that the collection was in fact a bit toned down for McQueen’s standards . Most of the pieces were of the classic men’s suit (some of which were tieless), trench coats and exquisitely knitted sweaters. However, that’s just my personal opinion. What do you think? Could this be a sign of a more demure McQueen??? Comment via link above!
