Earlier this month H&M announced that they would be debuting a 30-second commercial for the highly anticipated David Beckham Bodywear line during the second quarter of the Super Bowl. Can't wait until Sunday? That's okay, H&M released the new spot a little early.
Here's H&M's new commercial featuring Becks wearing a pair of his white boxer briefs.
David's nine-piece Bodywear collection will be available in 1,800 H&M stores worldwide on February 2nd.
Trends, trends, trends! Here's a look at 5 different trends that dominated the red carpet at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
Rainbow-inspired colours:
Rainbow-inspired colours were seen on beautiful gowns worn by Sofia Vergara (Marchesa), Emily Blunt (Oscar de la Renta), Michelle Williams (Valentino), Regina King (Alberta Ferretti), Dianna Agron (Carolina Herrera) and Jessica Chastain (Calvin Klein).
In the late 1970s and early 1980s there was no model more sought after than Gia.
Gia Marie Carangi moved to New York City at the age of 17 and instantly took the fashion industry by storm. She redefined the standard of beauty and became one of the biggest models in fashion history. After she became addicted to heroin, Gia's fashionable career rapidly declined. She later became infected with HIV and died in Philadelphia on November 18th 1986 of AIDS-related complications. She was 26 years old.
Today would have been Gia Carangi's 52nd birthday. Here's a look back at 10 memorable images of the supermodel.
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1. The famous "Dead" photo of Gia Carangi
Gia's famous "dead" shot that originally appeared as part of a fashion editorial spread in the November 1978 issue of American Vogue. Photographer Andrea Blanch shot the image.
Brand: Polo Ralph Lauren
Year: 1995
Model: Tyson Beckford
Tyson Beckford rose to fame and became a top male supermodel in the 1990s, starring in numerous high profile ad campaigns. This 1995 fall/winter ad for Polo Ralph Lauren was one of many that the Jamaican-Panamanian-Chinese heritage model shot for the label after his career exploded in 1994.
Tyson soon landed an exclusive multi-year contract with Ralph Lauren and he was praised by the designer for his "all-American look with a dramatic edge". Lauren claimed that Tyson: "conveys power, style and intelligence in a very exciting way".
Earlier this week Jean Paul Gaultier presented his spring 2012 couture collection in Paris. The runway show was an ode to Amy Winehouse and the fitted pencil skirts and corset dresses were an obvious nod to Amy's love for Fifties fashion. Today the late singer's father, Mitch Winehouse, is speaking out and is telling the press that the runway show was terribly upsetting for him and his family.
Jean Paul Gaultier's couture collection hit the Paris runway on Wednesday, just two days after the half-year anniversary of Amy's death. While Gaultier admitted that he had never actually met the singer, he explained that their "styles were similar" and the runway extravaganza was intended to be a "joyous" tribute to her iconic sense of style.
Mitch fired back and told British newspaper The Sun:
"The family were upset to see those pictures, they were a total shock. We're still grieving for her loss, and we've had a difficult week with the six month anniversary of Amy's death. To see her image lifted wholesale to sell clothes was a wrench we were not expecting or consulted on. We're proud of her influence on fashion but find black veils on models, smoking cigarettes with a barbershop quartet singing her music in bad taste. It portrays a view of Amy when she was not at her best and glamorises some of the more upsetting times in her life. That's upsetting for her family."
Mitch isn't the only person speaking out against Jean Paul Gaultier's Amy Winehouse tribute. Kelly Osbourne hit Twitter insisting that her late friend would have disapproved and called the French designer's tribute "lucratively selfish and distasteful".
To celebrate the launch of his exclusive Net-a-Porter masstige line Karl, Karl Lagerfeld teamed up with the online luxury retailer to create a crazy new video which features the legendary designer interviewing... himself.
Is Net-A-Poter's Karl Lagerfeld video pure genius or pure craziness?
UK-based Superlative Luxury is selling a one of a kind product they are calling "The Most Expensive T-Shirt In The World". The pricetag... $400,000.
The $400,000 t-shirt is made from purely 100% organic cotton and the manufacturers justify the cost by saying that the pricey tee was made using only renewable energy sources (solar and wind) representing a C02 reduction of 90% compared to traditional t-shirt production. There are also 16 diamonds (8 white diamonds and 8 'enhanced' rare black diamonds) bedazzled on the t-shirt, which amount to roughly 9 carats.
Would you buy a $400,000 t-shirt if you could afford it?
Toronto Fashion Week has a new name and a new title sponsor. Last night the Fashion Design Council of Canada announced that World MasterCard would take over the title sponsorship of Canada's semi-annual event. World MasterCard replaces LG, the brand which had been Toronto Fashion Week's title sponsor since 2009.
"It is a great honour to welcome World MasterCard as the title sponsor of Fashion Week as we continue to grow our own fashion landscape with their global endorsement." - FDCC president Robin Kay
World MasterCard will also bring a little fashion week fun to everyday Torontonians through its retail program, Stylicity. By partnering with local businesses Stylicity provides consumers with unique experiences, designer events and discounts at some of the hottest restaurants, shops, and exclusive spas in the city.
World MasterCard Fashion Week will host over 60 designer runway shows and presentations as part of Canada's fall/winter 2012 collections this March at David Pecaut Square.
What do you think of Toronto Fashion Week's new name and logo?
Update: Maybelline New York has become the official makeup sponsor for World MasterCard Fashion Week in Toronto.
[Above left: Palm Springs-based designer Trina Turk / Above right: A look from Banana Republic's upcoming Trina Turk capsule collection]
Banana Republic has announced that they will debut a capusle collection of chic essentials designed by Palm Springs-based designer Trina Turk this summer. Each of the limited-edition women's pieces were inspired by the southern California lifestyle.
"I find myself continually inspired by the cool, modern vibe of southern California and I wanted to bring that spirit to Banana Republic's summer collection. Trina's signature prints are beloved and embody the aspirational Palm Springs lifestyle, so she was a natural partner for Banana Republic's capsule collection this Summer." - Simon Kneen, Gap Creative Director
The capsule collection will include women's apparel and accessories that take the "cocktails by the pool" lifestyle as its inspiration. Bright colours and prints will appear on summer-fun items like flirty dresses, printed tunics and plush beach towels.
The nearly 60-piece women's Trina Turk collection will debut in June and will be the highlight of Banana Republic's summer collection. The entire capsule collection will be available in all Banana Republic stores across Canada and online.
