Forum Buzz Gucci Goes Minimal for Its Spring 2013 Ad Campaign, and We Love It (Forum Buzz)Gucci pared back its ad campaign this season, going for a type of minimalism reminiscent of Tom Ford’s era at the brand. Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott photographed models Anja Rubik and Karmen Pedaru against a simple grey background sporting looks primarily of one color (from what we’ve seen thus far). Forum members couldn’t get enough […] Read more Meghan Collison Stars in an Ethereal Under-the-Sea-Style Spring 2013 Campaign for Mulberry (Forum Buzz)Meghan Collison tends to be more edgy than ethereal, but dress her in pastels and put her in a surreal under-the-sea setting as lensed by Tim Walker and art directed by Ronnie Cooke Newhouse, and you have Mulberry’s whimsical Spring 2013 ad campaign. Walker, who photographed Lindsey Wixson in a Where the Wild Things Are-esque campaign for […] Read more Karl Lagerfeld Likes ‘Em Young in the Chanel Spring 2013 Ad Campaign (Forum Buzz)So, Stella Tennant may not exactly be young (in model years anyway), but Ondria Hardin and Yumi Lambert certainly are. Hardin’s age is up for debate (she’s either 15 or 16), and Lambert tips the scales at the ripe old age of 16. Despite her tender age, Chanel had no qualms about styling Hardin in […] Read more Dior Gets Surreal for Raf Simons’ First Ad Campaign (Forum Buzz)For his first ad campaign for Dior, Raf Simons went a surrealist route with models Daria Strokous, Anna Martynova, Diane Conterato, Nicole Pollard and Marie Piovesan for the Spring 2013 ad campaign. A spare white space with varying levels and depths, and geometric windows and entryways, some of which show a cloudy blue sky beyond, […] Read more Kate! Daria! Joan! Versace Picks a Stellar Cast for Its Spring 2013 Campaign (Forum Buzz)Image scanned by tFS forum member Northern Star. Nothing does it like caged gladiator-style footwear when it comes to conveying that Greek God (and Goddess) image that Versace loves so much. In the brand's Spring 2013 campaign, both male and female models sport shoes with gladiator-esque straps creeping up their legs, and there's also no […] Read more![Mariacarla Boscono (and Baby!) Featured in Riccardo Tisci’s Buddy-Filled Spring 2013 Givenchy Campaign [VIDEO] (Forum Buzz)](http://cdn1-www.thefashionspot.com/assets/uploads/2012/12/file_177937_0_Givenchy-SS-13-ad-2-230x338.jpg) Mariacarla Boscono (and Baby!) Featured in Riccardo Tisci’s Buddy-Filled Spring 2013 Givenchy Campaign [VIDEO] (Forum Buzz)Givenchy campaign images tend to trickle out slowly, but we’ve got a good enough glimpse of the Spring 2013 ad campaign that we want to share what we’ve seen thus far. Designer Riccardo Tisci is known to have a bevy of fancy friends and muses, and this season, he’s featuring a bunch of them in the […] Read more Prada Taps Actors (Once Again) to Model Menswear (Forum Buzz)David Sims photographed a (somewhat) stark and somber black and white ad campaign for Prada’s Spring 2013 menswear and I’m not sure if we should be surprised or not, but the label once again chose to procure actors as models. Spanning a 54-year age range, from Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s 22 years through Harvey Keitel’s 76 years, with Dane […] Read more Taxidermy, Leather, and Graphic Florals Make for a Very Stolen Girlfriends Club Summer OutingIndefatigably cool Kiwi label Stolen Girlfriends Club has released a very Stolen Girlfriends Club campaign for its Summer 2012/2013 womenswear collection. Titled ‘Hello Country, Goodbye Nightclub’, this is the crisply tailored female component to their grungy menswear offering. The cult brand’s signature combo of matchy matchy florals and tough girl leather is alive and well […] Read more Hedi Slimane Shot a Stunning Lara Stone Cover for Vogue Russia’s January Issue (Forum Buzz)Hedi Slimane has been all over the fashion radar for his work at Yves Saint Laurent, but it appears he hasn’t left his passion for photography behind. For Vogue Russia’s January issue, Slimane shot the lovely Ms. Lara Stone in his preferred black and white. Though some forum members found the image to be a […] Read more![Romeo Beckham Makes His Fashion Debut in a Burberry Campaign [VIDEO] (Forum Buzz)](http://cdn3-www.thefashionspot.com/assets/uploads/2012/12/file_177889_0_Burberry-Prorsum-SS-13-ad-230x338.jpg) Romeo Beckham Makes His Fashion Debut in a Burberry Campaign [VIDEO] (Forum Buzz)Burberry Prorsum came out with part of their Mario Testino-shot Spring 2013 ad campaign yesterday, and though that’s