Body Required: Marc Jacobs SS13

If you thought you'd seen the last of 'the line' at Tommy Hilfiger you are sadly mistaken. But, as always with Marc Jacobs, this was different.

One of the messages from Jacobs for this collection to young girls is that sexiness and nudity are not one in the same. That said, the clothes often didn't leave all that much to the imagination. A predominantly black and white collection, this one oozed 60s mod and all things Jacobs finds fun. (including Micky Muse)

It was somewhat understated for Jacobs' standards, but still a good dose of that slightly off-beat style. Although it was very mod, it certainly wasn't modest... and yet it actually was. That's the genious of Marc Jacobs: he brings opposites together in perfect harmony.

 

 

 

 

 

Images vogue.it

 

The New Bold. Marc Jacobs Cruise 13

Marc Jacobs's new collection meets all his usual standards: fun, oversized and over the top. Resort 2013 has climbed out of the winter's rabbit hole into a very fun, very bold, and very Marc world of florals, checks, spots, sequin stripes, bold colour, and very chunky shoes with very chunky embellishments. This season, more is Marc.

 

Images: vogue.it

 

Fashion Now

This an exciting time of the year for fashion: he collections issues are coming up soon, new designer campaigns are being released, and more exciting celebrity covers are popping up everywhere. Here is a roundup of my favourite stories right now.

 

Okay, if I don't stop blogging about the Beckhams for at least a month after this, you can shoot me. It turns out the Beckham covers UK ELLE released on Monday were in fact both newsstand covers... So you get a choice (yay!). The real subscribers' is this one right here. I'm a sucker for covers with really cool writing on like this - so I absolutely love it.

Meanwhile, Queen Victoria (totes going to start calling her that) was photographed for the June/July issue of German Interview by Angelo Pennetta. Styled by Beth Fenton, this shoot is all about Viccy reading a book. Simple and lovely. I wonder if she and David will keep a bookshelf with magazines they covered for their children...

 

 

In non-Beckham cover news we have Rihanna on the July cover of UK Esquire.

So this cover isn't much about fashion (I don't think those dog tags, or the other scant items they put her in for the rest of the shoot are going to change anyone's life) but may I just say how perfect the SA ELLE editors was to put her on their June cover? Rihanna is definitely in right now.

Photographs by Matt Irwin.

 

 

Moving away from the cover and on to what you may find inside... The AW12 campaigns are slowly but surely being revealed. These are the ones that tickled my fancy...

Those legendary hats by Stephen Jones and Marc Jacobs for AW12 have finally been immortalised in this campaign shot, of course, by Juergen Teller.

And let's not forget Marc's new fragrance coming out soon called spot. The bottle is obviously inspired by a ladybug, one of the only bug I not only tolerate but actually like. Also shot by Juergen Teller, this one is definitely a winner!

Burberry takes us into a cinematic British fantasy. Shot by Mario Testino at the Royal Naval College in Easy London (not South Africa) starring Gabriella Wilde and Roo Panes, this campaign is nothing if not classic.

 

 

Fashion For Your Head

The must have accessory of AW12 is definitely a fabulous hat. Your options range from conservative to completely over the top. Whichever you choose, try not to take all that beauty to your head.

Meet the AW12 head girls...

White and woollen at Simone Rocha.

Marc by Marc Jacobs has turned your bad hair day into a cute hat day.

 

Birds of a feather wear hats together at John Galliano.

Minimal. Dior.

Incognito travellers wear Louis Vuitton.

Feather headed Roberto Cavalli.

The cherry on top of the Donna Karan.

Borrow from the boys. Buy Ralph Lauren.

Marc Jacobs creates the hat we all aspire to.

A Shoe In On AW12

This season there aren't any shoes with leather flames on the back, but lightning doesn't strike the same please twice either. AW12 has produced some seriously loud statement heels, many of which are so meticulously crafted you could simply display on your mantlepiece... But what would be the fun in that?

My relationship with womenswear shoes is doomed because I can never wear them. Of course, it never hurts to look. These are the shoes worth looking at.

These boots are made for matching. (your skirt).

Versus

There is sand in these heels - no beach walk required.

Rodarte

Growl.

Fendi

You know, the mad hatter makes shoes too...

Marc Jacobs

Dynamic elegance. Sadly, there's no more where that came from.

Jil Sander

A modern day armour against bad taste. Courtesey of...

Proenza Schouler

Your ballet shoes are ready for the ball.

Dior

There's something charming about a professor on platforms.

Miu Miu

Just in case you weren't a burning shoe kind of girl.

Prada

No, this one doesn't come in a cake

Dolce & Gabbana

Look Mom, no heels!

Alexander McQueen

Images: vogue.it

 

 

Banned Fashion

The UK is my number one destination when it comes to really great fashion magazines. It's also the place a fashion ad is most likely to get banned or almost banned... Sometimes for a good reason and sometimes for a very very strange one. Take a look at these...

Exhibit A: The David Beckham for H&M underwear campaign has narrowly escaped a UK ban as reported yesterday by UK VOGUE. Apatantly there have been three complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority saying that the images are not appropriate for children to see and quote 'offensive.' The ASA replied by saying the images are mildly sexual at best, and left it at that.

Exhibit B: The Marc Jacobs 'Oh, Lola!' campaign starring Dakota Fanning was banned because it was seen to sexualise a child. I've just recently done a 1800 word analysis on this ad (don't ask) and I must agree. The ad has a strong reference to the iconic novel 'Lolita' which is about a man who has a sexual relationship with his wife's underaged daughter. So we can safely say they had reason to can this one.

 

Exhibit C: Hold on your seats people... This Miu Miu AW11 ad was banned in the UK becuse it placed a child in a potentially dangerous position. The argument goes that because 14 year old Hailee Steinfeld is sitting on a train track and wiping something (perhaps a tear) out of her eye, that she is going to commit suicide. Now, I'm sure I don't need a 1800 word essay to prove that's being a little redicilous. Fact remains, it's banned.

So, if you were king or queen of the world, which of these would you ban?