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Vivienne Westwood's New Ethical Bags Are Now Online

Christina Perez — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:58:06 PDT

>> Today, at Pitti Immagine in Florence, Vivienne Westwood launched a new series of bags for her Ethical Fashion Africa Project. Handmade by men and women in Nairobi from recycled materials - electrical wiring, tent canvas, aluminum, plastic bags - the accessories are not only environmentally friendly, they're also community-sustaining. "It's not charity, it's work," Westwood says of the project's aim to create jobs in impoverished communities by teaching workers real skills. Ranging in price from $83 to $339, the collection is a colorful melange of chic prints, interesting textures and easy-to-wear shapes. The pieces are available online at yoox.com, with a special video shot by her campaign photographer, Juergen Teller. Click through the slideshow to see our favorites from the collection.

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Two Kooky New Images of Helena Bonham Carter for Marc Jacobs Fall 2011

fashionologie — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:32:32 PDT

>> Marc Jacobs mentioned insane asylums as one of his Fall 2011 reference points, and it seems that just that is being channeled through the collection's campaign. After the first ad popped up last week showing Helena Bonham Carter upside down and splay-legged, two more images have surfaced, the first with Bonham Carter feigning ill with spots affixed on her face and hands, and the second with her panting and begging as a dog.

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Helena Bonham Carter Is the Fall 2011 Face of Marc Jacobs

fashionologie — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:20:12 PDT

>> Marc Jacobs has picked the queen of red carpet quirk - Helena Bonham Carter (who just so happened to wear a Marc Jacobs dress to the SAG Awards earlier this year) - as the face of his equally quirky, unpredictable label's Fall 2011 campaign. Only one image has leaked so far, showing Bonham Carter smiling in a pillbox hat, snapped from overhead by Juergen Teller. [TFS]

Fashion Descends on Venice for the 2011 Biennale

fashionologie — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:16:29 PDT

>> Every two years, the fashion flock meets the art world in Venice for a series of parties and power buys. This year, Hogan, Prada, and Missoni have been among the Venice Biennale event hosts, bringing out guests like Anna Wintour (who was spotted yesterday riding around the city's Grand Canal), Dasha Zhukova, and Naomi Campbell. While some have already come and gone - Anna Wintour, Francois-Henri Pinault, and Salma Hayek Pinault were already spotted attending the French Open in Paris today - we've the fleeting moments of the last couple of days' festivities captured in our slideshow at left.

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Will Kate Moss Be in Louis Vuitton's Fall 2011 Ad Campaign? Plus, More Casting Rumors

fashionologie — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:33:05 PDT

>> The latest Fall 2011 campaign scuttlebutt: Isabeli Fontana is taking the early lead, with campaigns for Escada and Donna Karan booked, and a rumored appearance for Bottega Veneta as well. Karan's campaign, which was captured by Patrick Demarchelier the past three seasons, was snapped by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for Fall 2011.

Meanwhile, Steven Meisel shot (and Karl Templer styled) the Fall 2011 Louis Vuitton campaign in New York yesterday - but there will reportedly be no Kate Moss appearance as there was on the runway. In fact, no supermodels will be featured at all: Instead, the six models chosen are said to be from the current generation - "Top 50-ish, a bit new. Nothing from the Icon list." Daphne Groeneveld and Fei Fei Sun are rumored to be among them.

Kate Moss has reportedly been cast for another Fall 2011 campaign for Mango; however, it will be shot by Terry Richardson and is today, making lots of appearances on his blog.

Versace, like Donna Karan, is also switching up photographers - after going with Mario Testino for the past eight seasons, Donatella Versace has chosen Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott to do the Fall 2011 honors (with styling by Joe McKenna). Originally, the Versace campaign, like Vuitton, was reportedly supposed to feature six models, including Candice Swanepoel and Groeneveld, but the photographers are rumored to have settled instead on one girl with "short dark hair" who is a "cover star." Some are thinking that might indicate Saskia de Brauw as Versace's new girl.

To round out the Fall 2011 campaign placements so far, Juergen Teller shot Irina Kulikova yesterday for Moschino at Turin's Ristorante del Cambio, Ralph Lauren has reportedly cast its runway opener Sui He, and Liu Wen is rumored to be in the upcoming Dolce & Gabbana campaign.

A few images from the various shoots in the gallery.