buzz-worthy in itself (the campaign features models Edie Campbell, Charlie France, Cara Delevingne, Charlotte Wiggins, Alex Dunstan, and Max Rendell), the real story is that 10-year-old Romeo Beckham (as in second son of Victoria and David) is […] Read more Gwen Stefani Covers the January Issue of Vogue in Saint Laurent Paris (Forum Buzz)Vogue is kicking off 2013 with a glittering gold cover photographed by Annie Liebovitz featuring Gwen Stefani in a look by Saint Laurent Paris. Putting Gwen on the cover always seems like a smart move. A rock chick with her own sense of style that generations of girls can look up to? What’s not to […] Read more Harper’s Bazaar Australia Taps Kate Bosworth for January Cover (Forum Buzz)I would be very hard pressed to tell you what Kate Bosworth’s last viable acting project was (other than singing a holiday song for Topshop), but she’s still very much a fashion world darling, as exhibited by her appearance on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Australia’s January issue. As they often do, forum members had mixed […] Read more Jessica Chastain (and Lots of Red Gucci Fabric) Covers Vogue Germany’s January Issue (Forum Buzz)Bruce Weber photographed actress and fashion darling Jessica Chastain swathed in red Gucci for the cover of Vogue Germany’s January 2013 issue. To ring in the New Year, the issue features things that (most) people are currently obsessed with – like their cover girl, Downton Abbey cast members, and Kate Upton. Picky Fashion Spot forum […] Read more Louis Vuitton Sticks With the Checkerboard Motif for their Spring 2013 Campaign (Forum Buzz)Everything Marc Jacobs does seems to be semi-controversial in the Fashion Spot forums, so it’s no surprise that the ad campaign for Louis Vuitton’s graphic checkered Spring 2013 collection received mixed reviews from forum members. It is worth noting, however, that the positive seemed to outweigh the negative, and (most) forum members were willing to […] Read more I Dare You to Watch this Victoria’s Secret Holiday Video and Not Be CharmedVictoria's Secret cast Candice Swanepoel, Miranda Kerr, Doutzen Kroes, Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge, Lindsay Ellingson, and Erin Heatherton in its holiday video, which shows the models lighting holiday candles, putting presents under the Christmas tree, and hanging wreaths — all while wearing red lingerie with fluffy white trim (as you do) and singing "Deck the […] Read more Link Buzz: NYC Fashion People Are So Happy for Wang (Mostly); Who Was 2012’s It-est ‘It’ Girl?Anna Wintour, DVF, and most other people think Alexander Wang is going to do a bang-up job at Balenciaga. More anonymous members of the American fashion community are … not convinced. [Fashionologie] Is grunge hair cool again? Sort of, but if you have to phrase the question that way — then no, not exactly […] Read more Oh Sure, Why Wouldn’t I Buy a $695 Bra from Playboy?Because you've come a long way baby, the nice man in the smoking jacket's saying you can finally put those bunny ears into retirement. Playboy is joining the rest of the modern world on the fashion bandwagon with a new and very special collaboration with #cool #NewYork #designers #emerging #young #Parsons #brand Cushnie et Ochs. In […] Read more Alexander Wang to Take the Reins at Balenciaga! (Forum Buzz)Though many forum members seem less than thrilled with this announcement, it seems that New York based fashion designer Alexander Wang will be taking the reins at Balenciaga. It was announced earlier this month that Nicolas Ghesquière, who has been serving as Balenciaga’s creative director since 1997, would end his working relationship with the brand […] Read more Isabeli Fontana is Super Gorgeous on Vogue Brazil’s December Cover (Forum Buzz)It’s so refreshing to see a summery cover in December, so thank you Vogue Brazil for being in the southern hemisphere and for having the foresight to put one of your national model treasures (there are so many of them), Isabeli Fontana, on the cover. Simply put, Isabeli looks super gorgeous wearing Christian Dior Resort […] Read more Kendra Spears and Ryan Barrett Show Off Versace’s Skivvies (Forum Buzz)If any brand is going to bring the sexy to its underwear campaigns, it’s Versace. And of course, because Versace and photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott are all about that sex appeal, they got really literal and portrayed models Kendra Spears and Ryan Barrett (who you may remember from the brand’s equally blue-tinged Spring […] Read more |