Dolce & Gabbana "Italiana"

In the not so distant past, certain choices made by the italian brand have been frowned upon by the majority of the fashion industry "savants". 

However, one thing that can never be frowned upon or dismissed, is Domenico Dolce's and Stefano Gabbana's persistence in referring to the italian traditions and to iconically italian concepts. 

For the promo of their "Matt Silk" eyewear line they drew inspiration from the past of the italian cinema -comedy, to be more specific- and created a 90-second short film reminiscent of a glorious, trendsetting era in the history of italian cinema.  

"Italiana" was directed by Luca Finotti and features model Bianca Balti and actress Anna Orso. Convertible, scarves, the italian coast: Can't get any better. 

I say: Bravi!

Fall/Winter Fashion Campaigns

It's that time of the year. Actually, it's a bit after that time of the year when all the fashion houses are bombarding us with images, videos, viral teasers and magazine-spread ads for the fall-winter seasons. Some desire the outfits, others crave the accessories, others drool over the models and others (I'm here) just die to see all the photos, concepts, styling ideas and graphic design of the overall campaigns.

Dolce & Gabbana
Now, despite the fact that I'm not a huge Madonna fan (I still think that "Confessions..."  is probably her best album) I find that this campaign, shot by Steven Klein, is amazing. The family theme of the campaign is spot on and works in cohesion with the theme of their last collection "20 years of Sartorialità, Sensualità and Sicilianità".

Miu Miu
Well, Madonna is rubbing elbows with another italian fashion house. The below video was directed by Madonna for Miu Miu. 

(thanks to Johnny for the tip)

Gucci Guilty
We've been through the whole film world meets fashion brand chapter here. And below is the full ad (though it's not really that long!).

Directed by Frank Miller. Starring: Chris Evans and Evan Rachel Wood.

Madonna For Dolce & Gabbana

Madonna is the face of the new Dolce & Gabbana ads, shot by Steven Klein. The images above are featured, exclusively, for the first time in the Italian Vanity Fair Edition. It's good to see that she looks more... real in this campaign, compared to the Louis Vuitton campaign from last summer. I like the naturalness and maturity Madonna (finally) carries in these photographs, and it was about time she did an age-appropriate... anything. And while we're on the "age-appropriate" subject; why do I smell that she'll snatch her some LadyGaga for her next record? It's her pattern...

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