Missoni/Prada S/S11 Campaigns

It's that awesome time of the year again... Despite the freezing cold and the utter weirdness of our globally-warmed planet's weather we are being bombarded with bright-colored, piña colada-remeniscent, super summery campaigns.

Is it me, or are the (early-80s-influenced) mid-90s making a steroid-powered comeback this season? I mean, ultra bright colors, coexisting with thick black outlines and stripes, infused with a densely african feel. Call me crazy, but Missoni wakes all my Benetton glory memories from the 90s! Call me crazy II, but I like where Prada is going this season.

Missoni SS11

Directed by Mel Bles; this ad features -among others- Leighton Meester, Eugenie Niarchos, Margherita Missoni and other Misson-ians.

Prada SS11

Directed by Steven Meisel, featuring Arizona Muse, Kinga Rajzak, Zuzanna Bijoch, Mariacarla Boscono and Tati Cotliar. I really like the soundtrack Mirando by Ratatat.

Missoni F/W 10-11 By Kenneth Anger

One would think that the video below was created by a young and upcoming director/video artist? Yeah, think again, because this short video which is also the Missoni Fall/Winter 2010-2011 advertisement was directed by Kenneth Anger who was born in 1927!

The 83 year-old experimental filmmaker, author and actor, who made his first short film at the tender age of 10, made this eery short film/advertisement for Missoni. I personally find the imagery in this film very reminiscent of previous decades, and I mean in a GOOD way. I guess his age (and experience and the fact that he lived all the trends of the previous decades) is what renders Anger capable of adequately reintroducing these retro-infused visuals in such a today-looking film. The soundtrack comes to complement the overall eeriness of the video!