Pierpaolo Piccioli is sticking to his guns for the Spring 2024 season, enlisting the all-American beauty and firm industry fave that is Kaia Gerber as the face of Valentino for a second consecutive season. Piccioli, nonetheless, throws in Valentino brand ambassadors Jolin Tsai and Son Ye-jin for good measure. The creative director who has been the solo creative force behind Valentino since 2016, drops legendary photographer Steven Meisel for the Spring 2024 season, in favor of Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. The photographic duo capture Piccioli’s trio of muses high above New York City, on location within the 7 World Trade Center building, with the city’s graphic skyline making for a majestic and visually-arresting backdrop.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Great so far,” admired GERGIN upon checking out Valentino’s latest.

“Love the photography and styling. So much better than last season’s dreadfulness,” MModa voiced.

“Big fan of this campaign! Eye-catching and captures the perfect mood,” noted Faith Akiyama.

Yet not everyone was left so enchanted with the end result. “I hate how photographers don’t even care that their work looks no different from a 5-minute smartphone filter job. It’s the opposite of glamorous. Where’s the uniqueness? The exclusivity? GoldenPetals asked.

“It’s all very disjointed, despite the same location and same clothes,” chimed in upNorth.

See more from Valentino’s Spring 2024 advertising campaign and join the on-going conversation, here.

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Ever since scoring her very first solo Vogue cover and landing her first major advertising gig, Kaia Gerber has remained a force to be reckoned with within the world of fashion. Last year alone saw Cindy Crawford’s mini-me grace the covers of ELLE and W Magazine (to name a select few) and became the face of mega brands Alaïa and Valentino. Not even three months into 2024 and Kaia has fronted the covers of Perfect, British Vogue, WSJ. Magazine and becomes the face of DKNY for Spring 2024. Via the lens of British photographer Alasdair McLellan and styled by Alastair McKimm, Kaia morphs into the ultimate DKNY woman throughout series of campaign portraits, helping herald a new era and a new energy of the iconic American label.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Fresh energy? Where?” asked matheus_s the second the campaign struck.

“Gap circa 2005,” scoffed MyNameIs.

Also far from delighted with the outcome was Toni Ahlgren, commenting: “I’m sorry but that’s a no from me!”

“How can she be so beautiful yet so bland?” FelipeV voiced.

DKNY’s latest ultimately had members of theFashionSpot forums a divided bunch. “I really like the photographs and art direction. Kaia looks beautiful,” MModa admired.

“A rather brilliant campaign, IMO. This is pretty much on the money for a brand like DKNY. Kaia Gerber was the perfect choice – fresh, youthful, radiant and all-American. McLellan’s distinctive and youth-orientated aesthetic only heightens the campaign, and I genuinely don’t have a bad word to say about this. Those portraits of Kaia are superb!” enthused vogue28.

“Love Kaia, always. Young and fresh,” added jeremydante.

See more from DKNY’s Spring 2024 advertising campaign and share your own thoughts, here.

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Kristina O’Neill’s departure from WSJ. Magazine came as quite the shock back in April 2023, and we here at theFashionSpot, believed we would come to witness the magazine’s decline. However, we need not have worried. Covers recently starring Kylie Jenner, SZA and Angelina Jolie have impressed us to no end and WSJ‘s newly-installed editor Sarah Ball secures model-of-the-moment Kaia Gerber for Spring 2024. The model who has since turned to the world of acting, graces the lens of forum favorite Lachlan Bailey on location in Miami, Florida and poses within the surroundings of a motel and down on the nearby beach. Dressed by stylist Geraldine Saglio, the all-American beauty rocks head-to-toe Celine in the nonchalant cover photograph.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot forum members:

“A girl who was raised in Malibu posing as lower middle class for clout,” scoffed A.D.C.

“Kaia is always so stiff in front of camera and on runways. She is pretty like Miss America, but not a gifted model,” chimed in a disapproving balmain1914.

Benn98 wasn’t feeling the outcome of the shoot either, commenting: “God, the duo of Geraldine and Lachlan is so tired. All that’s missing is the golden fields. Even Kaia looks barely present at this shoot!”

Not everyone, however, was left so displeased. “I… love it! WSJ. Magazine, Kaia Gerber, Lachlan Bailey, Geraldine Saglio, Malibu – all such a winning combination for me and I’d take this over the VAST majority of Vogue covers I’ve came across this month,” raved vogue28.

