Image: Burberry.
Image: Burberry.
Lensed by legendary director Steve McQueen, the campaign for Mr. Burberry—the new namesake scent from the British brand—stars actors and musicians Josh Whitehouse and Amber Anderson. Seen in both a fashion film (scored by Burberry-favorite Benjamin Clementine) and print campaign, the series welcomes the new fragrance, which captures the essence of London, with a family of British talent
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Images: Coach.
For American fashion and leather goods house Coach‘s first men’s presentation, Creative Director Stuart Vevers reflected on cult American icons—The Bestie Boys and directors Steve McQueen and Gus Van Sant—for an effortlessly relaxed collection that considers traditional wardrobe pieces through an individualistic and New York perspective. What funnels through are furiously-cool printed and fur-emphasized outerwear paired with crisply tailored trousers and stark white and snakeskin green footwear styles—another recent rollout from the brand—in a noticeably younger-skewing-than-ever-before series of elevated yet ready-to-wear attire. As Vevers said in a statement, “The collection reinforces the story that started with the womens’ collections last Fall; elevating the familiar, exploring the tension between utility and luxury with luxe craftsmanship that’s driven by functionality.”
Award season is upon us—as are opening blog articles that start this way—which means Brad Pitt will be out in full designer-clad force (his wife, more of a wildcard without a film of her own to promote). Pitt’s ever-lengthening IMDB page added some scroll to 2013, with a supporting role in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave, for which he also served as one of the film’s lead producers. Over the weekend, Pitt showed up to the Critics’ Choice Awards and Producers Guild Awards with a brand new dude-do (see Mindy Kaling’s hilarious Instagramming below).
Pap: Congratulations, Brad.
Pitt: Thanks, Man.
Pap: What’s up with the hair, man? Was it an oops or what? Were you in the bathroom and oops? What was it? You said it wasn’t by choice (x2).
Pitt: Fashion, baby.
Images via Popsugar.
It’s hard for some to wrap their minds around the fact that Hollywood’s elite actually have to campaign to win those golden statuettes, but perhaps even harder to believe that some of them reject the very idea. In 2011, Michael Fassbender starred opposite Carey Mulligan in Steve McQueen’s Shame. But Kevin James had a comedy out where he played a zookeeper and Vanessa Hudgens had a vague remake of Beauty and the Beast and who could forget: The Smurfs. Needless to say, people were preoccupied and Fassbender’s very Oscar-friendly performance and his subsequent campaign went unnoticed. Well, Fassbender’s back at it again — making movies that is — re-teaming with McQueen for the highly-anticipated 12 Years a Slave (co-starring Brad Pitt and Benedict Cumberbatch). But no Oscars, please.
Fassbender spoke to GQ, revealing: “You know, I get it. Everybody’s got to do their job. So you try and help and facilitate as best you can. But I won’t put myself through that kind of situation again. It’s just a grind. And I’m not a politician. I’m an actor.”
This harkens back to Joaquin Phoenix’s infamous Interview quote: “[The award circuit is] total, utter bullshit, and I don’t want to be a part of it. I don’t believe in it. It’s a carrot, but it’s the worst-tasting carrot I’ve ever tasted in my whole life. I don’t want this carrot. It’s totally subjective. Pitting people against each other … it’s the stupidest thing in the whole world.”
Here’s a trailer for the film Fassbender will not be campaigning for:
