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Earlier this day I was going through AD campaigns SS 2010 season. Once again I caught myself staring at Gucci AD with Natasha Poly as I did a week before with their Cruise 2010 campaign also with Natasha Poly.

There is nothing wrong about Natasha, she’s stunning and Gucci made a perfect step forward making her the face of their ADs. Concerning the fact that she is one of top 10 models today (if not include iconic models such as Naomi), Gucci had the right pick.

Why was I staring at campaigns? It is only because of retouching with all my respect to such great people as Pascal Dangin (I actually doubt that he did this) Gucci SS 2010 AD is a retouching disaster. When almost the whole fashion world has finally realised the value of a real perfectly shot photo Gucci has decided to retouch a bit. A bit too much I would say. Fake sky and the sea, and even the water at the pool and Natsha with a polished skin.

When most of modern photographers prefer to make their shooting naturally and in some cases on films instead of digital cameras Mert Atlas & Marcus Pigott probably are not following photo classics. It seems that photos were made paused and with some unnecessary filters.

It’s all like too perfect too bad. Too much of retoucheee, Gucci!

I doubt that if the founder of the world most popular fashion house was still living he was impressed by what his successors are doing. Countless collaborations with Murakami, Marc Jacobs who is definately becoming way to crazy and some other stuff that just pieces off. Of course, when we speak about fashion markets we can’t count on Asia, but look at other brands such as Chanel, which makes its Asian invasion wisely and without pushing. Plush toys and ridiculous paintings! Come on, even the Japanese don’t need that anymore. What all fashionable people do really need is a sophistication and a notice of even little beauty in what famous brands are doing today.

Why do I need to even talk about such unprecious things? Well, I saw a picture today, that just showed me once again how far does LV with all its crazy collaborations go. May be at some point they really do need to stop and continue making their classy things as travel tranks.

You really need to be stupid enough to sleep in such a bedroom. But if it was made even for an exhibition they might think that there are such people who’d like to have such a bedroom. Oh, what am I thinking about? Of course there are such people! And that’s a pitty not even for modern fashion, but for a modern society.

Some years ago it was a highly discussed issue when Carine Roitfeld the editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris has made some photos for Purple magazine topless with a silk scarf covering her breast. There was nothing really provocative in those photos, sexy Carine, that’s it!

Now it’s turn of the russian Vogue editor-in-chief Aliona Doletskaya to take her clothes off. She’s been photographed for russian version of Black Square magazine. The first cover is Aliona with nothing left but jewellery and the second cover is a 13 years old model who reminds a bit of Tavi with a weird hat and ridiculous eyeglasses. Nice couple! Who has even decided to put them together?!

Aside form the “Tavi” issue, Doletskaya photos are fabulous although at some point you can’t really imagine her naked on the cover of a magazine.

The photos were made during Paris fashion week and they show Doletskaya in clothes and accessories of the most popular brands.

Take a look!

“Shoulda, woulda, coulda“… Do you remeber the SATC seria with such a title? I guess, you do. That’s the only thing I could think of, when I saw the first poster of Sex and the City 2.

Someone says that every season or movie more Carrie’s character becomes younger. Actually, I was thinking that it’s because she hasn’t been retouched for quite long time. She was retouched for almost every poster since 4th season of SATC series. But this poster left nothing of Sarah Jessica Parker or if you wish Carrie. It’s a total made-up computer character which reminds of a Carrie only because this outfit was hugely promoted some months ago, so everybody does remeber the Franz Limited-Edition Aviator Sunglasses, Louiboutin shiny hells and the Solange Azagury-Partridge necklace. In fact if there were no photos in this outfit bfeore I wouldn’t recognize SJP by chance.

Oh, there is a SATC title! That’s a reminder!

Alice in Wonderland is one of the top fairy-tales themes often used by fashion photographers. This time I ran into Frauke Fischer “Alice im Wunder-Land” shoot for Diva magazine.

It’s bright and vivid but honestly it seems that photographer doesn’t realize the whole idea replacing magic miracles with huge trains and that’s it.

Maybe I sound a bit sceptical, but anyone who saw Annie Leibovitz shoot “Alice in Wonderland” for Vogue in 2003 will totally agree with me. No offence to Ida and she’s obviously not blamed for anything, but Natalia Vodianova in Alice shoot looks more like Alice than Ida does.

The fact of famous designers playing other Lewis Caroll characters (Karl Lagerfeld, Viktor&Rolf, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Olivier Theyskens, Marc Jacobs, Christian Lacroix, Donatella Versace, Nicolas Ghesquiere, Helmut Lang, Stephen Jones, Tom Ford) in Leibovitz shoot makes some benefit although the main point is to create an atmosphere which Leibovitz is unarguable master making of (refering to Louis Vuitton AD camapign, etc.).

The Wonderland atmosphere is so special for millions of girls who are already grown-ups and read fashion magazines that photographers and editors often take it to their editorials, but obviously as we become grown-ups most of us don’t catch the idea of magic anymore and Wonderland creation is possible for most creative of us.

“Chanel’s Russian Connection” is a new book by Karl Lagerfeld that will be released on November, 30 2009. Even though there is Chanel name in the book title it definately shows Lagerfeld’s connection to Russia or his passion to Russia, I would say.

The album shows the process of Paris-Moscou collection creation by Metiers d’Arts – 7 ateliers that were recreated in 2002 on Lagerfeld’s initiative. These ateliers are the best in costume jewellery, millinery, shoes creating and embroidery, which they provide all couture houses with. Karl Lagerfeld’s Paris-Moscou collection for Chanel shows Karl’s view on Russia with all its Imperial period and Constructivism, Catherine The Great and Faberge, folklore and  Coco Chanel’s love to Russia with the Ballets Russes and her relationship with Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich.

Karl Lagerfeld once said that he could show lots of his imagination because he had never been to Russi before. As French would say “Karl est tres modeste”, because who is not the one who has lack of imagination. Paris-Moscou collection proves that Karl is all about fantasy and fairy-tale. “Chanel’s Russian Connection” will show on photos the whole process of collection creation, even the fitting in Chanel’s apartment  on rue Cambon. It’s interesting to mention that all models were russian. Karl is right once again – nobody can show russian beauty better than russin girls can do it.

The book will be released together with “Coco 1913 – Chanel 1923″ on DVD.

One of the most beloved Lagerfeld’s models Claudia Schiffer is making new Chanel ad campaign.

She’s been Chanel’s face in 2008 and she’s also was involved in many Lagerfeld’s shootings for Dom Perignon staring as sexy housekeeper. This time for Chanel she is playing some young latin girl in a big hat and school jacket.

To make an ad Lagerfeld and all his assistance went to Argantina. San-Telmo – a place for the shoot was chosen in the center of Buenos-Aires.

Claudia looks lie a very young lovely girl. I admire a lot her capability to make so different impression on the pictures.

Yelena Yemchuk’s photoshoot “Day for Night”  in Muse magazine shows Natasha Poly on the streets and on the beach changing beautiful clothes.

Emotional pictues full of light. I like that.

These are the shots from The September Issue film about american Vogue. The editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley is famous for his passion to Louis Vuitton, proved by the film. Almost everything in his accessories is Louis Vuitton, even at his tennis court – towel, cap, case, racket-case and case for tennis balls, etc.

Isn’t it too much?

It seems Andre doesn’t spend a day without Louis, I clearly remeber his fabulous case with his name on it in Sex and the City: The movie.

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