“Kaia’s cover story is brilliant, she’s gorgeousssss. Beauty, sex-appeal and power. Kaia looks mature, she looks strong, great eye contact, the poses are working well, everything feels very cool and modern,” instantly approved forum member Bertrando3.

See more of Kaia Gerber as WSJ. Magazine‘s Spring 2024 cover girl and join the conversation, here.

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It has been a never-ending guessing game over on theFashionSpot forums for months. Speculating, just as to who might crop up on the cover of Edward Enninful’s final issue of British Vogue. Since June 2023, upon the news of Enninful departing the British fashion bible after a rather remarkable 7-year stint, names like Beyoncé were thrown around with regards to his final cover star. Needless to say, we didn’t see this one coming…

Forgoing just the one cover star, Enninful called upon a whopping 40 of his chosenVogue icons for his concluding cover. As a result, Karen Elson, Irina Shayk, Laverne Cox, Anya Taylor-Joy, Serena Williams, Rina Sawayama, Karlie Kloss, Jourdan Dunn, Cindy Crawford, Amber Valletta, Precious Lee, Jodie Comer, Gemma Chan, Adut Akech, Vittoria Ceretti, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Cata Delevingne, Jane Fonda, Gigi Hadid, Linda Evangelista, Adwoa Aboah, Miley Cyrus, Paloma Elsesser, Iman, Victoria Beckham, Ariana DeBose, Jameela Jamil, Oprah, Selma Hayek, Christy Turlington, Salma Blair, Maya Jama, Kate Moss, Cynthia Erivo, Simone Ashley, Lila Moss, Anok Yai, Kaia Gerber, Naomi Campbell and Dua Lipa grace the cover. The women flocked together in New York, and assemble for a group photograph before the lens of Steven Meisel.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Thank you, Edward. Thank you fashion gods! It’s a very interesting mix of cover subjects, some greats, some less than greats. Everyone looks fantastic, not a single woman looks unflattering here and that’s exactly what you want in a group cover, ” approved aracic.

LastNight was of the same mind, echoing: “I really like it! I think it’s quite striking and impressive to get all those people together.”

“I mean it’s a nice flex for him to have all these names on his last issue, but the composition is awful,” chimed in Marc10.

Thiago commented: “The Photoshop is terrible but that’s a proper farewell – Steven Meisel and legends!”

“It’s insane that they managed to actually get everyone there and still made it look like it’s a completely fake, Photoshopped group picture,” exclaimed lookatme.

“The cover isn’t groundbreaking enough, but you can’t make me hate it. Edward is such a mastermind, and I will surely miss his Vogue era,” shared forum member crmsn.

Caioherreo most definitely wasn’t all too impressed, describing the cover as “super boring” but do you agree?

Share your own thoughts on British Vogue‘s March 2024 cover, here.

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Perfect Magazine is hellbent on making sure we’re aware Issue #6 will be available on shelves February 15. The UK-based fashion magazine revealed the first of its mammoth 50-cover extravaganza earlier this month, in conjunction with Bella Hadid opting to stage a modeling comeback who posed across four fierce and utterly fabulous covers – setting the tone of what was to follow.

Models (or supermodels for that matter) were seemingly top priority as cover stars for editors-in-chief Bryan Yambao and Katie Grand. The pair serve up none other than a handful of fashion’s finest, including Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Jerry Hall (to name a select few), who either pose for photographers Willy Vanderperre, David Bailey or Malick Bodian.

Across the remaining cover portraits feature the likes of fashion designers Alessandro Michele and Daniel Lee, actor Mark Ruffalo, actresses Elizabeth Debicki, Kim Cattrall and Christina Ricci, and singers Beth Ditto and Charli XCX to name just a few.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Linda’s cover is the best!” heralded DK92.

“Linda’s cover is indeed the best, echoed kokobombon. ” love how they left some skin texture to not completely erase her age!”

Quick to show their approval also was vogue28, adding: “To be honest, I think I’d struggle to pick a favorite cover and I am loving how this gives me flashbacks to the heyday of Katie Grand’s Love! Some real terrific covers here. Specially those ones with Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Jerry Hall, Kaia Gerber and Maya Jama!”

