Dark Campaigns

Even though I'm beginning to wonder if the UK ELLE distributers have forgotten about South Africa, I am intensely enjoying the September issue of UK VOGE. One of the many great things about a September issue is that it's a directory for just about every AW campaign worth knowing about. I flipped through the issue last night and picked my favourite ones for the season.

Except for one or two exceptions, each campaign brings out the darker side of the new season in a creative makes-your-eyes-happy kind of way. So here they are. What's your favourite?

 

Gucci

 

Versace

 

Paul Smith

 

Givenchy

 

Stella McCartney

 

Diane Von Furstenberg

 

Etro

 

DSquared²

 

Mulberry

 

Jitrois

 

H&M

 

Maje

Phelps For Vuitton

The Olympics may have ended last night with a Spice Girls performance I have yet to YouTube, but Louis Vuitton is still riding the golden wave. You're looking at one of the first-released pictures from Michael Phelp's Vuitton campaign - shot by Annie Liebovitz. The point of the campaign is still unclear (Does LV make Speedos? It's probably just the bags then.) but it's something to talk about on a Monday morning...

 

What's this? A picture of Chris Colfer and Lea Michele shooting Glee in New York City yesterday? How did that get in there?

Images: JustJared

 

Inside The Louis Vuitton Train

The big fashion houses are taking their time (and being quite stingy) with the releasing of their fall campaigns. Not that I mind - I love the thrill of cracking open that first August issue and seeing the new fashions.

Louis Vuitton has released three images from their AW12 campaign. As the rumour goes, they paid something like eight million dollars for that train, so they're going to utilise it in full! Again, I don't mind. On the contrary: I had a childhood obsession with steam trains, so this is a lovely dose of personal nostalgia.

 

Images from the Louis Vuitton facebook page.

As much as I love Vuitton, I'm a Prada boy at heart. The house has released their first two AW12 shots by Steven Meisel (who also shot Vuitton). Needless to say, I completely adore them. But I'm terribly biased.

 

Images http://visuellemagazine.blogspot.com/2012/06/prada-aw12-womens-campaign-by-steven.html