BALLY AW2019/20 Advertising Campaign

BALLY AW2019/20 Advertising Campaign celebrates its Alpine roots by returning to the Swiss mountains, featuring Asia Pacific brand ambassador and renowned Chinese actor Deng Lun alongside Argentinian artist and model, Conie Vallese.

Showcasing invigorated seasonal classics and nostalgic Swiss motifs in a gentle ode to the mountain lifestyle, with the natural beauty of the Swiss Mountains providing the ultimate backdrop, the campaign, which was shot in the renowned ski resort of Zermatt, explores the brand's authentic Alpine origins and pioneering spirit through a dynamic collection of outerwear, shoes and accessories that celebrate the outdoors.

Photographed by Zoe Ghertner, with styling by Francesca Burns, the campaign demonstrates the raw elements and graphic splendor of a late winter mountain side, capturing the emotion and majesty of the snow-capped peaks.

"The air is clean and I am a world away from the busy, city life I am used to. I Feel a true connection to BALLY's heritage and pioneering legacy here." Says Deng Lun of his first ever trip to Switzerland and his second campaign for BALLY.

DVF Pre-Fall 2019 Collection

DVF Pre-Fall 2019 collection is inspired by Freedom.

The composition of styles featured in the line are focused around the element of movement with loose, unencumbered designs such as the flowy silhouette of the flag dresses. Further reminiscent of the flag are continuous elements of color-blocking featured in lead patterns such as the Column Stripes and Flag Stripes. 

Whimsical, colorful prints are additional influences displayed in a new Lemon Collage, Kimono Leaf and classic Summer Leopard print. Finally, wrap dresses are celebrated in a variety of lengths and fabrics including a crinkle chiffon and silk jersey.

The relaxed and effortless shapes, the nod to movement and overarching execution of light, airy fabrics evokes the essence of Freedom and inspires women to live spontaneously.

Hermès AW2019 Men’s Ready-To-Wear Collection

Hermès AW2019 Men’s Ready-To-Wear Collection is a sophisticated simplicity. Straight lines respond to rounded lines. Sensuality of the fabrics, metallic hints. The horse morphs into a dragon. A dream, a reality?

Colours: 

Midnight blue, Prussian blue, navy, indigo, sage, kraft, saffron, burnt orange, cigar, H red, flannel, parma, charcoal, absinthe, turquoise, burnt brown, bright green, duck green, black.

Lines:

Blousons with ribbing with large curved stripes and high collar in rubberized lambskin reversible in Toilovent. Over-shirts with large curved stripes in rubberized lambskin lined with Toilovent. Straight blousons with zipped pockets, blousons with ribbing and storm jackets in deerskin with removable collar in sheepskin.

Zipped sweatshirts, short pea coats, rain coats and large one-pleat trousers with tab detail, in patinated calfskin. Zipped quilted parkas and down jackets in Étrivière babylamb. Short pea coats and double-breasted coats in merinos and blousons with ribbing in merinos needling. Bomber blousons in sheepskin.

Over-shirts in water-repellent cashmere broadcloth with large inlaid strip in calfskin. Straight blousons and double-breasted coats in double face water-repellent cashmere with contrasted leather detail.

Straight blousons, rain coats and trench coats in Mac canvas or gomme canvas. Straight blousons, over-shirts and quilted parkas with hood in Cosmos canvas. Double-breasted coats in wool cover with Ex-Libris dragon buttons.

Fabrics: 

Double-breasted suits and three-button suits in pinstripe wool flannel, Ex-Libris dragon buttons. Two-button suits and pleated trousers in silk shantung. Three-button jackets in quilted wool flannel with playful topstitching, in wool flannel and pockets with leather detail or in wool covert with contrasted topstitching and zipped sleeves. Two-button jackets and double-breasted jackets in Dragons armoured silk.

Turtle neck pullovers and pullovers with zipped collar in shiny silk. Turtle neck pullovers in Maxi Torsade 180 wool, in H Cut cashmere and silk, in moulinée silk and wool knit with contrasted edging, in Flammes wool and silk or in cotton jersey. High neck pullovers in cashmere with isometric drawing or in two-toned moulinée wool and cashmere. Pullover with zipped collar in Séoul vertical cashmere. Zipped high-neck pullovers in wool with Dragons drawing.

Tapered shirts in plain cotton poplin with playful pleats, with zipped tab, double contrasted topstitching or with Zouaves et Dragons print. Tapered shirts in plain compact cotton poplin and high collar in jersey. Tapered shirts in silk twill with Dragons or Dragons finesse prints. Large one-pleat trousers with a tab detail in cotton gabardine, compact cotton gabardine, Mac canvas or patinated calfskin. Trousers with elastic waist and herringbone detail in wool flannel or cotton gabardine. Pleated trousers in compact cotton serge, wool flannel or wool and mohair canvas. Pleated trousers in wool canvas and crispy silk.

