Agent Provocateur Fall/Winter 2013 Soirée Collection
Agent Provocateur takes its photography campaigns very seriously, considering all of the photo spreads we've seen from them for their various collections. The British lingerie brand has released a new photo series for their Soiree collection featuring models Marlijn Hoeak and Cindy Bruna. Agent Provocateur has become known for pairing pretty ladies with their line lingerie, capturing some steamy portraits, and this what we have here. The 18 photo spread captures the Agent Provocateur brand perfectly as they continue to dish quality photography campaigns, so check out the photos to see for yourself.
[Via Agent Provocateur]
Beastie Boys Address Copyright Infringement
The Beastie Boys have always pushed back against their music being used in any shape or form without their express sign-off throughout the length of the group's illustrious run, going as far as to bring legal proceedings to the advertising department of Monster, after the company used "Sabotage", “So Whatcha Want,” and “Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun”in commercials.
This time around, it is a San Francisco start-up toy company that has over-stepped their bounds in using Beastie Boys content without permission by making a parody video of the song "Girls". The perpetrator is GoldieBlox, who's mission statement reads they are a company that "believes there are a million girls out there who are engineers. They just might not know it yet. We think GoldieBlox can show them the way." It's not a bad slogan, better than most of what is sold to young women these days, but Ad Rock and Mike D weren't having it and wrote an open letter to the company, which you can read below. For their part, GoldieBlox counter-sued, alleging the company "created its parody video specifically to comment on the Beastie Boys song, and to further the company’s goal to break down gender stereotypes.” Check out the video and letter below.
Like many of the millions of people who have seen your toy commercial “GoldieBlox, Rube Goldberg & the Beastie Boys,” we were very impressed by the creativity and the message behind your ad.
We strongly support empowering young girls, breaking down gender stereotypes and igniting a passion for technology and engineering.
As creative as it is, make no mistake, your video is an advertisement that is designed to sell a product, and long ago, we made a conscious decision not to permit our music and/or name to be used in product ads.
When we tried to simply ask how and why our song “Girls” had been used in your ad without our permission, YOU sued US.
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Josephine Skriver For Lui [NSFW]
Photos by Tom Munro
For the latest issue of French Magazine Lui, the magazine paired photographer Tom Munro and Danish model Josephine Skriver for the photo spread. Shot entirely in black and white, Josephine sports different outfits consisting of leather and fur and whole lot of skin. It's a very interesting concept that they went for, and one can not help sensing a Game of Thrones feel to the look of the shoot. Check out the photos and see what Tom and Josephine created for the latest issue of Lui.
[Via Lui]
Melanie Ribbe for Galore Magazine
Photography by: Jacob DeKat
If you are not familiar with Melanie Ribbe, here is your introduction to her. The German-born, Jamaican-raised model is girlfriend to DJ/Producer Cedric Gervais and a former contestant on Germany's Next Top Model. Check out the photo shoot she did for Galore with photographer Jacob DeKat.
Rihanna Helps British GQ Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary
For British GQ's 25th anniversary, the magazine enlisted the help of Damien Hirst and Rihanna for their latest issue. Damien is an artist and used his creative skills to create a Medusa-inspired theme for the photo spread. Since we're dealing with Medusa, the Greek mythological monster shoot had to involve snakes in some fashion. In the photos, Rihanna has snakes crawling around her body and head, and if you look into her eyes, they are very snake-like. This collaboration between Damien, photographer Mariano Vivanco, and Rihanna produced some pretty awesome photos for British GQ's 25th Anniversary.
[Photos Mariano Vivanco] [Via British GQ]
[Video] Blue is the Warmest Color's Adele Exarchopoulos poses for GQ (NSFW)
Blue is the Warmest Color has been one of the most talked about foreign films since its premiere at Cannes earlier this year. The hype is real, as illustrated by my review of the film from this year's Chicago International Film Festival. Outside of the film's sexual nature, Blue is the Warmest Color is highlighted by amazing performances from the two leads, Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos. It's Exarchopoulos whose point of view we follow in the film, and it's her magnificent portrayal of Adele that will have audiences feeling for her (as they dream about feeling her).
Riding the wave of buzz, Exarchopoulos met up with GQ to do a mini-interview and photo shoot. Like all other GQ shoots, the video and photos are a bit racy and may not be safe for work. What they are safe for, however, are thousands of new-found crushes and a growing attraction to French actresses. You'll be able to catch Blue is the Warmest Color in a very limited amount of theaters this Friday. For now, the video and photos below should whet your appetite.
[via GQ]
[NSFW] Irina Shayk For VMAN Fall/Winter 2013
Irina Shayk is featured in a new editorial for VMAN which is set to release next month. Irina opens up to Derek Blasberg and touches on various topics from her humble beginnings in Russia to her relationship with star soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. Photographer Sebastian Faena kept it simple with the photo shoot by capturing Irina wearing virtually next to nothing in all white with the backdrop being a creek of some sorts. But let's be honest, you're probably here for the photos, so go ahead and check them out. For the full interview head on over to VMAN here.
[Photos by Sebastian Faena] [Via Highsnobiety]
