Dutch supermodel Lara Stone is luxury leather goods and fashion brand Louis Vuitton’s new face for its Spring 2010 range.
The supermodel is throwing a super seductive pose amid doves, a patch of grass (isn’t green the color lately?) and ferns, and of course, Louis Vuitton bag and shoes on her 5′10″ body.
The August 2009 face of W magazine sports a Brigitte Bardot look, according to Antoine Arnault, Vuitton’s communication director.
“After two seasons with such a huge star, artistic director Marc Jacobs decided to take a breather and work with a model — and not just any model,” said Arnault.
“It’s the choice of a new supermodel. She clearly has a Brigitte Bardot look.” Well, Lara certainly has that sexy pout, no two thoughts about that.
The sexy shots by top Dutch photographer Desiree Dolron are set to appear in fashion glossies next month.
Check out a couple of behind-the-scenes photos of Lara Stone at the campaign photo shoot:
(Feel free to click and zoom in on Lara… she won’t bite. Unfortunately.)
Tennis celebrity Maria Sharapova has unveiled her Maria Sharapova by Cole Haan collection of handbags and footwear at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
The triple Grand Slam winner (Wimbledon 2004, US Open 2006 & Australian Open 2008) apparently came up with her own fashion designs while she was recouping from a shoulder injury and skipped the tennis route for a while.
Sharapova’s collaboration with fashion brand Cole Haan, which was announced last year, began with sketches, mood boards, and inspirations from the tennis star. Maria infused aspects of her playful personality into every detail of the line from the polished buckles of the shoes, to the leather wrapped chain straps of the handbags.
The Maria Sharapova by Cole Haan footwear collection, featuring Nike Air technology, includes a ballet flat, an ankle-wrapped stiletto, a flat over-the-knee boot, an ankle bootie and a strappy platform sandal. Prices start at $138, going up to $328.
The handbag collection includes a small frame clutch, a lambskin hobo, and Maria’s signature chain-link satchel in a range of eye-catching colors. Each silhouette is characterized by an oversized pleating detail, creating a luxe, yet casual feel. Prices range from $248 for a convertible clutch to $428 for a lambskin hobo.
The tennis star-cum-fashion designer, who’s 6-foot-2 tall, and yet loves wearing stiletto, said:
“It’s my hope that other young women will embrace the spirit of the collection; it’s fun, chic, fashionable and most importantly, able to take you from day to night.”
“Everyone loves Maria. It’s great to be working with her and adding a new dimension to Cole Haan’s history,” said Jim Seuss, CEO of Cole Haan, a subsidiary of Nike.
Seeded 29 at the US Open 2009, Sharapova will be playing unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, on the first round at Flushing Meadows next week.
Check out a couple of Maria’s handbag designs:
More on Maria and more photos of Maria Sharapova here:
Enjoy this 55-second behind-the-scene footage released by Rampage:
“The Rampage line is comfortable and the cuts are very feminine,” said Refaeli, 24. “It always fits perfectly to the curves of a woman’s body – I have curves and I feel really good in it!”
The fall campaign will debut in September issues of fashion and lifestyle magazines such as Elle, Lucky and Cosmopolitan as well as be featured on outdoor advertising and online at fashion and lifestyle websites.
“We were looking for a fresh new face to follow our spring campaign with Gisele Bundchen and when we met Bar we instantly fell in love with her,” said Dari Marder, chief marketing officer, Rampage.
“Bar is sweet, young, sexy and beautiful just like our Rampage customer. We look forward to a wonderful partnership.”
The Rampage campaign was shot by famed fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon at an estate in Los Angeles. Refaeli wears Rampage clothing, accessories, intimates and footwear in a variety of set ups from posing seductively in lingerie to a more innocent playful stance in sportswear for the campaign. The campaign was created by the Iconix in-house marketing team.
Who do you think suits Rampage better? Anyways, Rampage seems to be developing a penchant for changing its spokesperson on a whim — wasn’t it less than six months ago that Gisele replaced Petra Nemocova?
Go ahead and zoom in on Bar and Gisele photos. They won’t bite… unfortunately.
Brazilian catwalk golden girl Gisele Bundchen is replacing model Petra Nemcova in Rampage’s spring/summer 2009 ad campaign.
Rampage, makers of dresses, sportswear, footwear, lingerie, and accessories, has hired the world’s highest paid supermodel to front their clothing for the next two years.
“Gisele was so involved with these shots,” said Dari Marder, chief marketing officer for Rampage. “She epitomizes the Rampage woman – beautiful, sexy, confident and independent.
“It was interesting to see what she picked out to wear — these pieces were some of our bestsellers. She picked the photographer, the hair stylist, makeup artist and she helped us craft the campaign, which is very unique for us.”
“What I like about Rampage is that it works for everyone,” was what Bündchen, 28, had to say about the junior sportswear brand.
The worldwide campaign will hit us with a bang on a Times Square billboard in April and later thru fashion glossies such as Cosmopolitan, In Style and Marie Claire.
American TV series Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick has signed up to star in K-Swiss’ Classic Shoe advertising campaign, starting February 2009.
The 21-year-old British actor, who’s also the lead singer of the English rock band The Filthy Youth, is shooting the ads in NYC featuring tennis balls, rackets and guitars. The TV spots will reportedly show him singing “Come Flash All You Ladies” from his rock band.
So why exactly is Drew Barrymore’s picture here? Well, apparently some romance is in the air between 33-year-old Drew Barrymore and Westwick, as evidenced at a recent concert in the UK. And that’s just news that might just go pretty well with the new role for the bad boy of Gossip Girl.
