Balenciaga Spring 2014 Ad Campaign by Steven Klein

We definitely called it when Daria surprised us on the Balenciaga runway in Paris all the way back in September - Daria lands the Spring 2014 campaign for Balenciaga photographed by Steven Klein. If the Harper's Bazaar cover wasn't enough to give you a little shock then this certainly is!

Out of all of Daria's recent work this by far is my favourite to date. And thats just from seeing one preview! Yes to something other than textured waves and minimal makeup, yes to this Cruella Deville/Sharon Stone/Daphne Guiness hybrid and yes to a collaboration with Steven Klein! If I recall correctly the last time Daria worked with Klein was in 2007. Much of this past week seems like a throwback to her career doesn't it?

After seeing Daria styled in the same minimal makeup-messy hair countless times (yawn) this is such a refreshing change. See? A little lipstick (and wig?) never hurt anyone! Sometimes more is more! Klein is really telling a story with this image and I think Daria is one of the few models who has the presence to pull this off. Can't wait to see the rest of the images.

On the Salvatore Ferragamo front, here are two new images from the campaign. You can also see all of the campaign images for Ferragamo under the Ad Campaigns page in UHQ. I love the contrast between the colourful images below and Balenciaga's more somber take on spring.

   

source: weibo.com/jianpingwang via Verhangenheit at tFS, giovanibianco.com via testinofan at tFS

Campaign News: Isabel Marant and Mango (and Céline!!!)

Update The first campaign image for Céline is here!!! Yes, three exclamation points because this is one campaign I anticipate year round, and at the moment everything looks superb, from art direction, to casting, to design layout. I've no time to go into more detail at the moment but will do as soon as more images come out. In the mean time ... !!!

Céline Spring 2014 in the Vogue UK February 2013 issue

The Isabel Marant spring 2014 campaign leaked, and no surprise here, its Daria for her sixth turn as face of the French brand.

Marant usually follows the same formula when it comes to their campaigns - a girl lounging around in perpetual boredom of some kind of unattainable coolness. For Marant the formula works - maybe I'll look just as cool, and my hair will look as perfectly messy, if I buy those silver lamé pants ... - and usually I'm all for that kind of style - Daria does do nonchalance quite well.

But this time I'm kinda bored, and a little underwhelmed, because really how many times can you run with the same concept (and same model!) without the results becoming staid ... maybe six campaigns. Hopefully the next photos (Marant usually releases three campaign images) will pique my interest but right now I'm about as excited with this campaign as I am for my three hour physics labs this semester. Your thoughts?

On to other news. Below is a preview of the Mango campaign with a behind the scenes video. Excited to see how these images turn out but so far they're reminding me of Daria's Maiyet campaigns. Thats three four campaigns so far for the Spring 2014 season!

source: weibo.com/jianpingwang via Verhangenheit at tFS, Celine image snapped by vogue28 at tFS

Salvatore Ferragamo Spring 2014 Ad Campaign

December has got to be by far my favourite month of the year. Every standing structure is insulated by about two meters of snow, paleness is somewhat, although warily, accepted, Christmas is right around the corner ... and despite all of this cold, fashion does a little quantum leap and starts releasing the spring campaigns! 

 

Salvatore Ferragamo Spring 2014

As expected, Daria has landed the Spring 2014 Salvatore Ferragamo ad campaign, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, with a cameo by Sean Opry. 

The Italian fashion house is usually quick to release their campaigns, so its become a bit of a tradition to expect Ferragamo as Daria's first campaign of the season. Nevertheless its great to see her continue working with such a prominent brand. These campaigns are never really groundbreaking for me, but they do a good job of producing a beautiful image. This one especially with the hair and makeup ... I feel like Daria's giving her best Gisele in this campaign! I think we all know by now this woman in the images is a far cry from Daria outside of fashion-land ... and I think thats why I always end up loving these campaigns - they're like a visual testimonial to a great model.

       

If you'd like to see Daria's other work with Salvatore Ferragamo, you can visit the Ad Campaigns page, or browse through the Salvatore Ferragamo tag for behind the scenes pictures and videos!

source: vogue.it via Flashbang at theFashionSpot.com