Fashion design is not new for Beyonce and in the past she’s had a collection of jeans, accessories and dresses.
However, while other designers are showing off their A/W ranges in mnimal shots, showing off sleek trouser lines and plain tops, the singer has decided to go into fashion overload for her fall 2010 House of Deréon ads.
Posing on a motorbike and showing off her tattoos, the designer’s cute puff sleeve dress and fierce on-trend ankle boots are lost.
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Gossip Girl star and self-proclaimed “bad girrrl” Taylor Momsen is set to become the spokesperson for the “Material Girl” line, designed by Madonna and Madonna’s wonder-girl Lourdes. The eighties-inspired juniors’ collection is set to hit Macy’s in the U.S.A next month.
I’m surprised that Lourdes herself wasn’t chosen to front the brand; after all, Madonna is the original Material Girl (as Macy’s keeps reminding us) and Lourdes is the spitting image of her pop-icon mama. Taylor looks her usual surly, racoon-eyed self posing for the brand’s first ad campaign in a stripy miniskirt, black fur gilet and some very Desperately Seeking Susan-esque biker boots.
If you’re as curious as we are about Lourdes’ and Madonna’s new clothing range, Material Girl’s first EVER advertisement was released on the internet and can be viewed here.
With all the fuss being kicked up about this business with Elle MacPherson using powdered rhino’s horn as a beauty supplement, it’s nice to see that some other celebrities are a little more animal-friendly. Jenna Dewan-Tatum, wife of Channing Tatum and female lead in dance-flick “Step Up”, has joined forces with animal rights group PETA to speak out about the immoral use of exotic skins in fashion. She stripped off, covered herself in scaly body paint and lazed around sultrily on a branch in a PETA photoshoot that aimed to highlight the cruelty to animals such as snakes and crocodiles for the sake of fashion.
Jenna was reputed to have burst into tears after watching video footage of alligators being used for their skins. She said on the matter: “In the video, there’s this part where they have baby alligators and they club them over the head, and they’re not even dead, and they start to skin them. You can see them writhing in pain and that was awful for me (to see). I couldn’t believe that is what happens for a wallet or a purse.”
She continued, “You see this video and you see the horrendous things that are happening and you can’t be ignorant about it anymore. There’s faux alligator, python, snakeskin – there’s a lot of different things to find, you just have to ask.” Maybe all of us should be a little more conscientious when shopping for a new handbag.
If you’ve seen Avatar then you’ll remember its sexy female leading actress, Zoe Saldana, being all blue and leaping about on screen. Well, now she’s set to become the face of Calvin Klein’s new underwear campaign. I personally think she looks way better without the body paint and dodgy dreadlocks.
Said Zoe Saldana, on her revealing photoshoot for CK: “Calvin Klein has always put forth such beautifully executed campaigns and it’s very exciting for me to be associated with such an iconic, globally recognised brand.” She’ll be joining the legion of other beautiful famous faces that have modelled over the years; Calvin Klein’s ad campaigns not only kick-started the career of actor Mark Wahlberg in the 1990s, but were also responsible for supermodel Kate Moss’ climb to international fame. Calvin Klein ads have most recently featured such famous faces as the star of Twilight, Kellan Lutz, Eva Mendes and tennis star Fernando Verdasco. Congratulations, Zoe!
We’ve always believed that Kylie had something magic about her and it seems we were right.
However, this time we’re not talking about her fashion sense or amazing voice we’re actually refering to an ad for jewellery brand TOUS, where the pint sized popstar plays the role of the sexy magician performing in a Paris theatre.
The campaign for the company’s SS2010 collection also see Kyles’ posing alongside rabbits, saws, top hats, cards and silks mixed with the new TOUS collection.
We have a feeling this campaign may do the trick in encouraging us to buy, we’ve even got our credit cards at the ready.
It was only yesterday that we featured Scarlett Johansson in our models versus celebrity face-off after some designers said they would go back to using models over A-List stars in their campaigns.
However, we think perhaps we were a little bit too hasty to agree because Scarlett looks amazing in this latest campaign for Dolce & Gabbana Makeup campaign.
The star looks every inch the 50s chick with her Marilyn Monroe curls and we love the blue metallic shade she wears on her eyes. And she’s proved she’s most definitely a muse for the brand. D&G have named a colour in their Roses Lipstick collection Scarlett.
She said of the campaign: “I try to be inspired by old Hollywood glamour, whether that’s Rita Hayworth or Lauren Bacall.”
Watch behind the scenes footage and see what else Scarlett has to say about the campaign by viewing the video below.
Celebrities are becoming huge in the world of campaigns and not a week goes by when we don’t tell you about a new partnership, from Madge for D&G, Cheryl Cole for Loreal and even Beth Ditto for Evans.
However, just as we thought this was becoming the norm it seems some designers are rebelling against these celebrities. According to WWD a recent report has found designers are going back to their roots choosing models over the latest hottest Hollywood celeb.
Designer Stefano Pilati, who is shooting Yves Saint Laurent‘s campaign, said: “Actresses are fantastic, but they’re not models and it’s not easy.”
“[Actresses] have an attitude, but will never be the fashion attitude. To me, fashion photography is with a model; otherwise, it’s a portrait.”
And his views were echoed by Frida Giannini, the creative director at Gucci, who tapped statuesque Raquel Zimmermann for the Italian brand’s fall-winter spots.
“The other issue with celebrities is that they are characters who are often associated with a certain film. I prefer a strong, generic face that’s not related to any world — whether that be music or Hollywood.”
And Karl Lagerfeld always ensures he uses models for his Chanel campaigns, why? “Because I love them: They have the right look and class,” he said.
