who does Monsieur Vuitton Spring 2012 more justice?

 VS.

Hands down, the LV retrospective in the homage to Marc Jacobs article in January's VOGUE U.S. wins this battle for me. LV's campaign makes me just wanna buy some cotton candy and murder a Strawberry Shortcake doll with it. Yeah, kinda sucks when you shell out million$ for an ad campaign that gets creamed by a magazine. But to be fair, it is VOGUE and we all know the power of Coddington- aka the real HBIC of Vogue US - is beyond supreme. 

Better luck next campaign season, LV.

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zombie boy and girlie boy sitting in a tree...

Rick Genest and Andrej Pejic for Auslander spring campaign in Brazil.

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versace for h&m; the madness begins... editorial preview & ad campaign!

Over the summer the fashionwebs was jizzing itself in excitement as it was unveiled that Versace would be the next designer slated to laugh all the way to the bank with H&M. As a mere plebeian, I also climaxed. It's freaking VERSACE, how can you not? Well now that it's getting close to the mid November launch date, the colllab-collection is starting it's ho stroll. A couple days ago VOGUE Russia gave us a pleasant preview punch: 

Che freaking bello!!! The collection looks damn savage! It definitely doesn't look like a cheap collab but rather straight up Gianni and Donatella mastery!! I'm crossing my fingers, eyes, hell even my tongue in hopes that the mensgear will be just as grand. Seriously. If the fellahs don't get as much love, I will go to Milan and forcefeed Donatella and Allegra! They haven't eaten real people food in decades, so this will surely be their true death! I kid, I kid... not really, I will calorie them up without blinking! I have no remorse when it comes to fashion.

And today, Versace's and H&M's minions unleashed their first ad campaign and daddy likes!!!

Lindsey Wixon, Daphne Groeneveld and Sasha Pivovarova make the best Versace lionesses/power bitches of all legendary time! I bow down to them! I gotta start scouring under my couches, bed, jean pockets, etc to fill up my piggybank because I will gladly give these ladies my lunch money once the collection drops. Bully me, bitches, BULLY ME!!

So what do ya think? Am I just being a crazy pseudo guido (the fancy kind- not Snooki)? Do DISCUSS!

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comment dit-on "EPIC FAIL" en Français? oh oui, Blake Lively for Mademoiselle CHANEL.

Blake Lively. Where do I begin. I'm having some trouble understanding how much of a grip on the fashiongame she has and why Anna Wintour thinks she's the best thing since she discovered the only plastic surgeon that does the 35 minute lunch-lipo is on the same block as her VOGUE headquarters. I became even more concerned when Karl Lagerfart announced her as the face of his Mademoiselle bag for CHANEL. No one can't deny that Blake is damn gorgeous and sizzling hot. But I also happen to know exclusively that Blake was birthed by short Marchesa dresses and a pair of sexilicous tan long legs in a science lab. So her and CHANEL? Not a likely pair. But perhaps Karl was thinking he'd capitalize on her sex chicka-bow-wow appeal and give CHANEL some gusto. But NOPE. Instead we're left with images of Blake right after undergoing a labotomy at the Rue Chambon shop. 

What I find particularly hilarious is that there were rumors flying around that many CHANEL honchos were concerned that Blake was "too off brand"- pretty much, she was too much of a ho-looking floozy. And I guess their concerns were heard because Blake looks so freaking blah and dead in the face. But it gets even more hilarious because some bitches over at CHANEL PR's dungeon came out to defend Blake: 

“Blake’s spontaneity and fresh youthful image have convinced Chanel that she is the right person to represent the house and this range of bags.”

Ummm, did they not get the memo that they decided to go with the "I've only had a Cheez-It all day" zombie look with Blake??? I've seen potatoes and zuchini's (yeah I don't know why I used vegetables but whatever) with more spontaneity and fresher looking than Blake does in this ad campaign. And I know there's been a series of budget cuts and all but did they really have to resort to having their intern use PhotoBucket for photoshopping?? The first picture leaves me concerned because those fingers look like octopus tentacles. Her index finger looks like it's trying to stretch itself out of the shot because he knew how much of an embarrassing dud these photos would be. He would not be associated with Blake nor CHANEL. And the second one is a plain out copycat bust because Natalie Portman already did the whole "Crazy psycho lurking in the mirrors" bit in Black Swan:

For shame on this whole catastrophe of undiluted boredom. FOR SHAME! Oh, how I enjoy when the Lagerfart fails. Fortunately the Mademoiselle sector of CHANEL wasn't brought down by Blake because Kiera Knightly's campaign is on fire!!

