Every season Vanessa Bruno creates short films to communicate the spirit of her collection. The Parisian designer recently released her Spring/Summer 2011 film entitled "Miracle". The film was directed by Stephanie Di Giusto and stars French muse Lou Doillon and Jessica Joffe. Beautiful! Watch the video here. View the entire collection at vanessabruno.com.
Pictures of Gucci's upcoming advertising campaign featuring Jennifer Lopez and her children were released this morning. Gucci is one of the latest design houses to offer children's apparel, a category the New York Times recently reported represents big growth in the industry. Gucci's children's line is set to debut in November, as is Stella McCartney's new collection for kids. Fendi is said to be rolling out a line of children's clothing soon. via Styleite
Louis Vuitton's "core values" campaign is notable for its high profile subjects and the visibility it has given to the brand and its heritage. This ad, featuring Ali Hewson and her husband Bono set to debut this fall in newspapers and magazines, is perhaps the most interesting to date. For starters, its the first time Bono has appeared in an ad without his band. Instead of Vuitton, both wear Edun, the ethical clothing label they founded in 2005 to encourage trade with Africa. Rather than the requisite logo bag, Ali totes a handbag co-designed by Edun and Vuitton. Most importantly, Bono and Ali donated their fees to appear in the campaign to charitable causes including Chernobyl Children’s Project International (CCPI). I've written about CCPI before as my sister is the U.S. director. This organization helps children in Belarus and Ukraine who still suffer horrific consequences from the 1986 disaster. So long ago, but thanks to this organization the children who still live with the aftermath are not forgotten. You can learn more about CCPI here. (WWD)
If there is anyone in the fashion universe who doesn't already think Isabel Marant is cool this may seal the deal. Kate Moss is the face of the designer's fall/winter campaign for the designer photographed by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.via Design Scene
Jennifer Aniston plays a convincing (and very cool) Barbara Streisand in a photo spread for Harper's Bazaar September issue. The photos feature Aniston recreating classic Streisand looks from the past with modern designs.
The September issues, hitting newsstands now, are pleasantly plump. This is excellent news in an industry lean with advertising pages in recent years. September is the most important month for glossy magazine advertising. Publisher Conde Nast reports that it expects a rebound for Vogue with 532 ad pages - a 24 percent increase over 2009. Glamour will have 241 pages of ads - a 57 percent increase from last September’s issue. Hachette Filipacchi’s Elle improved by 18 percent as did Harper’s Bazaar (12 percent) and Marie Claire (11 percent). (sources: All the Rage and Yahoo!)
