The Lady Dior Universe

The "Lady Dior Universe" is a series of short films featuring model/actress Marion Cotillard... A new film is released as each new installment of Lady Dior's handbag line is revealed. What I love about these mini movies is how they are far from typical online commercials. These films contain drama, action and suspense... and every shot looks as though it could be found straight out of a campaign in a high fashion magazine. The newest video was released on Saturday, entitled "Lady Blue Shanghai." Here are the videos in order of their release! You may want to grab a seat on a comfy couch and pop some popcorn before watching these mini movies...

1) Lady Noire Affair- This film is the most action packed! Marion ends up on the Eiffel Tower...





2) Lady Rouge- They made this one into a music video... I'm not sure how I feel about it yet.




3) Lady Blue Shanghai (NEWEST EPISODE!!)- This one comes in two parts...The 2nd part is pretty trippy!






This is such a clever way to advertise... After watching these films, viewers have an emotional attachment to not only to Marion and the story lines, but to the handbags themselves. Personally, I wish the story lines of each movie connected. I think this would build suspense and generate more excitement for when each new film was released...Do you agree ? Or do you think that each bag deserves its own different film? If I weren't a poor college student, I would probably buy the Lady Blue Shanghai bag because it was my favorite film ;)

What are your thoughts on these films?

xx Katie-Lu

Perfect for Spring!

Happy Easter bloggers!!
In honor of the holiday, we decided to post the Miss Dior Cherie campaigns from previous years. They're very springtime-esque...with lots of pastels and sunshine! It's a lovely perfume. We highly recommend it.

Meggasus prefers the campaign with Lily Donaldson from 2007 and Katie-Lu prefers the campaign with Maryna Linchuck from 2008...which do you like best?


Here is the campaign featuring Lily Donaldson, photographed by Jean Baptiste Mondino.


Here is the campaign featuring Maryna Linchuk, photographed by Tim Walker.

Let us know what you think! xox

Happy Easter!

Karlie Kloss Scores Two Major Campaigns for S/S 2010

Photo Via Tommy Ton

Who is this Natural beauty?? Why it's Karlie Kloss of course! The blog loves her. For the S/S 2010 season she scored two campaigns... Dior and Hermes! Both of which turned out stunning.

Take a look at the Dior Campaign...





I am positively loving the fierceness of this campaign. The head on, super-stare down Karlie does in the second photo is quite impressive. This campaign just works. The vintage wave in her hair and her, the slight raise of her eyebrow and her dark red lips all add to the somewhat seductive/mysterious vibe in this campaign. All I can say is classy, classy, classy!

Now check out Karlie is the Hermes Campaign...



Almost opposite of the Dior campaign, in these we get to see the sweeter side of Karlie.. Very light and airy in tone, these photos are surprisingly refreshing to see in the high fash world!!

Karlie Kloss is stunning and versatile... the blog predicts another great year for her!

Just for kicks, take a look at this cover of Vogue Kloss starred in last year that you may have forgotten about, photographed by Steven Meisel... This is one of my favorite Vogue cover to date!


Thank god there weren't as many spills on the runway this season as there were back in S/S 2009 during the Prada shows!

Thana Kuhnen: Queen of Couture

Thana Kuhnen opening the Dior Fall 2009 couture show

Thana Kuhnen, signed with Marilyn NY and Natalie Paris is probably one of the most underrated models out there. Just look at her piercing eyes, legs for days and those serious cheekbones that could cut glass! Her face has the most amazing bone structure...it's very classic yet edgy at the same time, making her look very versatile.

Thana backstage at Dior

She's only 18 years old but when you see her attitude and poise on the runway it's like she's been strutting down the catwalk for years. The proof is on the internet, just watch this Youtube video of her opening the Dior fall 2009 couture show, which was actually more like a performance than a simple walk down the runway.

Thana is starting to get recognized for her dramatic presence on the runway and as a result, she walked some major shows this season such as John Paul Gautlier, Hermes, John Galliano and of course, Christian Dior.Thana at John Paul Gautlier

Thana backstage at Christian Dior...I LOVE this hat on her!

When you look at photographs in Thana's portfolio, they just scream drama. Take a look at the intensity in these shots.

Stunning!

Anyways, all I'm asking is that this girl book more editorial work so she can become more well known. She's slowly picking up steam in the show seasons, but I want to see this girl's career take off in all areas of her work.