See more from Perfect Magazine‘s Issue #6 installment and share your thoughts with us, here.

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After opening the brand’s Fall 2023 haute couture presentation and more recently for Spring 2024 during Paris Fashion Week, we aren’t at all surprised to see Pierpaolo Piccioli pick Kaia Gerber as the face of Valentino’s Fall 2023 advertising campaign titled Black Tie. The all-American beauty reunites with photographer Steven Meisel for the occasion, having previously joined forces with the master photographer on multiple occasions for the likes of British Vogue and Ports 1961 (to name a few). Valentino’s latest campaign offering sees Meisel capture Kaia within the plush surroundings of Oheka Castle located in Long Island, New York.

The campaign left members of our forums a divided bunch. “Hard to believe this is what Meisel has to offer these days…” critiqued DK92 the second the campaign came to light.
“Seriously? It’s so lackluster and being black and white does not help at all,” chimed in WAVES.
“I hate how flat Meisel’s work is nowadays. It could be AI generated,” avonlea002 expressed.
Also underwhelmed was GivenchyHomme: “If they were going the Instagirl route they should have booked Gigi or Bella. Kaia still looks very juvenile and inexperienced. It also doesn’t help that the clothes are as equally unimpressive. Two wrongs do not make a right.”
Not everyone, however, was left so disgruntled over the outcome. “Kinda liking this…a lot. Giving me 90s Meisel vibes,” pointed out justaguy.
“This instantly transported me back to his Vogue Italia cover stories (May and June 2011 in particular) and I’m not mad at it. Always been a fan of Kaia Gerber, and appreciate the solo casting. A thumbs up from me!” approved forum member vogue28.

See more from Valentino’s Fall 2023 advertising campaign starring Kaia Gerber and share your thoughts, here.

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Since 2017, we have been forever indebted to Marta Ortega Pérez, chair of Inditex, who has blessed us with Steven Meisel as Zara’s campaign photographer for the brand’s main womenswear fashion advertising campaigns. Season after season, campaign after campaign, the partnership has been a joy to witness and here at theFashionSpot we are always sat in anticipation as to what’s next.
Seven years later and the bond between Zara and Meisel remains as strong as ever, with the masterful American photographer having now collaborated on a whole entire collection with the Spanish retailer, titled ‘Steven Meisel New York’ which will be available for purchase on Zara’s website September 18.
For the accompanying advertising campaign, Meisel called upon his muses from past and present, including Irina Shayk, Lexi Boling, Ash Stymest, Amber Valletta, Eva Herzigova, Kit Butler, Liya Kebede, Angelina Kendall, Alton Mason, Kaia Gerber, Avanti Nagrath, Leon Dame, Sora Choi, Scott Barnhill, Loulou Westlake, Jackson Jarrell, Alberth Johnson, Gigi Hadid, Elio Berenett, Wali Deutsch, Gendai Funato, Akbar Shamji, Penelope Tree, Gray Eberley, Nyawurh Chuol and Linda Evangelista. The impressive lineup of A-list talent of course don pieces from the upcoming collection, posing in Meisel’s photographic studio and captured in black and white.

Unsurprisingly, members of our forums were left in complete awe. “It looks like a long Vogue Italia editorial, and I love it! Brings me back to the great times of fashion magazines. The cast is superb,” raved ivano.
“The images are FAB! Meisel’s work for Zara has never missed once,” enthused fenty.
“No one does portraits like him. He really brings out the best in whoever he photographs,” wrote GivenchyHomme.
Vogue28 was also in awe, commenting: “All of this is enough to make me go weak at the knees, it’s all just so heavenly and divine. It goes without saying that Steven Meisel is a master at his craft, an absolute gift to us all. The whole entire cast here look utterly sensational, so lovely to see the likes of Linda, Amber, Eva, Penelope… I could go on and on. OBSESSED!”
“Perfectly executed and divine! The sheer size of this portfolio is utterly impressive! I am blown away by the portraits, which I find absolutely incredible. The images could definitely be compiled into a sublime issue of Vogue Italia some eight years ago,” noted aracic.

See more from the mammoth Zara x Steven Meisel advertising campaign and join the standing ovation, here.