Now that's how you give good face! Kiera, you better sprinkle some of that onto Blake before her ass gets fired or we get another eyesore (Zeus knows that Lagerfart will not back down).

And yes, I do refer to him as LagerFART-- no typo.

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The lightening passes through my skull...

Meet Rick Genest, aka "Zombie Boy", Nicola Formichetti's muse for his latest Thierry Mugler mens collection.

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Btw, that's not makeup. He actually tattooed his entire body to resemble a gothic skeleton masterpiece. A completely crazy and bold move to make but the inspiration and imagery he evokes is just awe-inspiring, so kudos to him!

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My favorite Ad Campaigns of the S/S 2011 Season:

Ad campaigns make me go crazy because not only do they provide amazing imagery for us fashionloco's but the way that they capture the essence of said collection at hand is just mindblowing to me. To say "hey, this is what we stand for/ what inspired us/ and the woman/man we encompass", although a bit patriarchal, is a beautiful thing to me. Fashionable direction.- that's what I like.

I've been covering the ad campaign trail for the s/s 2011 season in a little post (← click, click, click!) and although they all give me all types of visual awesomeness, there are 2 that drench me in a haze of creative imagery ecstasy. They are as follows:

I'm definitely a bit bipolar by choosing these two; Valentino is beautifully shot with highlights of class and ethereal elegance, while Lanvin's is all kinds of cat-fight crazy and one evil text message away from a Gossip Girl blast. But both just take me "there"-- I'm not exactly sure where "there" is (perhaps 2 hours away north of Narnia?) but "there" I am. Splendid. 

Head on over to my Campaign Frenzy post and let me know which one(s) get's your juices flowing! :)

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First post of the year! From Yves Saint Laurent to Chloé, Gucci to MaxMara, Louis Vuitton to Chanel!!

Hope you mothalovahs said goodbye to 2010 and hello to 2011 in epic style! Now that I've sweated out the last drop of rehab-worthy concoctions I drank on NYE (seriously, I had a Courtney Love & David Arquette sized thirst for the sauce!), I can finally resume to being a human again. After some thought, I've decided that the only way to start off the year right is with a bombardment of S/S 2011 campaign awesomeness. I mean, c'mon seriously... beautiful designs and beautiful subhuman creatures? A visual orgasm is DEFINITELY the way to go!

UPDATED [Jan 4th]: Bally, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Dior, Ferragamo, Akris, Bottega Veneta, Prada, & Miu Miu added to the line up. 

UPDATED [Jan 5th]: Versace added.

UPDATED [Jan 10th]: Céline, Alberta Ferretti, Calvin Klein, Blumarine, Michael Kors, Pringle of Scotland added.

UPDATED [Jan 11th]: Missoni, Alexander McQueen, Dsquared2, and more Valentino added.

UPDATED [Jan 14th]: Jill Stuart, Proenza Schouler, Badgley Mischka, John Varvatos, Jil Sander, & DKNY Giorgio Armani (mens), Trussardi (mens), Dsquared2 (mens), Etro, Lanvin (mens), Loewe, Tommy Hilfiger (mens), Prada (mens), Hugo Boss, Gucci, Sisley, Filippa K (mens),  Emporio Armani, & Calvin Klein (mens) added.

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Lacoste goes Unconventionally Chic for Spring 2011!

It's a new era for the worlds most famous alligator. Not only have they nabbed a new creative director in Felipe Oliveira Baptista but they're also bringing out all the glitz, drama, and shaazam with their A-list cast of super modelquins and the creative eyes of photogs extroardinaires Mert & Marcus for their new ad campaign slated to hit January 2011. Checcckkkkk it out!

My obsession, Anja Rubik

Noah Mills

Liya Kebede

Jon Kortajarena

Holy foursome of supreme model powerhouses!!! Talk about a freaking première casting! Legendary! Lacoste is definitely not playing with their new makeover. Now, I know that at first it may seem like the folks over at the Lacoste headquarters got into Janice Dickinson's medicine cabinet for combining diva sequence and 007 dapperness with a polo shirt on top but there's a method to this madness. You see, the crazy juxtaposition is all symbolism: ya don't have to be all fancy-schmancy to feel and be chic; a Lacoste polo can do just that in all its interwoven glory. Let it sink in a bit. Mmhhhhhmmmmm! I dig it, I dig it, I diiiiig it!! Plus anything with my life's infatuation Anja Rubik is fine by me! :D

UNCONVENTIONAL CHIC, indeed!! 

So what d'ya think? Like the new direction?

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