D la Repubblica continues to stomp on the competition and show just about every major fashion magazine on the planet how it’s done. We currently remain in the midst and the glory that is ‘The Fashion Issue’. Following on from Volume #1 which resulted in us here at theFashionSpot hyperventilating over 21 spectacular covers, Volume #2 is evidently no different. Emanuele Farneti dials down the number of covers, to give us a selection of three. Cover one sees Farneti call upon Paolo Roversi, who captures Penelope Ternes, Lina Zhang, Amar Akway and Yar Aguer. Colin Dodgson photographs Jesi Shelnutt for cover two while Ida Heiner serves retro glam on cover three, as she poses for photographer Theo Sion.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Beautiful!” described forum member mikel upon checking out the Paolo Roversi cover.

“Wow, gorgeous!” chimed in natassia.

Sharing the same level of enthusiasm was Koibito, commenting: “Wow, Volume #1 was too good and beat almost every fashion issue from almost every magazine out there and now Farneti continues with another great one.”

“Paolo Roversi can be very hit or miss to me, but his editorial is incredible compared to Vogue Italia this month,” blueorchid applauded.

“Ida looks stunning!” raved Kishan.

“Absolutely OBSESSED and completely besotted with that Ida Heiner cover by Theo Sion. So unbelievably gorgeous, love the black and white, the beauty styling, the retro vibe…” voiced vogue28.

See more from D la Repubblica Volume #2 2024 and share your own thoughts with us, here.

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Since the late 70s, Giorgio Armani’s advertising campaigns have been synonymous with elegance and sophistication. Five decades later in 2023, and elegance and sophistication still oozes from the legendary Italian fashion house’s campaign imagery and the designer’s latest campaign photographer of choice is Paolo Roversi (with previous campaigns having been shot by Mario Sorrenti and Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott). After a stunning Roversi offering for the Spring 2023 season, Fall 2023 appears to be no different, as seasoned models Grace Elizabeth, Malika Louback and Lina Zhang become the faces of Armani’s regal and refined fall collection. Captured in the studio against a painted backdrop, the girls roam Roversi’s set for a series of sublime portraits which become a play on shadows and reflections.

The end result was immediately applauded by members of our forums. “Beautiful as always,” commented an unsurprised avonlea002.
“Malika looks breathtaking! So elegant,” admired thiago.
“Malika slays as per usual,” Mr Yayo chimed in.
“Classic Armani,” approved Urban Stylin.
Sharing the shame admiration for the campaign was Cerise Vendome: “Timeless and stunning, and yet still unique.”
“Far from a Paolo Roversi fan, but I’ve been enjoying his recent Giorgio Armani advertising campaigns to no end lately. As with last season, the imagery just feels so elevated and far superior than what else is on offer and ultra luxurious. This season is shaping up the be no different – and I love the casting of Malika Louback and Grace Elizabeth!” raved vogue28.
“The most beautiful campaign this season…” said kissmesweet, and surely you’re able to agree?

See more from Giorgio Armani’s Fall 2023 advertising campaign and join the conversation, here.

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Tyler Mitchell is the photographer du jour according to Maximilian Davis, as the Ferragamo creative director welcomes back the New York-based photographer for a second time for Fall 2023, after originally joining forces for Pre-Fall 2023. This season’s campaign offering is set against Renaissance artwork from the 15th and 16th centuries, in partnership with Gallerie degli Uffizi. Models Vittoria Ceretti, Mona Tougaard, Jessica Stam, Anok Yai and Lina Zhang are joined by a handful of creative types for the campaign, who include creative consultant and strategist Zainab Jama, singer and songwriter Kelela, and sound artist Yasmina Dexter. Tyler Mitchell himself even gets in on the action, posing in front of the camera throughout the cinematic campaign offering.

For the most part, members of our forums were impressed. “The best ad of the season is born!” heralded 9sete.
“I think Mona looks stunning here! Very cool concept,” admired tjasmine.
“It’s decided. It’s official. I fully f*ck with Davis’ Ferragamo,” Lady Junon raved.
Yet not everyone, however, was so convinced. “Such a lifeless campaign,” exclaimed a disapproving kasper!.
“If you’re going to shoot against a background like this the clothes should have some semblance of romance. Where is the Italian warmth? Apparently mediocrity is perfectly acceptable so long as it sells decently,” voiced forum member GivenchyHomme.
“They should’ve brainstormed longer if this is what they came up with for the campaign, like I get the vision but the execution is so poor,” said fenty.

See Ferragamo’s Fall 2023 campaign in full and share your own thoughts, here.

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If you’re like us, you’ve no doubt been fawning over every last detail of the Versace x Fendi collaboration, which Donatella Versace and Kim Jones unveiled during Milan Fashion Week back in September. The wait for the highly-anticipated advertising campaign to accompany the marvelous Fendace collection is finally over and true to speculation, Steven Meisel was commissioned to capture this iconic collab. The Pre-Fall 2022 ads feature an impressive lineup of models: Anok Yai, Adut Akech, Naomi Campbell, Imaan Hammam, Amar Akway, Lina Zhang, Anja Rubik and Kristen McMenamy.

The end result failed to excite most of our forum members, however. “Looks like H&M or something. Steven waste-of-money Meisel,” said MagFan.

