Balmain Unveils Fall Winter 2018 Video Campaign with Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich stars in Balmain's FW 2018 campaign and Olivier Rousteing shares his feelings about it and the backstory:

Like every French kid growing up in the nineties, I was obsessed with The Fifth Element. So, obviously, there’s no need to tell me that Milla Jovovich is an incredible actor and a stunningly beautiful woman. I’ve long admired her strength, style and talents and I’ve often dreamed of finding a way to work with Milla on a Balmain project. That’s why I was beyond excited when she agreed to sign on for our Fall-Winter campaign. I couldn’t wait to see the first images from the London shoot. I knew enough to expect great things—but, honestly, I wasn’t expecting to be so blown away, so quickly. From the moment I saw the raw footage, I knew that we had already captured exactly what we needed.

As Leeloo says in The Fifth Element, “boooooooom ba da booom.” Done. We had it. No need for complicated edits or even a soundtrack. I knew, as soon as I saw it, that all we needed to do was keep it simple and retain the focus on what Milla was doing in that incredible space. The strong, minimal style may be new for Balmain, but it perfectly compliments next fall’s styles. An Le’s pictures captured the same stark beauty that Jake caught on the video. I’m sure there’ll be more to come, but for now, I think we’ve got it. ~ Olivier Rousteing

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Ferragamo Autumn Winter 2018 Campaign

Suffused by a dynamic and diverse new spirit, a peerlessly exquisite historical Italian house suddenly echoes with life, laughter and youth again.

For Autumn Winter 2018 Salvatore Ferragamo presents neither one Ferragamo woman, nor one Ferragamo man - instead inviting a broad community of models to reflect the glorious multiplicity of today in a patchwork of characters under the creative direction of Paul Andrew. Shot by Harley Weir and featuring Stella Tennant, Shanelle Nyasiase, Rianne Van Rompaey, Xiao Wen Ju, Piero Mendez and Edoardo Sebastianelli, this milestone Ferragamo campaign represents a fresh page in the house’s remarkable history. 

The new ‘Ferragaristocracy’ as imagined by Andrew is defined by its commitment to progress - because to embrace change is the key to success in contemporary culture. Andrew says: “One of the original inspirations of the collection featured in this campaign was the Duchess of Devonshire - a formidable personification of old-school elegance and privilege. And her grand-daughter Stella inhabits that refreshed persona with an effortless grace. But in 2018 you don’t have to be to the manor born to have a compelling and stylish manner about you. Curiosity, taste and a breadth of vision - not a narrowness - is what counts today.”

Punchy color, rich texture and flowing deformalized silhouettes punctuated with Andrew’s signature Ferragamo shoes, boots and accessories - starring the new Ferragamo Studio bag - make up the grammar of Ferragamo’s revived visual language. Harley Weir deploys her realist’s eye and analogue authenticity to present an imagined house-party whose guests hail from across the globe. What's brought them together? The newly-rebooted Salvatore Ferragamo aesthetic as defined by Andrew in partnership with Menswear Design Director Guillaume Meilland.

Andrew says: “I want Ferragamo to assert a distinctly special voice. The best way to do that is to be collaborative, inclusive and open - which is why I’m so excited to be working alongside talents like Guillaume, Harley, and this powerful cast of models. Together we’ve found a harmony that truly reflects the bold and positive change that’s afoot at Salvatore Ferragamo.”

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Recap: Miami Swim Week Powered by Art Hearts Fashion

Photos courtesy of Art Hearts Fashion / Arun Nevader

From July 12th-16th 2018, Miami Swim Week powered by Art Hearts Fashion transformed South Beach into a swimwear wonderland. Designers, buyers, and industry professionals from around the world flocked to Miami Swim Week’s annual swim and resort wear event. Art Hearts Fashion expanded its footprint as the largest producer of runway shows during Swim Week. With over 33 top tier international designers and a rare first-time collaboration with luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue, Art Hearts Fashion celebrated the sexiness and excitement that is Swim Week at the world class Faena Forum.

“This was by far the biggest production this season for Swim Week in Miami in terms of size and scale”, said Erik Rosete, Founder and President of Art Hearts Fashion International. “We had a record number of designers presenting along with the most leading brands in the industry including several designers carried at Saks Fifth Avenue”.

Attracting over 10,000+ attendees, Miami Swim Week powered by Art Hearts Fashion was a massive undertaking that truly represented the City of Miami. The massive event spanned across the city with runway shows at the renowned Faena Forum and special events at exclusive locations including E11ELEVEN Miami, and Saks Fifth Avenue. “We wanted to showcase the diversity, fun, and sexiness that are indicative of Miami and swimwear.” Rosete said. The vast event drew an eclectic group of celebrities including, but not limited to, Ryan Phillippe, Soccer Star Eduardo Salvio, NFL Super Bowl Winner Devin Thomas, Male Super Models Tyson Beckford and Garrett Neff, Cast Members of Love and Hip Hop Miami and WAGS Miami, and Carmen Carrera, the first transgender model to ever walk the runway for Swim Week.

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To live and fry in L.A. with Kenzo

A summer vacation in Los Angeles feels a lot like the city itself: sprawling, arid, endless, blinding. Most of the time is spent loitering by the beach, on the boardwalk, around suburban lawns, by the pool. Stillness, music, heat,…

Photographer Rob Kulisek trails a group of young friends, locked up in the hazy city, trying to escape from boredom. The imposing sun and laid-back attraction of L.A. summer is intensified by the new cuts of the collection. Looser, slightly cropped fits enhanced by the logo or the Floral print heighten the tracksuit as THE timeless uniform of chill.

