After Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert became Swarovski creative director in 2020, the brand’s advertising campaigns have garnered our attention here at theFashionSpot to no end. After all, Giovanna has made the brilliant decision to enlist the likes of photographic duo Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott and the legendary lensman that is Steven Meisel as campaign photographers. In June it was reported Ariana Grande had been appointed as Swarovski global brand ambassador. The American singer-songwriter and actress’ first gig as ambassador arrives in the form of “The Party of Dreams” Swarovski Holiday 2024 campaign. Grande poses for Mert & Marcus throughout the glitzy campaign offering, dialing up the glamour tenfold for a festive and celebratory gathering like no other.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Why did they blow out the highlights with the flash? Makes her look like a pale ghost,” shrieked br3ncon1 the moment the campaign struck.

“The ghost of Christmas present,” tigerrouge voiced.

“Ariana Grande is one of those celebrities who always photographs in a horrible way,” DK92 chimed in.

KoV appreciated: “I’m just thrilled Ariana Grande is not in a Wicked costume or styled like the character!”

“Massively into how glitzy, festive, and glamorous this is,” shared vogue28. “I don’t mind the print campaign imagery whatsoever. Love that shade of pink, the overload of jewelry, and the styling on Ariana Grande here. She does seem a little… pale and washed out but I’m into how striking the result is!”

“I really like the video. The models are living!” enthused Ihhbl.

See more of Ariana Grande for the Swarovski Holiday 2024 campaign and join the conversation, here.

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You’re no doubt fully aware that we love ourselves some D la Repubblica. The weekly supplement to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica is genuinely the gift that keeps on giving. Over recent weeks, covers featuring the likes of Naomi Campbell, Rianne van Rompaey, and Lilli Cummings have had us in a chokehold. This week’s offering dated October 19, 2024 is no different as D la Repubblica editor-in-chief Emanuele Farneti welcomes Mariacarla Boscono as cover girl. The newlywed Italian beauty is joined by husband Claudio Stecchi in the first of two covers, as the couple pose for photographic duo Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott immediately after their wedding ceremony. In the second cover, Boscono is captured by Carlijn Jacobs and dressed by stylist Jacob K in a Max Mara coat.

The Covers of D la Repubblica with Mariacarla Boscono:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“That is a fine man, Mariacarla. You go girl! And another beautiful cover. Makes you wonder why Farneti chose to drive Vogue into the ground when he’s clearly more than capable,” voiced aracic.

In the same frame of mind was vogue28. “Mariacarla Boscono has never done it for me, but I am very much a fan of this. Much prefer the Cariljn Jacobs cover/story over the one from Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. Everything from D la Repubblica is always just far more superior than what Vogue Italia is capable of, at the very least,” he praised.

“Never been one for Mariacarla Boscono. However, the story by Cariljn Jacobs is really good,” echoed forum member MModa.

Fiericification commented: “Beautiful! I love Carlijn’s work more and more these days. Her commitment to glamour is so appreciated!”

See more of Mariacarla Boscono for D la Repubblica and join the conversation, here.

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Donatella Versace still holds Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott in high regard. After all, the photographic duo were called upon to capture their ninth consecutive mainline Versace advertising campaign for the Fall 2024 season. Now, unsurprisingly, M&M were commissioned to capture the second installment of the Versace Icons campaign. In April, Anne Hathaway and Cillian Murphy became the faces of the capsule collection and it’s a repeat performance from the two Hollywood talents with the second Versace Icons offering. There’s no change in concept this season, with the pair posing for M&M throughout the minimalist campaign installment, set against classic and clean, grey and white backdrops.

Anne Hathaway & Cillian Murphy for the Versace Icons Campaign:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“When you party all night and stay up for your photo shoot at 9AM,” cried out GivenchyHomme.

“I love Cillian and Anne but what the hell is this? Terrible styling,” svpernova shreiked.

“Something about Anne’s expression. This whole thing feels flat. Goes to show that most celebs do not know what to do if they are not given direction,” noted forum member jeremydante.