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See Crystal Renn for DSquared2, Leighton Meester for Missoni, Sarah Burton's First Alexander McQueen Ad, Plus More

fashionologie — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:43:19 PST

>> Crystal Renn is following up her Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier campaigns last season with another campaign one-two punch for Spring 2011: Jimmy Choo and the newly-released DSquared2 set, in which she is joined by Anna Maria Jagodzinska, Sun Fei Fei, Hailey Clauson, and Monika Sawicka. Put that together with the new Missoni Spring 2011 ads, which feature the Missoni family along with Leighton Meester and social personalities like Tatiano Santo Domingo and Camilla Al Fayed, Freja Beha Erichsen's Valentino ads, a first look at Mariacarla Boscono for Loewe, and Sarah Burton's first Alexander McQueen campaign featuring Lindsey Wixson, and you've got the sum whole of the latest Spring 2011 ad campaigns.

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New on the Spring 2011 Campaign Front - Lara Stone for Calvin Klein, Daria Werbowy for Celine, and a New Karmen for Michael Kors

fashionologie — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:36:43 PST

>> After seasons and seasons of Carmen Kass-fronted ads, Michael Kors has switched to another Estonian-born Karmen this season: Karmen Pedaru, who Kors paired with Simon Nessman for his Spring 2011 ad campaign. “They’re both youthful and elegant all at once - which makes them so very Michael Kors,” the designer explained. A first look at that - plus Daria Werbowy for Celine by Juergen Teller (left), and Lara Stone exercising her Calvin Klein exclusive for the second season running - among the latest batch of Spring 2011 ad images.

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Two More Spring 2011 Campaigns to Take In - Marc by Marc Jacobs and Valentino

fashionologie — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:40:52 PST

>> We caught you up on all the newly-broken Spring 2011 ad campaigns this morning, but two more first looks have appeared since: Valentino and Marc by Marc Jacobs. David Sims captured Julia Saner, Freja Beha Erichsen, and Caroline Brasch Nielsen (although images of the latter two have not yet surfaced) in black and white at Valentino’s Place Vendome headquarters; and Juergen Teller did the honors as usual for Marc by Marc Jacobs, pairing Ginta Lapina with androgynous male model Andrej Pejic (Pejic appears with another blonde - Karolina Kurkova - in the yet-to-be-seen Spring 2011 Jean Paul Gaultier campaign).

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A First Look at Marc Jacobs's Spring 2011 Campaign, Shot Backstage at His Show by Juergen Teller

fashionologie — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:20:53 PST

>> Whether in the name of multitasking (and money-saving) or not, Marc Jacobs had Juergen Teller shoot his Spring 2011 campaign at the same time the runway show was happening - backstage, with the show set as backdrop. The first peeks of the product have turned up - featuring Masha Kirsanova and
Caroline Brasch Nielsen, the latter who is shown in a sheer top, causing some to voice opinions of discomfort, as she is 16 years old.

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Nina Garcia Welcomes Second Son; Juergen Teller Shoots Anna Dello Russo's Perfume Ad; Plus, More Spring 2011 Campaign Rumors

fashionologie — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:07:05 PST

Anna Dello Russo now has a perfume ad, shot by Juergen Teller, to go along with her promotional video [ADR, ADR]

Nina Garcia welcomed her second son over the weekend, she announced over Twitter: "Delighted to announce that over the wknd we welcomed 8lb13oz Alexander David Conrod into our home! Baby is doing great & Lucas [her oldest son] is thrilled!" [@ninagarcia]
Stella McCartney also reportedly welcomed her fourth child just before Thanksgiving last week; she just relaunched her website, with behind-the-scenes photos and videos, as well [The Cut, Style File]
40 percent of Vogue Italia's readers come from the United States, but Anna Wintour calls Franca Sozzani "magnificent" [WashPo]
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott shot Laetitia Casta in London for the Spring 2011 Roberto Cavalli campaign [Laetita Casta]
More Spring 2011 campaign rumors: Iselin Steiro is said to be the face of Lanvin; Gisele Bundchen of Isabel Marant (by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin); Raquel Zimmermann of Louis Vuitton (by Steven Meisel); and Givenchy's group is said to be Daphne Groeneveld, Iris Strubegger, Mariacarla Boscono, and Natasha Poly [HoM, HoM, TFS]
Prada, which saw its profits triple in the last nine months, is now eyeing an initial public offering in 2011 rather than 2012 [WWD]