being irresponsible

''I am an ad campaign, and i spark controversy.
People are talking about me, advertising regulator just banned me, accusing me of being irresponsible.
Shocking?  ( it shouldn't be).
I still managed to fulfill my initial purpose.
To advertise my (any) company, to create a buzz.
It's a win-win after all.''

The latest addition to the(abolished) kingdom of exiled ads,is this Miu Miu shot  featuring 14-year-old actor Hailee Steinfeld, captured in a moment of grief  in a potentially life threatening situation by photographer (and film-maker) Bruce Weber, who visualized Hailee on a set of an imaginary film between different takes.

As far as the kingdom of controversial concern, if there was a royal family this would be the Queen mother* (of fashion ads)·

  *in terms of personal taste                                                        Gucci Spring/Summer 2003                                               

Shot by (one of) the master(s) of controvesy, Mario Testinino feat. Luise Pedersen (although some seem to believe it's Carmen Kass).
And YES, this happened during Tom Ford era (King of all kind of Kingdoms).

And YES, the King can provoke his citizens as many times as he like·

 

                                                                                    Sophie Dahl for Opium YSL

Think you 've seen enough?

Just check the M7 by YSL and Tom Ford for men  fragrance ads.

Too much nudity to show it in here!
Long live the king!

ps 1. If you haven't watch Ethan and Joel's joint- True Grit or Tom Ford's first directing attempt   
A Single Man, it's quite the time!
It's cold outside and weekend after all!

ps 2. an Oliviero Toscani post coming next  as a mini tribute to the man who created the most provocative and shocking ads i ever laid an eye on at the age of ten
( do not do the maths- i am beyond the age of the first youth)

unicorn on a ring

I never found unicorns appealing.
I mean, i get this whole magical,ethereal,whimsical thing, but really not my cup of tea.
Same old, same old with faries (exceptions apply).
I never liked her (Ooops!)

 

 but certainly i am a huge fan of these ladies...

they are kind of fashion designer themselves after all,right?
not to mention their high skills in baking birthday cakes.

To make a long story short, my eyes opened wide in the sight of this (stainless steal) unicorn ring

Girls of Unatamed Menagerie, you did it again-you stole my heart!

And as we speak about these mythical creatures with the charecteristic spiraling horn, it's quite the time to share the following:

(even if it was real- i would never taste it)

(see more of these amazing origami sculptures,here )

and last but not least,
watch our bespoken ''animal''

(ok it's not unicorns, it's Pegasus but little matters)

dancing to the sound of Beethoven's ''Pastoral Symphony no.6''  in Walt Disney's masterpiece- Fantasia.

Remember this?

Wes Anderson's film is one thing.

The 11 piece set of  luggage designed by  Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton specifically for the movie is a whole different story.

Oh my!

 

 

The real life versions were auctioned in September 2007 to benefit UNICEF healthcare programs and the India based Rawal Mallinathji Foundation.

Wonder who were the lucky winners?

Old School

this

 shoes TopShop


and definitely this