Sharing the same sentiments was woemwoem. “Anne Hathway has never looked good in a fashion photo. Her features just don’t work well for the medium. Just as some models who look great in photos look meh on film,” they shared.

Not everyone was left so dissatisfied. “I actually love the hair and makeup. It’s definitely a Versace element,” reasoned GoldenPetals.

“I am far more on board with this, as opposed to the Fall 2024 campaign, which was a complete flop. This feels far more Versace in comparison. Very reminiscent of the Richard Avedon campaigns but I’m not complaining. That shot of Anne Hathaway in the chainmail dress is heavenly!” voiced vogue28.

See more from the Versace Icons campaign and share your own thoughts on theFashionSpot forums, here.

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There is no denying Kendall Jenner remains one of 2024’s most prominent of models. After all, brands like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and MO&Co. have raced to welcome the all-American beauty as the face of their various collections. Jenner also graced the covers of both American and French Vogue within the space of two short months. As a result, it should come as no surprise to see Tory Burch call upon Kendall Jenner to become the face and embodiment of the new Sublime fragrance. Burch commissioned a photographic duo who are no strangers to pointing their lens toward the model: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. In the campaign image, Kendall gazes down the lens of the creative twosome, clutching an oversized bottle of the vibrant floral leather scent (inspired by a leather bag the designer founded in Antigua).

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“This can’t possibly be the official campaign shot, right?” Lola701 questioned immediately.

“Wow, this is the next level of boredom,” voiced pradn. “It’s like the perfume launch in the local mall. I cannot believe this was shot by Mert & Marcus!”

“Is Kendall Jenner a M&M exclusive or do they supply her enough Photoshop to make her feel good?” forum member fenty wondered.

“I can’t with this unoriginal insipid giant perfume bottle,” laughed TaylorBinque.

Vogue28 most definitely wasn’t buying it either. “For a fragrance called ‘Sublime’, this standard of advertising campaign imagery sure is far from it. Dreadful beyond belief,” he voiced.

“If I were Tory Burch, I’d ask for my money back – from M&M and from Kendall,” stated woemwoem.

Share your own thoughts on Kendall Jenner as the face of Tory Burch’s Sublime fragrance, here.

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Angelina Jolie will always and forever be a good idea. Whether the icon of Hollywood is looking absolutely flawless on the cover of ELLE or serving face appearing in advertising campaigns for Guerlain – we’ll take it. Tom Ford Beauty endorses Jolie as the face of the Runway Lip Color collection for 2024. Captured by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, the American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian dons shade 16 Scarlet Rouge in the commanding portrait. The Runway Lip Color marks the most recent addition to the solid Tom Ford Beauty lineup, boasting a total of 18 shades and formulated to provide a rich, long-lasting color with a hydrating finish. This isn’t the first time Angelina has teamed up with Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. After all, M&M have previously captured Angelina for the cover of Vanity Fair, Vogue Turkey and even for the key art to the 2014 Disney blockbuster Maleficent.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“To be honest… that’s quite a coup! Angelina Jolie looks great! Tom Ford haven’t had a lot of celebrity campaigns but they have always been good,” raved Lola701 the moment the campaign dropped.

“Oh my! So beautiful! Her eyes are looking right into my soul and I love that it’s not overly Photoshoped and we can see some wrinkles!” Ihhbl admired.

“She looks amazing!” exclaimed forum member Hchloe.

Sharing the same level of enthusiasm was vogue28: “That’s such an unbelievably gorgeous beauty portrait! What a shot. Jolie’s stare is everything here. Love the gaze, the bold red lip, the coloring, that shade of hair on Jolie – everything. Always enjoyed Angelina Jolie’s work with Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott and this is no exception,” he applauded.

“Never really considered Angelina Jolie as a Tom Ford woman but it works well,” Thefrenchy voiced.

