Hey PPRs! How are we
all today? I had a manic day at Model Casting yesterday, from all the setting
up, photography (which I seem to be a bit of a whiz kid at!), walking, talking
and networking it was all in all a very busy day! But also very productive! We
found some brilliant girls (and guys!) to take part in our shows and it just
proves that Cheltenham is full of beautiful, fashionable and stylish people!
So today I’m going to
concentrate on menswear as I realised I haven’t actually about it yet in this
blog! So I’m first of all focusing on the news that the the hero of Team USA’s
Olympics, Michael Phelps is the new star of the Louis Vuitton AW12 Menswear
Campaign. Phelps (27), who has under his belt an outstanding 22 Olympic medals,
18 of which being gold, is seen sitting on a sofa with an relaxed nonchalance
about him (probably because of the aforementioned medals!) wearing a three
piece navy suit and tan loafers, whilst under his feet lay an unmistakeable
monogramed LV holdall. In the full ad Phelps is seen sitting next to Larisa
Latynina (an ex-gymnast winning a remarkable 18 Olympic medals), who he took
over after this year’s London 2012 Olympics to become the most decorated Olympian
of all time. The pictures were taken by non-other than fashion photographer Annie
Leibovitz and have caused quite a bit of controversy in the past week, with the
leaking of them onto Twitter breaking an Olympic rule that no athlete can be
involved in non-Olympic marketing campaigns throughout the entirety of the
Games. Phelps faces an enquiry to determine the extent of his involvement (if
leaked by him or Louis Vuitton on purpose then Phelps may lose his medals!) ironic
is it not that the hype around the entire concept of the campaign, Phelps now
being the most successful Olympian of all time, may have been celebrated a
little too early! Oops!
Blue-blacks, like those seen in the Vuitton
campaign and at Ferragamo (pictured), dominated the catwalks, rich and deep accentuated
with leather and metal detailing on clothes and accessories.
Leather featured
heavily on catwalks, akin to the neo-goth look for women, the jet black textile
was a go-to material for a number of designers with detailing on jackets, and
trousers adding perfect detail,see YSL, to an otherwise boring look.
Again, like the
Vuitton campaign, the rest of AW12 looks set to be darker, more sober and
definitely more structured, suits were everywhere completely outshining
sportswear on the runways. Worn with oversized outerwear adorned with lambswool and fur (see Prada) and beautifully crafted knitwear (see Burberry) enhance the perfect
tailoring of the suits this gave a fresh and modern look.
Finally, shoes.
Metail detailing on toes and heels of AW12 brogues added another interesting
detail, pictured below at Uniform AW12. There’s something about shiny silver
paired with dark leather that just does it for me. Wear with the super sexy
tailored suits and hearts are bound to break. Utterly gorgeous!
I hope today’s post
has been informative! Both for the guys and the ladies...I try to inspire
everyone to think about fashion whether you are buying for yourself or for a
loved one and so I’ve diversified today to share my love for both boy’s and
girl’s clothes! Because everyone deserves to be stylish!
That’s all from me
today! Have a super Sunday evening!
Love, love,
x RT @ PP x
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