Sam Smith unveiled as new face of Balenciaga

British gay-singing superstar, Sam Smith lands his first big luxury goods campaign tarring as new face of Balenciaga FW15 Menswear collection. And boy he made it his own, turning drool-worthy coats and bags into a smorgasbord of chic and dramatic interpretations.

The ad campaign was lensed by Josh Olins featuring edgy tailoring by its creative director, Alexander Wang. The pairing of Smith and Wang is being referred to as a “creative collaboration” accompanied by video.

This isn’t Smith first dalliance with fashion. He appeared as Vogue’s Today I’m Wearing star in April, sharing his outfit choices every day for a month.

Valentino Pre Fall 2015 Campaign

Photo: Michal Pudelka for Valentino

Italian fashion house, Valentino, debuts its Pre Fall 15 campaign shot by rising photography talent Michal Pudelka. 

The talented photographer Pudelka first collaborated with Valentino’s creative director duo Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli for Spring/Summer 15, in a dreamy and surreal campaign featuring 20 mermaid-inspired images. Pudelka returns in the fashion front for the special campaign bringing a visually compelling images.

The thrilling new campaign was shot in Bratislava (Pudelka’s hometown), the ads feature models Maartje Verhoef, Ine Neefs and Grace Hartzel, styled by Karl Templer.

See the stunning images below!

Photo: Michal Pudelka for Valentino

Amanda Seyfried lands first Vogue cover; Kit Harrington hotness overload for Out Magazine

Amanda Seyfried star for June 2015 issue of Vogue US

Amanda Seyfried had us at hello. After starring in a dozen of acclaimed films these past few years, she is hard at work fighting to keep herself away from the spotlight and she almost succeed. Now, she’s making a big splash and if you want to get the whole world’s attention (Keeping Up with the Kardashian is a big NO!) better do it in VOGUE.

The “TED 2” actress lands her first Vogue cover for June 2015 and she is looking every inch a Hollywood A-list and fashion star wearing her famous locks (blonde, of course!), sporting berry lips and a blue mini dress with mesh detailing from Dior. The image was captured by famed photographer Mario Testino.

Now, to all the gay men all over world waiting for the perfect moment for Jon Snow to bare it all in Game of Thrones, chances are so thin we are all going bald!

Kit Harrington gives us a glimpse of our leather fantasies looking sexy for June/July 2015 edition of Out Magazine. The photo shoot was captured by Nino Muñoz with styling by Grant Woolhead. The British hunk is looking rough and cool in bomber jackets, denim and leather.

The Game of Thrones star defended his statement when he recently complained about him being seen as a sexual object. He received a backlash by making a bold statement that it is “demeaning” to be called a hunk.

Well, Jon Snow, you are a HUNK!

Versus Versace Fall 2015 Campaign goes rock and roll chic

Anthony Vaccarello‘s appointment as creative director for Versace’s diffusion line, Versus Versace, made quite a splash. The Belgian designer recently unveiled his  fall-winter 2015 collection for the Italian brand on May 14 in a glitzy affair in London town. The show streamed live worldwide online, and all of the designs went on sale immediately afterwards on the Versus Versace site.

Fresh from the  fall-winter 2015 lookbook, Versus Versace gives us a glimpse at the accompanying campaign advertisement. Photographed by Collier Schorr, it was shot in black and white, which perfectly captures edgy rock and roll punk references and military elements. The collection is about strong looks, created for bold and daring young men and women.

See the stunning shots below!

photo courtesy: VERSACE/Versus Versace

Rihanna stuns for Dior Secret Garden campaign

Rihanna is cool.

A few weeks ago, Dior announced that the pop superstar will front its spring 2015 campaign and will star for the upcoming Secret Garden film series. This is some sort of fashion news extraordinaire, as this is Rihanna’s first major fashion campaign from a luxury couture house. And i would say groundbreaking, because the Barbadian bad-ass is the first-ever black woman to become Dior’s ambassador in it’s 69th year history!

This is the fourth installment of the Secret Garden film series, entitled, Secret Service, which will also features the likes of Daria Strokus, Melissa Stasiuk and Xiao Wen Ju. WWD debuted the images for the Secret Garden campaign photographed by Steven Klein at the Palace of Versaille in France.

Dior chief executive officer Sidney Toledano told WWD: “[Rihanna] knew how to work with Versailles. She has this kind of elegance – we saw it from the very first moment — and then she can surprise. She can be unexpected and we like it. It’s part of this personality.”

A spokesperson from Dior also confirmed that “”Film and print versions of the campaign are scheduled to run this spring.”

The 27-year old songtress follows in the footsteps of fellow A-listers Dior ambassadors, such as Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron, Marion Cotillard and Natalie Portman.

She has also previously fronted campaigns for Balmain and is the current creative director of sports brand Puma.

Watch out for the exclusive video on May 18.

