For this Spring Summer season cool hot boy Alexander Wang couldn’t nail a more right personality for his Alexander Wang T line, Diplo, an american DJ/producer/song-write/ex-boyfriend of M.I.A. but now one half of Si-Fi DJ animation character Major Lazer. He is cocky, witty and as energetic as Wang. Diplo is a super star within his industry. Alex has always got some super cool music going on his show and his website. Therefore, choosing a DJ for his campaign is a natural instinct of decision to create a bigger trend wave. So guys, ready to shop Alexander Wang T line? I am!
Remember the shoot I worked on with André Bentzer a few months back? Well, here’s some of the pictures from it. The theme of the editorial was “travel fever”, and the pictures were shot on a cold October day at Kjeller Airport, a few miles outside of Oslo. The pictures were printed in the December 2010 issue of Norwegian FHM. The fashion editor for the shoot was the fabulous John Ødegård Jensen, the styling assistant was none other than yours truly, the photographer was the very talented Andreas Kleiberg and the photo assistant was Trond Andersen. André is represented by Mikas in Stockholm, Elite in Milan, Marilyn in Paris and DNA in New York.
It seems like everyone is doing designer collaborations these days, be it Lanvin for H&M, Jil Sander for Uniqlo, Vivienne Westwood’s Anglomania for Lee Jeans or Rodarte for Target. I have to admit that not every special collection or collaboration is that memorable, but every now and then a company does something that really sparks my interest. One such recent collaboration I found quite interesting was the one unveiled by Swarovski Elements during the menswear fashion week in Milan last month.
Bally for Swarovski Elements
For those who don’t know, Swarovski Elements is Swarovski’s premium brand for fine crystal elements. For this collaboration, the company invited sixteen major players in the menswear arena to create a range of luxury goods using the finest crystal elements by Swarovski. The list of labels they invited to do this collaboration is as star-studded (pun intended) as the dazzling collection itself; Emporio Armani, Brioni, Dior Homme, Gianfranco Ferre, Ermenegildo Zegna, Marni, Bally, Salvatore Ferragamo and Pringle of Scotland to mention a few.
Roberto Cavalli for Swarovski Elements
The result is a sophisticated and exquisite collection that will add some omph to any dashing young fellow’s wardrobe. The collection consists of suits, tuxedos, neckties, shoes, slippers and other accessories. More pictures of the collection can be viewed at the Swarovski Elements Facebook Page, or in this video by L’Uomo Vogue.
Thanks to my friend John (who is finally taking his first baby steps into the world of blogs), I recently had the opportunity to attend a press screening of the Black Swan, courtesy of the lovely people at L’Oréal and Yves Saint Laurent’s fragrance La Nuit de l’Homme. What’s the connection between the fragrance and the movie, you ask? Well, there’s a several. The movie’s male lead is played by none other than French actor Vincent Cassel, who also happens to be the face of YSL’s new campaign for La Nuit de l’Homme.
Some might recall that this isn’t the first time he is fronting a campaign for the maison’s best selling fragrance; he also fronted their campaign in 2009. Very well, another connection with the movie is that the TV commercial for the fragrance was shot by none other than Darren Aronofsky – the director of Black Swan.
The perfume is spicy and masculine, but at the same time very sensual with notes of bergamot, cedar and lavender. It is definitely one of my all-time favourite men’s fragrances and I’m currently on my third bottle!
The movie itself was amazing. Not only was the story really captivating, but all the imagery surrounding it was beautiful as well. The fantastic ballerina costumes by Rodarte, or the amazing makeup by M.A.C. should be reason enough for any fashionista to want to see it. Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel and Winona Ryder all delivered amazing performances in the movie. I think this might be Natalie’s strongest role till date, and if she doesn’t get an Oscar for this role, there just is no justice!
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