Burberry unveils the 'English Rose' SS14 Campaign

Today Burberry unveils their latest global campaign following their stunning SS14 collections entitled 'English Rose'. "There is a distinctly English mood this season", says Christopher Bailey – "a gentle, effortless, romantic quality brought to life by a cast of bright young British talent". And I couldn't agree more. The new collection is full of beautiful iconic pieces made young and contemporary by means of the striking soft colour palette and unstructured designs.
The new campaign takes us back a few years to when Burberry sky-rocketed to become the leading fashion house in the UK. it does so with a new cast featuring Jamie Campbell Bower, Leo Dobson, Malaika Firth, Matilda Lowther, Neelam Johanl, Callum Ball and Jean Campbell. If you still hadn't go crazy over the SS14 collection, this should do it for you.

Click here to check out my review and closer look of the SS14 collection.
Click here to see the SS14 video campaign, which is beautifully shot and

Courtesy of Burberry

First look: Prada FW12 Campaign

Courtesy of Prada

I think I might have just bounced on my seat a little when I found the above image in my email inbox. That is how excited I am about the new FW12 Prada menswear campaign.
Gary Oldman, Jamie Bell, Garrett Hedlund and Willem Dafoe are the stars of the new season's ads shot by David Sims. I love the cinematic feel and how, like everything Prada does, there seems to be a story behind every grin and pose. Prada says that "each leading man plays a different archetype, layering codes of dress in a subtle parody of power and role-play. Exaggerated poses and conspiratorial glances hint at the game, a palm solemnly placed on the heart or into a pocket with precise formality. A cardinal red background speaks of ceremony and theatre – the light accentuating the cut of a sleeve or the slope of a coat tail – while each man transforms the clothing into a costume for their own unique performance."

I honestly thought that last season's ads featuring Michael Pitt (!) were unmatchable but I was clearly wrong. I never thought when I saw the FW12 Prada show last January in Milan that they would go on to shoot their runway stars for the campaign. I would only be further blown away if they had shot a mini series where all four men wore all Prada and fought each other without getting their hair messed up.

Hardy Amies SS11 campaign

It's hard to come by inspired advertorial campaigns for menswear these days. Thankfully, Hardy Amies is here to change that. Their SS11 ad story features British model George Barnett wearing the house's sartorial wonders for Spring having fun in the surroundings of one of those wonderful British country houses. I can't help but think of 'Brideshead Revisited'. Sebastian Flyte's sense of style was as exquisite and immaculate as it was fun and quirky and even cool. I love the house's new fashion focus for their ready-to-wear line, perfectly portrayed on their campaign.



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