Beth Ditto is championing plus size women everywhere, showing you don’t have to be a stick to be considered “gorgeous”. The singer has just been signed up for another season to front the campaign of plus-size clothing for Evans. .
The AW2010 range, which is being designed as we write, is said to incorporate a mix of 1980s punk and vintage styles from the 1940s alongside current trends.
Lisa Marie Peacock, head of design at Evans, said: “We’re really excited, we are working on a great concept for young women with different styles, shapes and sizes.
“We have a look a decade, taking inspiration from the world’s greatest icons. Beth’s vintage-inspired prints – from Victorian to punk – look amazing. These very special pieces are all modernised versions, to be worn in the mix-matching Ditto style.”
We’ve definitely got a lingerie theme going today, so we thought we’d carry on the trend with this stunning Ultimo video staring Kelly Brook.
The model, who was announced as the face of the brand earlier this month, gets posing in little lace undies for this 32-second video, and we have to admit, she’s looking good.
Michelle Mone, brand creator of Ultimo said: “The advert is completely in harmony with Ultimo – it’s sexy, edgy and feminine.
“We wanted to add an element of virality to our Spring campaign, and this film was a surefire way of doing that. It’s already proving incredibly popular online,’with hundreds of people clambering to see Kelly at her sexiest.”
Let us know what you think of Kelly’s curves by watching the video and leaving your comments below.
Karl Lagerfeld is no stranger to the food industry. Last month he had a salad named after him in a swanky Paris restaurant and now it seems the designer has gone from the bubbly heights of fashion to the fizzy fortunes of erm, Diet Coke.
Mr Lagerfeld has teamed up with Coca-Cola Light in France, where he designed a special aluminium bottle capped in vivid pink and adorned with his unmistakable, emphatic silhouette – dark suit, high collar, jutting ponytail.
And he also shot the ad campaign, which features models Coco Rocha and Lagerfeld regular Baptiste Giacobini.
The ads will hit France on April 28 and we really hope they make a gradual move into the UK too.
We’ve always liked Kelly Osbourne, she’s feisty, sassy and of course has two very cool parents, so you can imagine how excited we were when we came across her first campaign for St Tropez.
The daughter of Ozzy and Sharon, who shed a lot of weight thanks to her stint in US dance show Dancing with the stars, has become the face of the fake tan brand’s Self Esteem campaign. Its aim is to tackle the body image issues of young women everywehere.
And we can’t think of a better cause for the young starlet to front.
A day rarely passes without a celebrity endorsement announcement and today is no different.
Olay has announced that Thandie Newton will be the face of their Total Effects range and will also appear in the new advertising campaign to celebrate the brand’s tenth year in the UK.
Thandie told our fashion friends over at Grazia magazine: ‘When filming, my working day is hectic, so trying to strike a balance between work, a family and time for myself can be challenging….Olay is a brand I trust and I love the fact that the range offers me an all-in-one, anti-ageing moisturiser which takes care of all my skincare needs.’
Olay also seem to be pleased with their new recruit. It said in a statement: “Thandie’s pragmatic approach to a beauty routine ensures her skincare is as multi-tasking as she is.”
While some celebrities are creating teaser campaigns for charity, Kelly Brook is flashing her undies for Ultimo.
The former page three girl, who is no stranger to underwear modelling having created and modelled her own range for New Look, follows in the footsteps on Peaches Geldof who fronted the brand last season, and Mel B, Helena Christensen, Rachel Hunter, Sarah Harding and Melinda Messenger who have all been previous Ultimo models.
Ultimo creator Michelle Mone OBE told The Daily Mail: “Kelly is a natural beauty and is effortlessly sexy, making her the perfect choice for Ultimo. She epitomises the Ultimo woman and looks incredible in our new designs.”
And Kelly is equally delighted at being the new face of the brand.
“I’m really delighted to be fronting Ultimo’s new campaign. Working with Ultimo and photographer Simon Emmett was great and I think the end results look fantastic,” she said.
“There is something incredibly sensual about Ultimo lingerie; I find that it always makes me feel confident and sexy, knowing I’ve got something beautiful on underneath my clothes.
“Ultimo is one of the UK’s biggest lingerie brands, so I’ve always been aware of their product and high-profile campaigns. They’ve had so many gorgeous women model for them over the years so it was really flattering to be asked by Michelle to take over.”
And last night we got all excited when we saw the yummy mummy to-be staring alongside the likes of Twiggy, VV Brown and Lisa Snowden in the TV ad.
However whilst we couldn’t keep our eyes off the floral and nautical themed outfits our other halves were watching intently for other reasons. We didn’t want you (or your man) to miss out so we had a little gander and found a video for you to watch. Take a look below for all the fashion fun. We’re sure you’ll agree it’s a must-have watch.
A few months ago we got ourselves into a little bit of a tizzy after hearing the news that Dannii Minogue was going to pose alongside the famous faces of Marks and Spencer in its summer campaign.
So you can imagine how excited we were today, when we spotted the few first shots of the singer and X-Factor judge in her full M&S glory.
Joining iconic model Twiggy, Mylene Klass and Lisa Snowden, Dannii looks every inch a Mark’s girl posing in Jackie O sunglasses and shift dress as well as cute floral frocks. However there’s no sign of Dannii’s baby bump in any of these shots
We can’t wait till the range hits the shops in a few weeks.
Gossip Girl star and self-proclaimed “bad girrrl” Taylor Momsen is set to become the spokesperson for the “Material Girl” line, designed by Madonna and Madonna’s wonder-girl Lourdes. The eighties-inspired juniors’ collection is set to hit Macy’s in the U.S.A next month.
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