Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2013 Ad Campaign | Various Models by Steven Meisel

Shot by Steven Meisel, the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2013 ad campaign follows the same concept as its runway show held a couple of months ago. The set design was created by artist Daniel Buren who created a similar checkerboard design for the show in Paris and will also be designing window displays for select Louis Vuitton stores.

The collection was inspired by Daniel Buren’s Les Deux Plateaux, a series of striped columns of different heights in Palais Royal. Marc Jacobs reinterpreted this with repetition and the manipulation of the Louis Vuitton Damier check that set the mood for an optical display of graphic elements. And, I guess that’s all that you need: visual excitement in simple silhouettes.

The Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2013 ad campaign by Steven Meisel stars (from left) Janice Alida, Athena Wilson, Bria Condon, Magdalena Jaesk, Ji Hye Park, Tian Yi, Ruby Jean Wilson, and Nastya Kusakina, who are all relatively new to the scene. One of them, Bria Condon, actually makes her debut in this campaign without any prior experience in editorials, campaigns or shows!

The campaign also bears a similar aesthetic to previous Prada ad campaigns that were shot by Steven Meisel as well. Those two, incidentally, are the ones to watch every season.

Image Credits: tfs

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Backstage at New York Fashion Week | Spring/Summer 2013 Part 2

Goodbye New York!

The final round of backstage photos from the New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013 shows featuring Derek Lam, Ohne Titel, Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, 3.1 Philip Lim, Nanette Lepore, Rodarte and Marc Jacobs.

Derek Lam

Nanette Lepore

3.1 Philip Lim

Anna Sui

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Rodarte

Ohne Titel

Marc Jacobs

Image Credits: interviewmagazine.com, nymag.com, models.com

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Louis Vuitton X Yayoi Kusama Capsule Collection

The first round of the Louis Vuitton X Yayoi Kusama collection has finally hit stores (15 July in Singapore) with the second drop featuring a fresh range of monogram leather goods to be released in October. Inspired by 83-year-old artist Yayoi Kusama’s uncanny knack of using dots in her artworks, the Louis Vuitton X Yayoi Kusama collection is basically a subtly bold, fun and graphic collection that features an insane amount of dots, encompassing ready-to-wear, accessories and leather goods.

There is something very attractive and appealing about collaboration collections that entices you to collect those highly sought-after items and this one is no different. The collection is available in limited quantities at selected Louis Vuitton outlets and is expected to match the popularity of previous Louis Vuitton-artist collaborations including Steven Sprouse in 2001, Takashi Murakami in 2002 and Richard Prince in 2007.

The Louis Vuitton X Yayoi Kusama collection is also the only collaboration to get multiple pop-up stores, namely in New York’s Soho, Hong Kong’s Pacific Place, Singapore’s Ngee Ann City, Tokyo’s Isetan Shinjuku branch, Ginza’s Dover Street Market, Paris’ Printemps and London’s Selfridges. The Printemps pop-up store will be a 860-square-feet space centred around Yayoi Kusama’s signature polka dots while the 1,375-square-feet Selfridges outlet will be decorated with her famous pumpkin sculptures and will also feature a 24-window display designed by Yayoi Kusama herself, making it the largest window transformation in the store’s history. The pop-up store in Singapore will open from 15 July to 1 November 2012. You do not want to miss this.

“…a polka-dot has the form of the sun, which is a symbol of the energy of the whole world and our living life, and also the form of the moon, which is calm. Round, soft, colorful, senseless and unknowing. Polka-dots become movement… Polka dots are a way to infinity.” –Yayoi Kusama

“Her energy is just endless. Through the painstaking sort of obsession in each of her canvasses and installations that she’s created, you see this world that never ends. I guess that’s what I admire and that’s what I respond to in terms of feeling for her and for her work.” –Marc Jacobs

“Louis Vuitton has outlets and fans all around the world and I hope, like with other collaborations, and expect, like other collaborations, that this will bring the work of Kusama to a new audience and that’s the audience of Louis Vuitton.” –Marc Jacobs

“It continues something I began when I came here which is the idea of art and collaboration, or collaboration with artists. For many people who don’t look at art or go to galleries, or maybe they’re not aware of Kusama’s work, there will be a new venue, a new place to see this work and to come to appreciate it through the eyes of Louis Vuitton.” –Marc Jacobs

Check out the rest of the Louis Vuitton X Yayoi Kusama collection below as well as a video by Angelo Pennetta featuring Anais Pouliot styled by Katie Grand.

Image Credits: vogue.co.uk/tfs

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Vogue Italia July 2012 Collections | Various Models by Steven Meisel

The Vogue Italia July 2012 Collections main editorial shot by Steven Meisel, featuring the Fall/Winter 2012/2013 collections has got to be one of the best editorials to date this year –if not the whole of this year.

Starring Vanessa Axente, Julia Nobis, Erjona Ala, Mackenzie Drazan, Lida Fox and Elena Bartels on the three-page cover –all wearing Gucci– with Ros Georgiou, Hedvig Palm and Lula Österdahl in the rest of the shoot, the models managed to blend effortless together while pulling off a myriad of acts that you would never have thought would befit the clothes they were wearing. Immaculate styling by Karl Templer and peculiar yet ingenious set designs by Mary Howard complete this winning editorial spread.

Check out the rest of this spectacular editorial featuring Vanessa Axente, Julia Nobis, Erjona Ala, Mackenzie Drazan, Lida Fox, Elena Bartels, Ros Georgiou, Hedvig Palm and Lula Österdahl by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia July 2012, showcasing the Fall/Winter 2012/2013 Collections below.

Miu Miu

Alexander McQueen

Givenchy

Comme des Garcons

Bottega Veneta

Prada

Marc Jacobs

Balenciaga

Lanvin

Versace

Rick Owens

Louis Vuitton

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Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2012/2013 Ad Campaign | Marie Piovesan, Marte Mei Van Haaster, Ros Georgiou, Tati Cotliar & Magda Laguinge by Juergen Teller

The Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2012/2013 ad campaign images are raw, grainy and overexposed yet again, courtesy of Juergen Teller who has been shooting for Marc Jacobs for the past 14 years. Up-and-comers Marie Piovesan and Marte Mei Van Haaster feature in this one –which I am very excited about– although you can barely see their faces due to the ‘geisha makeup’.

Not to be outdone by that, stylist Alister Mackie picked heavily adorned and overly styled looks which incidentally were some of my favourite pieces from the Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2012/2013 collection. The oversized hats were a must but I wished there was a better shot of the pilgrim shoes which I have a feeling are going to be a hot trend this Fall. I’ll definitely be keeping my eyes peeled for that!

*Update*

Ugly, hauntingly scary and more shots of those pilgrim shows. Here is the rest of the Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2012/2013 Ad Campaign featuring Marie Piovesan, Marte Mei Van Haaster, Ros Georgiou, Tati Cotliar and Magda Laguinge.

Image Credits: tfs/marcjacobs.com

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