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Donatella Versace remains loyal to Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. After all, the legendary Italian designer has regularly called upon the photographic duo to lens Versace’s advertising campaigns since the Spring 2020 season (starring Jennifer Lopez and Kendall Jenner). The creative twosome are unsurprisingly welcomed back to shoot their ninth consecutive mainline campaign for Fall 2024. This season, Donatella opted to keep Loli Bahia on the books, who is joined by Vittoria Ceretti (and a handful of male models). The team (including stylist Jacob K) ventured outside of the studio to pay a visit to Los Angeles’ famous Chateau Marmont. Throughout the campaign imagery, the girls roam suites and corridors of the historic hotel, with Mert & Marcus both snapping away to capture each and every moment.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Oh wow this is so bad,” immediately shared MDNA. “Even show backstage images nowadays look better than this, and the sofa is such an eyesore.”

“Well, AWFUL! Imagine going to Chateau Marmont and the result looking like you’re in any ordinary person’s living room with an old sofa full of dust,” critiqued DK92.

“They literally could’ve shot this anywhere instead of wasting money flying everyone to LA,” noted br3ncon1.

GoldenPetals wasn’t best impressed either. “I like using penthouses or tights corridors as a backdrop but this is just lazy,” they wrote. “I miss how CINEMATIC fashion photography used to be.”

“Vittoria couldn’t save this campaign. That’s how you know it’s bad,” complained fenty.

“Why are campaigns this bad these days? I just don’t get it,” forum member Creative cried out.

See more from the Fall 2024 Versace campaign and join the conversation, here.

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The bond between Kendall Jenner and photographic duo Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott only continues to grow, with every passing shoot. From the very beginning, when the fashion industry first began to take Jenner seriously as a model, the pairing have teamed up to shoot campaigns for the likes of La Perla, Roberto Cavalli and Calvin Klein. The all-American model and Mert Alas himself even posed alongside one another (riding a motorcycle) on the cover of Vogue Turkey back in 2018. More recently, Anna Wintour insisted on M&M photographing Kendall for American Vogue to commemorate a whole decade as a fully-fledged model. The powers that be at MO&Co. welcome Kendall (along with Mert and Marcus, obvi) for the Fall 2024 “Noir” collection campaign, aptly shot in crisp black and white, and complete with styling from Alastair McKimm.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Oh I know the checks were huge! Don’t know if having Kendall Jenner for the brand will really help MO&Co. in terms of sales as their main market is China and their presence in Europe is quite weak. The images are the usual ones – nothing to comment about,” voiced GivenchyAddict.

“It’s the same face over and over again and that lightning is not helping…” kokobombon noted.

“This is actually decent,” confessed Urban Stylin.

Vogue28 also liked what he saw, commenting: “Admittedly, this isn’t the worst I’ve seen from Kendall Jenner. Dare I even go as far as to say that I’m actually… a fan. The simplicity works, feels like something we might’ve seen from the pages of Alt’s Vogue Paris. I like the black and white teamed with the red MO&Co logo too. It’s all working!”

See more of Kendall Jenner in the Fall 2024 MO&Co. campaign and join the conversation, here.

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Unfortunately, we’ve had to become completely accustom to Condé Nast’s global content sharing strategy over recent years, which is now a common practice. Editions of Vogue from across the globe often share content – and even covers. The latest to be shared is American Vogue‘s Summer 2024 cover shoot (first released a whole two months ago) starring Kendall Jenner. The shoot is unsurprisingly regurgitated as Vogue France’s offering for August 2024. Via the lens of photographic duo Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, the American beauty and current face of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger can be found posing down on a sun-drenched beach on location in Mexico. In the sultry cover shot, a bronzed Kendall Jenner is dressed by stylist Tabitha Simmons in a polka dot bikini from Dolce & Gabbana,

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“The one time literally thousands and thousands of people descend to Paris for the Olympics, this is the cover they have… a reprint from a 2-month-old US Vogue. Wow. Condé Nast really are not helping themselves. Why would anyone, tourist or not want to grab this copy on a newsstand?” Kite questioned.