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Mert Alas (of the photographic duo Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott) recently went solo to photograph Dua Lipa for Vogue France and is now out on his lonesome once again to capture not one but six spectacular covers for W Magazine’s mega Fall Fashion Issue for 2023. Editor Sara Moonves welcomes Kaia Gerber, Anok Yai, Gigi Hadid, Mona Tougaard, Liu Wen and Kendall Jenner as cover girls for the occasion, who each front their respective fierce and fabulous covers, donning looks from brands such as Celine, Fendi, Burberry, Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton.

As always with a multi-selection of covers, members of our forums were quick to select their fave. “I like them all, but my favorite is actually Gigi’s,” immediately voiced kokobombon.
“Really into the art direction! The Gigi cover is my fave. Marie-Amelie Sauvé really made the Burberry look interesting and desirable,” GivenchyAddict admired.
“I love these. These instantly took me back to Vogue Paris’ special collections editorials. The mix of outdoor shots then you’ll have studio portraits. Can’t believe W Magazine takes the cake,” MON chimed in.
Also very much a fan was Ihhbl, commenting: “I like Anok’s, it’s so different from the others. Gigi also looks great!”
“Terrific to see W Magazine back on full form, and feels like Christmas has came early with the massive ‘fashion!’ splashed across the cover, in addition to the rather terrific selection of covers. The art direction immediately transported me back to 2008 (in the very best way). Out of all the six covers, Gigi’s is my most fave,” vogue28 raved.

Check out more from W Magazine‘s Volume #4 2023 edition and let us know which cover you will be hunting down at your local newsstand, here.

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Perhaps we were a little hard on Emanuele Farneti when he was editor of Vogue Italia from 2017 until 2022. Not even covers with the likes of Amber Valletta, Anok Yai, Gigi Hadid, Claudia Schiffer or Madonna were enough to impress us during Farneti’s tenure. 
However, the Italian editor appears to be flourishing at the helm of Italian title D la Repubblica and the magazine’s first offering throughout September 2023 has became an instant hit. Farneti welcomes Kaia Gerber as one of the magazine’s cover stars to kick-start the first of five big fashion issues coming our way this month, who appears before the lens of photographer Alasdair McLellan. Dressed in a black glitzy Celine dress by stylist Suzanne Koller, the all-American beauty oozes retro glamour in the chic black and white cover photograph (below) while poses under warm sunshine on the second alternative cover (after the jump).

Over on theFashionSpot forums, we simply cannot get enough. “Such a beautiful cover,” admired caioherrero.
“Kaia looks fabulous. What a great cover!” applauded thiago.
“Farneti should have done to Vogue Italia what he is doing at D la Repubblica! Most of the issues in the last two years have had really good stylists, photographers and models,” mentioned Ivanity86.
Also equally as impressed with the outcome was vogue28: “Kaia Gerber by Alasdair McLellan here is easily one of the best magazine covers/fashion stories I’ve came across this month! Absolutely divine. I love every single element, from the simplicity of the cover to the sense of retro glamour I’m getting from the styling. A little head over heels for this, in all honesty!”

See more of Kaia Gerber by Alasdair McLellan and share your own thoughts, here.

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After skipping 2020 and scaling back for 2021 due to the pandemic, the 2022 Cannes International Film Festival is back in full force. Which is great for us since it usually produces fashion moments on par with the Met Gala and the Oscars. Although we have to admit, a decent amount of looks were relatively lackluster.

When it comes to designers, certain ones reigned supreme. We witnessed several dresses from Valentino’s Fall 2022 offering, aka the pink collection, take to the red carpet. Sharon Stone stuck with Dolce & Gabbana probably because she stars in the Italian fashion house’s new handbag campaign. As usual, there were plenty of haute couture looks to go around. Fendi, Armani Privé, Elie Saab, Christian Dior and Chanel are just a small sampling. Custom creations were also trending with Cara Delevingne’s revealing Balmain gown one of the standouts.

The jewelry was also something to behold. Especially when it came to necklaces. Julianne Moore’s Bottega Veneta dress was amplified by Bulgari’s Eden The Garden of Wonders necklace, for example.

On the beauty front, hair really turned heads. Bella Hadid’s wet-look hairdo with sculpted strands in the middle of her forehead really made a statement. As did Grace Elizabeth’s piecey pixie.

Keep reading to see all the must-see looks from the premieres at the 2022 Cannes International Film Festival.

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