Goodbye Celebrities, Hello Fashion Models – Voltaire Fashion News

Goodbye Celebrities, Hello Fashion Models – Voltaire Fashion News

According to WWD Magazine, fashion designers have grown weary of using “overexposed” celebrities in their advertising campaigns.

Gucci, Yves Saint-Laurent and Chanel are all turning to fashion models for their fall/winter campaigns. Frida Gianni at Gucci says, “The other issue with celebrities is that they are characters who are often associated with a certain film. I prefer a strong, generic face that’s not related to any world — whether that be music or Hollywood.”

It is rumored that Eva Mendes may be replaced at Calvin Klein and also known that Lara Stone replaced Madonna for Louis Vuitton’s spring/summer campaign (who may feature Christy Turlington, Karen Elson and Natalia Vodianova this winter according to reports.)

St. John had Angelina Jolie at the heart of recent campaigns but followed up with catwalk star Karen Elson. “We wanted to make a clean break from actresses… and cleanse the palette,” St. John CEO Glenn McMahon told WWD.

While it is true models will get more exposure celebrities will always maintain a strong foothold in the world of fashion. May mags are celebrity heavy this year in the fashion world and models like Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss gracing covers are celebrities in their own right.

Who do you prefer to see in mags? Celebs or models? Leave a comment to let us know!

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Calvin Klein Billboards Banned ‘Suggests Rape’ (Photos, Video)

Calvin Klein Billboards Banned ‘Suggests Rape’ (Photos)

Australia’s Advertising Standards Bureau has ordered the removal of several billboards containing model Lara Stone as they deemed the images were suggestive of rape and violence according to the Herald Sun. “That whilst the act depicted could be consensual, the overall impact and most likely takeout is that the scene is suggestive of violence and rape….The Board considered that the image was demeaning to women by suggesting that she is a plaything of these men. It also demeans men by implying sexualised violence against women.”

Clinical psychologist Alison Grundy goes on to say, “If we continue to subject future generations of young men to great barrages of aggressive, misogynist, over-sexualised and violent imagery in pornography, movies, computer games and advertising, we will continue to see the rates of sexual violence against women and children that continue unabated today. Or worse,” she said.

What are your thoughts?

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How to become a fashion photographer – Calvin Klein, Sports Illustrated, Victoria’s Secret

You wan’t a little piece of Hollywood in your life? You’ve fallen in love with fashion photography and now you want to be a photographer for Calvin Klein, Sports Illustrated or Victoria’s Secret. Good for you! It’s not going to be easy and your going to need to get to know the right people. I have set up this blog just for you. Read on to find out secret tips on how to turn that dream into a reality.

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Brooke Shields Can Still Fit Into Her Calvins (Video)

Brooke Shields Can Still Fit Into Her Calvins (Video)

Interview with Ellen DeGeneres where 45 year-old Brooke Shields tells the talk show host she can still zip up her Calvin Klein Jeans from when she was 15 years old.

“They didn’t look pretty,” she admits, “but they fit.”

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Twilight’s Kellan Lutz is the new Calvin Klein Star

Twilight’s Kellan Lutz is the new Calvin Klein Star.

Twilight actor Kellan Lutz is the new Calvin Klein sensation. Mr. Lutz has just joined the ranks of Djimon Hounsou and Mark “Marky Mark” Wahlberg as actor/models who strut their stuff in their briefs.

The ads shot by fashion photographer Mikael Jansson will appear on billboards, televisions and in ads in March.

The New CK Guy

Kellan Lutz

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Brooke Shields 1980 Calvin Klein Commercial – Fashion model video.

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Calvin Klein featuring Mark Wahlberg

Fashion designer Calvin Klein commercial with Mark Wahlberg and Kate Moss.

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Kate Moss – Obsession

Fashion model Kate Moss for Calvin Klein’s Obsession.

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Calvin Klein Spring Summer 2009 Fashion Show

Calvin Klein Fashion show for Spring and Summer 2009 featuring some of the world’s best fashion models.

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