“How the mighty have fallen,” shrieked gunsnroses.

“A screenshot for June/July [with Gigi Hadid] and a reprint for August. Dark times,” Ribs666 sighed.

“How low can you go? Seriously?” voiced fauxfashion.

Everyone else was satisfied, to some extent. “Absolutely despise the current content sharing strategy from Condé Nast, and still think it’s a crying shame to see what French Vogue has become. However, I cannot hate this – all things considered. The cover itself takes me back to the glory days of Vogue Paris. For that reason alone I will… accept,” reasoned vogue28.

“At least it’s something with more of a Vogue Paris vibe than anything of late,” kokobonbom echoed.

“The cover is not perfect but I absolutely love a beach cover,” MModa commented.

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There’s something happening within Vogue‘s One World Trade HQ in New York and we 100% approve. Anna Wintour has ultimately been impressing us to no end via the American fashion bible’s front covers over recent months, with us racing down to the newsstand to collect our copies with Miuccia Prada, Coco Gauff and Zendaya on the front. Wintour invites an firm favorite back with the unveiling of the Summer 2024 edition (combining the months of June and July), giving Kendall Jenner her fourth official US Vogue cover appearance. To kick-start the warmer months ahead, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott whisk us off to Mexico for a sun-drenched cover shoot. In the sultry cover image (below), the current face of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein works a bra top and skirt from Chanel’s Spring 2024 Haute Couture collection – selected for the occasion by stylist Tabitha Simmons.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“I love, love the cover! It looks fresh, unexpected, and will definitely stand out on the shelves,” MModa praised.

“OK, I kinda love this! Not the biggest Kendall Jenner fan but I’ve always said Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott bring out the best in her, and this is even more proof. Absolutely love the cover. It’s sultry, sexy and ushers in summer perfectly,” applauded vogue28.

RanThe echoed the same sentiments, commenting: “Didn’t have Kendall on my vision board for an American Vogue cover, but I like it. I think she is truly her best when M&M are photographing her!”

Everyone else, however, was left completely unconvinced. “Ugh. We get ONE summer and it’s wasted on Kendall,” a disapproving Scotty exclaimed.

“Go, girl! Give us nothing!” declared forum member aguires.

“She really can’t model after 10 years. This girl exudes nothing,” critiqued GivenchyAddict.

“[Kendall Jenner] ‘on ten years of proving people wrong’. Not on theFashionSpot hun, not on theFashionSpot, laughed honeycombchild.

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Donatella Versace’s love for Anne Hathaway only continues to grow. The American actress has become synonymous with Versace real quick, having sat front row at a handful of fashion shows and dazzled in custom Versace creation at the 2023 Met Gala (in addition to numerous other high-profile events). In April 2023, Donatella went as far as to welcome Hathaway as the campaign star of the celebratory Versace Icons collection. Hathaway is back for the 2024 campaign installment, who is welcomed as the face and embodiment of the covetable collection, cast alongside Irish actor Cillian Murphy. Also welcomed back are firm Donatella faves Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, who capture the Hollywood talents within their photographic studio against classic and clean, grey and white backdrops.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Love Cillian, but no. This doesn’t capture his good looks very well. Also, Versace isn’t where he belongs. Celine or Prada would be much better suited to him,” voiced FAdS.

“I’m not trying to be rude, but I don’t want to see him anymore, period. I’ve seen enough of him during the Oppenheimer craze to last me a lifetime,” GivenchyHomme chimed in.

“Also couldn’t care less about Cillian Murphy but I’m here for Anne Hathaway. She looks fantastic, absolutely love the beauty styling! The hair in particular instantly reminded me of Richard Avedon’s Versace campaigns from the early 90s, and I’m massively into it,” raved vogue28.

MModa also liked what they saw, commenting: “All these photographs leave me wanting more!”

See more of the Versace Icons campaign for 2024 and join the conversation, here.

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