KENZO’s inimitable mix of pop fantasy makes the west coast boredom so enviable.

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Dries Van Noten creates exclusive limited edition marble print raincoats

Originally featured as the finale of his men’s fashion show and to celebrate the arrival of his Autumn / Winter 2018 collection, Dries Van Noten has designed 10 exclusive Ebru marble printed raincoats each with its own color way. A limited stock of 10 of each color will be available at 10 selected stockists worldwide for a limited period. 

The coats will be available from August at Dries Van Noten stores in Antwerp, Paris and Tokyo as well as in selected stockists in New York (Barneys), London (Harvey Nichols), Moscow (Le Form), Tokyo (Isetan, Shinjuku), Hong Kong (Lane Crawford), Singapore (Club 21) and online on Mr Porter.

Tradition embraces technology as this is the first known time this time honored technique of marbling, usually reserved for application on paper for book linings as example, is used for textiles and clothing. The Ebru technique creates motifs when oil based inks diffuse on a water surface and transferred to paper.

It took some time for the Dries Van Noten design team to find a master artist of this technique willing to help impart his knowledge and assist in taking on the challenge of transferring the technique to textiles. Three hundred unique works were created after days spent at his London Atelier.  The idea for the finale of the fashion show, a cacophony of all of all the vivid and vibrant marble prints together was born when all of three hundred marbling samples lay alongside each other on the atelier floor. 

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MONCLER BEYOND FASHION, STRAIGHT INTO LIFE

When it comes to human beings, identity is about individuality. When talking about a brand, uniqueness is a question of multiplicity and in both cases, diversity is strength. It is this principle that inspired the new Moncler advertising campaign, which, through Craig McDean's timeless black and white, features nineteen people from all backgrounds and ages but united by a single word: BEYOND.

BEYOND is the expression of pure human strength that pushes man to break rigid prejudices and pre-established models. BEYOND is an effective and resonant life proposition since it is both real and sincere, just like Moncler. BEYOND is the sum of the values of the brand that has always distinguished itself by its desire to exceed.

Born in 1952 in a small mountain village in Haute-Savoie, the Moncler brand has gone beyond its original sector, namely mountain equipment, to become a full-fledged brand, in an urban style. She crossed the French mountains to become global. Moncler has pushed the boundaries of technicality to adapt to everyday life, using the technology that makes its products practical and functional. Moncler goes beyond the opportunities to dress every moment of life and address all generations without giving young people an aged look and the older a young look.

Unceasingly, Moncler exceeds all limits, all generations and all expectations. Today this project comes to life and becomes palpable in the life choices and fundamentals of a group of people with a unique motivation: to go beyond. From the Paralympic athlete to the astronaut, from activist to trend creator, the campaign goes beyond the idea of raditional advertising to support the motivation, willpower and uniqueness that drive an individual to go beyond all his limits to be, simply himself.

As a brand, Moncler's strength lies in its honest way of being itself, going beyond trends and targets, by speaking a language that puts the individual at the forefront and that is able to adapt to the most diverse situations and environments. The essential message of the campaign is that of freedom and strength of character. It is a call in the name of diversity, which finds its strength and impulse in multiplicity.

Through this liberating power and plurality, Moncler goes beyond fashion, to get straight into life. It does so through nineteen voices transmitting its message.

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J&M Davidson SS19

For Spring Summer 2019, J&M Davidson embarks on a Moroccan voyage with a collection inspired by the country’s exotic colors, distinct architecture and bustling bazaars. The resulting designs are imbued with the spirit of a luxurious traveler of the past who would dress up to travel.

Vibrant brights – Majorelle Blue, Cosmos Pink, Avocado Green and Acacia Yellow – embolden this season’s accessories, and evoke Marrakesh’s luscious Jardin Majorelle, which was famously bought by Yves Saint Laurent in 1980. Handbag shapes subtly mirror Moroccan architecture – the half-moon Arca bag references layered arches, while the Coura’s central handle echoes the distinct keyhole cut-away that punctuates many buildings. A drop-waisted dress is crafted from a glistening gold and red silk – a nod to the shimmering metallics synonymous with mosaics.

A muted palette of neutrals – camel, ivory, powder grey and sand – conjures the colors of the
Moroccan landscape, creating easy pieces that integrate effortlessly into an everyday wardrobe.
Traditional Moroccan embellishments – tassels and ties – add feminine charm to romantic peasant blouses and bohemian maxi dresses, while the pom-pom offers a playful flourish to this season’s new Liberta handbag.

The collection is also characterized by the unexpected – bags that appear to be simple totes convert to clutches and bum-bags, while the clever use of gathering and drawstrings result in artful draping for this season’s key dresses. Balloon shapes, seen in both sleeves and skirts, create contemporary proportions with a distinct nod to Seventies styling. A striped fabric, used to striking effect on a dress, appears to be woven, but on closer inspection is a luxurious Liberty silk.

While the points of inspiration may flavor the collection with a bohemian feel, the designs are inherently luxurious – from the butter-soft leathers to the bold, yet understated, cuts. These luxury touches – thanks to the easy-to-wear silhouettes, and discreet detailing – do not imbue the pieces with a formality or stiffness but lend Spring Summer 2019 an air of breezy elegance.

Photographer: Joseph Molines
Art Direction: Benjamin Grillon
Stylist: Danielle van Camp
Model: Nica Mestres

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