“Versace for H&M part two,” echoed DK92.

“They look overly Photoshopped and kind of CGI. This is not good,” critiqued Scotty.

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“Wow, this looks horrible! Feels like Skims by Meisel. Same level of cheapness. Absolutely tragic,” proclaimed thiago:).

“It just looks like a glorified backstage shoot…it’s even more depressing that this is what we’ve come to in terms of visual art,” stated GERGIN.

“Hideous, the clothes seriously look like 10-dollar knockoffs you would find on a street corner in Los Angeles. The photography looks perfect for the windows of a tacky hair salon nearby,” voiced YohjiAddict.

“What a letdown…” added guimon.

But not everyone agreed. “This may not be the most brilliant or visually stunning campaign Meisel’s ever done, but I absolutely love it and I’ll always show support for Meisel! Great casting…” approved aracic.

See more from the Fendace Pre-Fall 2022 campaign and share your thoughts here.

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We’ve now experienced 11 glorious seasons of Steven Meisel shooting Zara’s mainline advertising campaigns. Five years later with the partnership stronger than ever, we continue to be left in awe season after season. For Spring 2022, Meisel bestows upon us a new artistic concept starring a bevy of models each resembling painted figures. This season the lineup includes Marie Sophie Wilson, Lina Zhang, Georgia Palmer, Jessica Stam, Tess McMillan, Rianne Van Rompaey, Edie Campbell, Quinn Mora and Amar Akway posing solo for portraits that are true works of art.

Needless to say, the campaign received rave reviews from our forum members. “Marie Sophie Wilson looks stunning…” proclaimed mikel.

“What a stellar lineup! And of course, an absolutely magnificent portrait of Marie. So elegant, so soft, such beautiful tones. Steven Meisel and Baron have successfully elevated Zara to the levels of high fashion and above, visually at least. Their presentations never fail to impress me!” exclaimed aracic.

“This is even more exciting than Chanel ads nowadays,” balmain1914 pointed out.

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“Stunning campaign, I love the painting effect as a reference in every ad,” admired VogueGirl8910.

“Quite a stunning series of images and this feels like a vast departure from previous Zara campaigns lensed by Meisel, which I can appreciate. The portraits themselves are all gorgeous, couldn’t possibly select a fave…” admitted vogue28.

“Georgia looks really good. Happy to see Jessica Stam!” voiced cestmagique.

“Nice portraits. Love seeing Stam,” echoed dior_couture1245.

“Lina steals the campaign for me, she is working the camera,” GERGIN chimed in.

See Zara’s Spring 2022 campaign in all its glory and join the conversation here.

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David Sims is clearly a favorite of Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons. The co-creative directors of Prada first commissioned the British fashion photographer last season and now he’s back behind the lens for Spring 2022. Despite covetable collections, Miuccia and Raf have yet to win us over when it comes to advertising campaigns. This season’s minimalist offering entitled “In the Mood for Prada” sees brand ambassador Hunter Schafer make an appearance alongside Julia Nobis, Selena Forrest and Lina Zhang (Tom Holland fronts the menswear campaign). The cast poses in the studio against clean and simple backdrops allowing Prada’s Spring 2022 collection to take center stage.

Prada’s latest became a hot topic on our forums. “Love it! Hunter was made for Prada,” applauded FashionMuseDior.

“I really like this, reminds me of David’s 90s stuff. Simple but evocative,” enthused Marc10.

VogueGirl8910 is also a fan of the 90s vibe: “The campaign is flawless with that 90s photography style.”

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“The severe simplicity works well. The clothes are showcased perfectly. I love Julia’s shots. The colors are stunning. I don’t even mind the text this time. This was the strongest collection Raf’s done so far. I feel like he finally made his debut,” proclaimed GivenchyHomme.

Nomar felt the same way. “I actually love the simplicity of the images because the clothes can speak for themselves. Julia and Lina look great, which is no surprise…”

“Quite a solid campaign from Prada this season and far better than previous mainline campaigns with Raf Simons as co-creative director. The minimalism and clean studio setup work incredibly well to showcase the collection and the images just feel so fresh,” voiced vogue28.

See more from Prada’s Spring 2022 campaign and share your opinion here.

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The New York Fashion Week Spring 2020 Diversity Report revealed this last season was one of the most diverse yet. Unfortunately, when it comes to the top models of Spring 2020, that wasn’t the case. Just three out of the top 10 models were women of color.

South Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech had a terrific season and was the only black model in the top 10. Asian models Lina Zhang and Sora Choi (Chinese and Korean, respectively) round out the list. It’s noteworthy that some models of color just missed securing a spot. Egyptian-born South Sudanese stunner Anok Yai and Achenrin Madit (also South Sudanese, but born in Nebraska) came close with 31 shows apiece.

The Spring 2020 list is also lacking when it comes to size, age and gender diversity. This is all sadly similar to Fall 2019 when only four out of the 11 top models were nonwhite and there were no plus-size, 50 and over or transgender/non-binary models, either. We have our fingers and toes crossed that there will be more diversity for Fall 2020.

Click through the slideshow above to find out which models ruled the Spring 2020 runways in New York, London, Milan and Paris.

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