NEW AD CAMPAIGN + LOOKBOOK – VERSACE FOR H&M SS12

Later this month sees round two of Versace for H&M! Following November’s sell-out collection, the iconic Italian fashion house will once again be offering affordable womenswear and menswear via the highstreet chain. Abbey Lee Kershaw and River Viiperi are once again the faces of the collaboration which will be available online at hm.com from January 19th.

I don’t know about you but my hero products are the “mens” white shirt with the blue print detail, closely followed by the blue pants and I also really want the lace hemmed chemise and dressing gown (one product, can’t have one without the other).

NEW AD CAMPAIGN – MULBERRY SS12

Mulberry takes to the Great British Seaside for Spring Summer 2012. Inspired by creative director Emma Hill’s memories of the English seasides of her childhood they took the shoot down to Brighton beach with oversize sticks of rock, ice cream cones, and chip papers. The campaign features models Frida Gustavsson and Lindsey Wixson and was shot by celebrated British photographer Tim Walker on Brighton’s pebbled beach with the pier as the backdrop. Set designer Andy Hillman definitely captured the essence of the Great British Summer!

NEW AD CAMPAIGN – VERSACE SS12

The Versace SS12 ad campaign pics are in! It’s going to be a blue summer (with any luck), makes me want to hop on a plane to anywhere hot and sunny right now! Hmm Dubai, Morocco, Miami…shot in the Sonoran desert of Borrego Springs, California by go to photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott featuring Gisele Bündchen and Ryan Barrett looking blue flame hot hovering over a swimming pool with dry grass and cacti behind them.

Donatella has taken it back to Versace’s hay day with studded bustiers and heavy prints, Giovanni Bianco handled creative direction, while Joe McKenna and David Bradshaw worked on styling for the shoot. I’m really not digging the full suit in what looks like scorching heat, but I’m living for the platforms and studs on EVERYTHING!!! The ad is due to go in March fashion titles worldwide.

LANVIN’S NEW BAG FOR S/S 2012

Luxury fashion brand Lanvin have a new bag for le summer! The new “Bowling Lanvin JL” bag reinvents the classic proportions of the weekend bag for daytime. Available in three comfortable sizes in smooth calf leather or python skin.

The hand assembled bag has a brass clasp closure on the front along with brass JL initials in the bottom right corner. Available in sand, black, brown, gold and petrol blue in smooth calf. A more sophisticated version is dressed in shiny chestnut or sand python skin.

The JL is also available in a streamline clutch that I would really love to see in the smooth calf!

GET GLAM WITH COKE AND BENEFIT COSMETICS

Benefit Cosmetics and Diet Coke team up to celebrate some of the most noteworthy styles for 2012. The Get Glam collection sees Diet Coke cans emblazoned with a monochrome silhouette with a lip colour inspired by Benefit hero products Benetint, Posietint and Cha Cha Tint. The promotion runs until March 18 and customers at benefitcosmetics.co.uk can receive £5 off with every Diet Coke pack purchased. We want them all!!!