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All the Spring 2012 Ad Campaigns, So Far (New - Eddie Borgo, Marc Jacobs, Lanvin)

fashionologie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:42 PST

>> Campaign season is here. So far, there have been Spring 2012 ad moments for Gisele Bundchen, Karlie Kloss, Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr, Julia Stegner - and more. See those, plus all the Spring 2012 ad campaigns, in the slideshow - with more added as they arrive.

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Abbey Lee Kershaw Fronts the New Gucci, Jerry Hall Returns to the Catwalk, and Kate Moss Is Not Into Twitter

Christina Perez — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:52:35 PST

>>These stories and more - here, in our daily news roundup.

Abbey Lee Kershaw is the face of a new set of Gucci fragrances. The fragrances launch this March and all have names that start with "G" - Gorgeous Gardenia, Gracious Tuberose, Glamorous Magnolia, Generous Violet, Glorious Mandarin - "because of Gucci, of course," explains the brand's creative director, Frida Giannini. [WWD]

Jerry Hall returned to the catwalk this week to walk Jean Luc Amsler's couture show in Paris. The 55-year-old wasn't the only older model to grace the couture runways; Yasmin Le Bon, 47, walked Stéphane Rolland's show wearing a 110-pound dress. [Telegraph]

Kate Moss says she is not joining Twitter anytime soon. "I just don't understand it. I don't get it at all." [Styleite]

The first episode of The Fashion Fund - a web miniseries about the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund competition - premiered yesterday on Hulu. In it, Anna Wintour criticizes candidates' submissions, saying things like, "Well, this is just generic," and "I mean, it’s fine, it’s not offensive." The Cut
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This Week's Best Dressed

fashionologie — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:51:33 PST

>> From London to Sydney to Miami, this week's best-dressed is a colorful bunch. See who's wearing what - and where - in the slideshow.

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All the Resort 2012 Ad Campaigns, So Far

fashionologie — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:44:40 PDT

>> It's just about that time of year when Resort collections start hitting the stores, and the campaigns are starting to pour in. See Arizona Muse swing for Louis Vuitton, Jac Jagaciak go Brigitte Bardot under the guidance of Ellen von Unwerth's lens for Christian Dior, Natasha Poly grope a nude statue for Fendi, and Guinevere van Seenus's creepy turn for Miu Miu - all the Resort 2012 campaigns so far, in the slideshow.

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Frida Giannini, Gucci CEO Patrizio di Marco Publicly Announce Their Romantic Involvement

fashionologie — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:35:20 PDT

>> Frida Giannini and Gucci CEO Patrizio di Marco have publicly announced that they've been a couple for over two years. Although many fashion brands are or have been run by couples - Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli, Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti, Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge - this marks the first time the couple is not the owners of the brand but rather its employees.

Giannini, 38, who became Gucci creative director in 2006, and di Marco, 49, who joined as CEO in January 2009, became romantically involved on a trip to China; both were divorced at the time. After their relationship changed, di Marco says he went to Rome to speak to François-Henri Pinault, the chief executive of PPR, which owns Gucci; Giannini also spoke to Pinault, separately. Both say they were fully prepared to leave Gucci if required, but Pinault “was very supportive.”

Pinault says that he is not concerned if the relationship were to go south: “If something changed and one left, well, we would deal with that. . . . This is a family business – it was started by my father, and I know how that can feel and seem to the outside world, but I also know how much that makes you be strict with yourself. And I knew them, so I knew if anything this would make them more demanding with themselves.”

Gucci Spring 2012

fashionologie — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:01:02 PDT

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Frida Giannini Finds Fashion More Inspiring Without a Stylist's Influence

fashionologie — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:37:55 PDT

>> When Frida Giannini is asked how she first got interested in fashion - whether it was through music or otherwise - she replies in the new issue of Interview: "I always loved the look of musicians. I’ve always admired them because they have a look - when I was growing up, it seemed that the ones I liked didn’t need to have a stylist. Now there is this trend where everyone has a stylist, or follows the suggestions of a stylist, from designers on down. But I have some memories of looking at David Bowie in the ’70s, and he had this look that was so authentic and original, which I think is more genuine in a way for a musician, and also very intriguing from the designer’s point of view." Also learned: Giannini owns 8,000 vinyl records. [Interview]

The Softer Side of Colorblock

Christina Perez — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:04:55 PDT

>> Colorblock has appeared on dozens of designers' runways for the last three seasons, but it's not all about Mondrian-style squares and hard-lined panels. As Carey Mulligan proved in a skin-baring Roksanda Ilincic frock at Comic-Con last week - and Karolina Kurkova attested earlier this month in a sweep of Sophie Theallet - the trend can be sweetly feminine and softly sexy as well. From Gucci's artfully-draped Spring 2011 versions to the Fall 2011 Grecian styles on offer from Carlos Miele and Costello Tagliapietra, here's a look at the softer side of colorblock.

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A Look at Gucci's Moody Fall 2011 Ad Campaign with Joan Smalls and Abbey Lee Kershaw

fashionologie — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:49:29 PDT

>> Gucci's Fall 2011 ad campaign - shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott and featuring Joan Smalls, Sigrid Agren, Emily Baker, and most prominently, Abbey Lee Kershaw - achieves a watercolored effect by way of projected images.

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Karolina Kurkova, Diane Kruger, Alexa Chung and More Hit the 2011 Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet

fashionologie — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:31:41 PDT

>> Curious to see what the House of Dior puts out without a creative director at its head? The Fall 2011 Dior couture collection, which debuts in July, is being produced just that way - by the design studio alone - but a peek at what they're capable of came last night. Melanie Laurent debuted the Dior studio's first foray without a head designer - a couture gown inspired by an archival piece - for the Cannes Film Festival opening festivities. See that dress, plus Diane Kruger's slinky Calvin Klein Collection number, Rachel McAdams's peekaboo sheer Marchesa gown, and more from the first two days of Cannes in the slideshow.

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