Berluti x Eddie Peng Winter 2019 Advertising Campaign

Berluti Winter 2019 Campaign stars brand ambassador Eddie Peng and showcases the essence of the Winter 2019 Collection, magnifying established signatures from a unique and subtle perspective and scintillating in style. The campaign is created under the supervision of the brand’s artistic director, Kris Van Assche and shot by Alasdair McLellan with M/M (Paris) studio’s art direction.

The campaign explores the pursuit of freedom - a lifestyle choice upheld by modern gentlemen. Free-spirited and witty, Eddie and his staunch belief in fearless exploration in life marries perfectly with the brand’s essence and vision. Much sought-after in the Asian cinema with a positive image and outstanding potentials, Eddie is always comfortable in his own skin, but not without a clear and intuitive mind. Apart from excelling himself in his professional endeavour with widely acclaimed performances, Eddie has as well cut a role model image through his highly disciplined lifestyle and charitable contributions. Since its establishment in Paris in 1895, Berluti has always been pursuing sophisticated craftsmanship and elegance, which culminates in the conservation of the heritage at the heart of the Maison.

Dressed in the dark greyish blue leather jacket over a blue shirt in marble pattern from Berluti Winter 2019 Collection, Eddie appears in the campaign with his unruffled charisma. The neat and clean silhouette of the jacket, coupled with sharp shoulders, contrasts prominently with the soft silk. The fervent pursuit of craftsmanship is registered in the seemingly effortless design. Another suit in grey marble pattern, paired with matching silk shirt and tie, exemplifies the subtle and poised temperament in the brand’s sartorial vision. The grey marble pattern, inspired by the marble table on which Berluti’s artisans perform the patina process, is homage to the Maison’s dyeing technique.

The metal details on the Alessandro Edge oxford shoes in calfskin are the icing on the cake. Sharp lines and metal appliqués add to the modern, almost cubist, aesthetic of the shoes. As the emblematic creation of the brand, the Alessandro oxford is crafted from one single piece of leather without any exposed stitches. This classic style is reimagined with new elements each season. For the Winter 2019, the Artistic director has the shoes reformed with the Edge shoe last. The classic Alessandro is thus reborn with a bevelled metal toe cap reminiscent of a glittering diamond. Meanwhile, the white Stellar sneaker, embodying minimalism in its purest form, is a must-have casual footwear for gentlemen. The “Berluti 1895 Paris” logo is again featured prominently in the campaign. Celebrating the past while looking forward to the future, the logo honours the brand’s formative codes while retaining the undressed reset of the maison. The result is an eloquent emblem of the subtle elegance of modern gentlemen that transcends ostentation.

Creative Direction: 

Kris Van Assche

Art direction:

M/M (Paris)

Photography:

Alasdair McLellan

Styling:

Mauricio Nardi

GIAMBATTISTA VALLI x H&M COLLECTION Unveils First Look

Giambattista Valli x H&M collaboration is only just a month away, H&M releases the full look book featuring the womenswear and menswear collection recently.

The look book is shot in Giambattista Valli’s hometown of Rome by Kyle Weeks and styled by Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert.

The dynamic cast features models Oslo Grace, Leslye Houenou, Mara Kasanpawiro, Kohei Takabatake, Luka Isaac and Tom Rey.

Get set for the Giambattista Valli x H&M collection as it launches worldwide in selected stores and on hm.com on November 7, 2019.

ALIANNA LIU AW2019/20 Ready-To-Wear Collection

ALIANNA LIU AW2019/20 Ready-To-Wear Collection has been entirely inspired by an encounter with a jellyfish bloom the time she was surfing, expressing through the prints, color palette, and patterns.

“I’ve always been drawn to the art form of nature.” said the designer about his inspiration for her latest work.“Last summer, I spent most of my time at the beach right before I got the idea about this collection.

One day, the noon-time sun was heating, I was in the middle of the sea, relaxing on the board, away from everything else. 

The azure sky was there, upon the calm, green sea. It was almost as perfect as a painting.

Then I saw a jellyfish bloom right beneath me. This transparent little creature was moving around and have tentacles hanging down.

I had this feeling of fear. I know some have tentacles that can stretch 2 meters, and some are as small as a thumbnail. But I can’t keep my eyes from its beautiful movements. ” 

The collection is colorful, mature, vivid and feminine. The electric, ungodly alien inspire the motifs of the collection.

Prints were the pictures reminded in dreams, after the experience of the bloom, hand drew by the designer.

“At once these exquisite life forms are elegant and mysterious.”The hand-stitched materials highlight the pieces with swirling patterns in different shades of blue.