Source: Dior/WWD

Jennifer Lawrence first beauty campaign for Dior; Rihanna covers Vogue Met Gala supplement

Jennifer Lawrence stars for Dior Addict beauty campaign

Jennifer Lawrence is making Hollywood’s big bosses sick after she successfully negotiated a $20 million salary per film (first for her upcoming movie with Chris Pratt, Passengers), joining an exclusive club of super A-list actors and actresses who commanded a salary upward of $15-$25 million. Thanks to leaked emails from Sony, and partly because Charlize Theron (Lawrence and Theron are both Dior ambassadors) engineered a $10m rise to put her on par with co-star Chris Hemsworth for the Snow White prequel.

Lawrence star will shine even more brighter. The ‘Hunger Games’ star gets her closeup as she was named the new face of Dior Addict makeup line, extending her contract for another 3 years and a reported $15 million salary for the French luxury brand.

Dior announced on Tuesday that in addition to appearing in campaigns for the French house ready to wear line, Be Dior and Miss Dior handbags, Lawrence will also front the Dior Addict makeup line. As part of her new contract, she will appear in print ads and television commercials.

And talking about Rihanna’s majestic Guo Pei gown at this year’s Met Gala, those internet trolls who made thousands of memes on the superstar’s dress will soon die in their Casual Corner outfit!

Vogue give credit whom credit is due. Sorry, Kim Kardashain, thanking Vogue on your Instagram for landing the best-dressed doesn’t count.

Rihanna owned the night and landed Vogue’s special edition Met Gala issue in that stunning yellow-brocade cape gown!

FASHION MUSE: Alicia Vikander is the new face of Louis Vuitton

photo: Louis Vuitton

We still have to wait for the official announcement, but the world of fashion will soon discover its new fashion muse.

Swedish actress, Alicia Vikander,  timidly confirmed that she will be the new face of Louis Vuitton. Many tongues are wagging at the Louis Vuitton 2016 cruise show in Palm Springs on Wednesday, but the French fashion label already signed the actress for a coveted deal. Louis Vuitton confirmed the appointment to Style.com and The Hollywood Reporter.

The actress will follow in the footsteps of such luminaries which includes Jennifer Connelly, Sofia Coppola, Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie and Vuitton’s current star, Michelle Williams. She was also spotted sitting front-row in all Louis Vuitton shows and wore the brand’s couture gown at this year’s Met Gala.

W Magazine, April 2015

Vikander is definitely the “It” girl of the moment, covering some major fashion magazines and with starring roles in eight films for 2015 including Ex-Machina (with Oscar Isaac and Domhall Gleeson), Testament of Youth (with Kit Harrington) and the upcoming movie with Justin Chadwick‘s Tulip Fever and Guy Ritchie‘s The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Louis Vuitton 2015 accessories campaign starring Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams is looking more edgy (and bankable!) these days. Despite the many changes happening at Louis Vuitton, from its creative director (Marc Jacobs is so 2004) to its design strategy (monogram is OUT!), the French brand is sticking with its brand ambassador.

The Australian actress poses for Peter Lindbergh alongside the Capucines and the new Volta bags while wearing a messy hairstyle and menswear inspired clothing. Sam McKnight worked as hair stylist for the shoot with makeup by Angela Levin.

The classic shapes and nearly logo-free finishes of the new bag design emphasize what Vuitton has been saying for months: in an effort to attract more “desirable” customers, leather is in and logo is out.

Check out the entire campaign below.

photo courtesy: LOUIS VUITTON

Pharrell Williams, Cara Delevingne united for Chanel’s Pre-Fall 2015 Ad Campaign

Chanel’s creative director, Karl Lagerfeld,photographed singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams and fashion’s it girl Cara Delevingne for the French luxury fashion house’s pre-fall 2015 campaign. The duo was joined by the adorable Hudson Kroenig (son Brad Kroenig, the inimitable muse to Karl).

Pharrell and Cara also starred in  “Reincarnation,” a film directed by Lagerfeld and produced in celebration of Chanel’s 2015 Métiers d’Art show which was shown in Austria last December.

Chanel will debut its 2015 collections on the runways of New York, Rome and Seoul — including the iconic house’s Resort 2015 collection. The line will debut on May 4 at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza or DDP, a futuristic development designed by architect Zaha Hadid and Samoo.

Photo: courtesy of Chanel

Loved up: Prada Pre-Fall 2015 Ad Campaign

Italian fashion house Prada unleash a passionate play on gender refutation between men and women for its  pre-fall 2015 campaign. The fashion imageries were captured by the brand’s long-time collaborato, Steven Meisel, featuring models as couples in various degrees of aloofness and intimacy.

“The campaign aims to explore gender complexities and contradictions, looking at what men take from women, and what women keep for themselves”, according to a press release.

The ads feature a youthful cast of runway stars like Maartje Verhoef, Willow Hand, Aya Jones, Natalie Westling, and Julia Nobis alongside male models Niels Trispel, Artur Chruszcz, Johannes Spaas, Finnlay Davis, and Tim Schuhmacher.

Photos: courtesy PRADA