2011 Campaigns of the Year

December 31st, 2011 by Janelle | Model News

The very best campaigns of 2011 took things to another level with expressive videos that captured the mood of the collections and even surprised us a little.

PRADA S/S 11

Who knew these girls could move the way they do? The brightly colored and striped collection called for a video that didn’t take itself too seriously and Meisel delivered. Watch Tati, Kinga, Arizona, Zuzanna and Mariacarla get their groove on to a techno beat.

GARETH PUGH

Director – Ruth Hogben | Model - Kristen McMenamy

Hogben continuously pushes the boundaries of fashion film and her hypnotic pieces for Gareth Pugh set the standard by which all other fashion videos are judged.

ARMANI F/W 11

Director – Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott | George Cortina - Fashion Editor/Stylist | Luigi Murenu - Hair Stylist | Lucia Pica - Makeup Artist | Models - Sasha Pivovarova & Diego Fragoso

The Armani name is synonymous with elegance, but Sasha’s presence adds that extra something special. The corresponding video is just a dream – rose petals falling, the undeniable beauty of that silver gown and enough melodrama to keep you going for a year.

LANVIN F/W 11

Alber Elbaz dancing to Pitbull, what more does any campaign need? Raquel, Karen, Milo and Lowell all put on a good show in this viral treat, but no one can top Alber!

VERSACE for H&M

It is Donatella’s world, we just live in it. Lindsey and Daphne are puppets caught within a Versace fun house in this imaginative spot that features the duo trapped inside labyrinths, running through giant hamster wheels and quickly learning that Lady Versace is not one to be toyed with.

CKOne 2011

Steven Meisel – Photographer | Karl Templer – Fashion Editor/Stylist | Guido Palau – Hair Stylist | Pat McGrath – Makeup Artist | Randall Peacock – Set Designer | Jin Soon Choi – Manicurist | Fabien Baron – Creative Director | Jennifer Starr – Casting Director | Models – Lara Stone, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Eliza Cummings, Alice Dellal, Viggo Jonason, Yuri Pleskun, Pixie Geldof, Callum Wilson, David Agbodji, Valerija Kelava,River Viiperi, Ajak Deng, Ruby Aldridge, Fei Fei Sun, Samantha Gradoville, Daphne Groeneveld

With an all star cast and a host of voyeuristic videos, Calvin Klein’s 2011 CK One campaign sought the attention of the Youtube generation. Built around their special CK One website and featuring interviews, mixed with candid moments inside the CK Box – these ads win points for originality.

CHLOE F/W 11

David Sims - Photographer | Guido Palau - Hair Stylist | Diane Kendal - Makeup Artist | Ezra Petronio - Art Director | Models - Arizona Muse, Malgosia Bela, Sigrid Agren, Zuzanna Bijoch

The ethereal side of David Sims’ work always comes out for Chloe. For the F/W ads he shot the line’s feminine collection in a woodland setting that made the lighter than air dresses and snakeskin accented separates look even more natural than they did on the runway: just a simple, beautiful campaign.

BOTTEGA VENETA S/S 11

Alex Prager - Photographer | Karolina Kurkova - Model | Santiago Montero

2011 was the year Alex Prager invaded fashion. The art darling brought her birds and startled looking couples with her when she created Bottega’s memorable Hitchcock inspired campaign. The behind the scenes vid gives a look into her process and Bottega’s continued collaborations with leading artists.

LOUIS VUITTON S/S 11

Steven Meisel - Photographer | Mary Howard - Set Designer | Freja Beha Erichsen, Kristen McMenamy & Raquel Zimmermann

Three of fashion’s finest bringing that chinoiserie to life in richly saturated shots by Meisel. If there is one campaign we wish had a video to go with it – this would be the one.

GIVENCHY F/W 11

Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott – Photographer | Carine Roitfeld – Fashion Editor/Stylist | Panos Yiapanis – Fashion Editor/Stylist | Luigi Murenu – Hair Stylist | Lucia Pieroni – Makeup Artist | Riccardo Tisci – Creative Director | Lorraine Griffin – Manicurist | Models – Jonathan Marquez, Kristen McMenamy, Mariacarla Boscono, Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova, Rob Evans

Aggressive, sexy and in your face – a campaign befitting those omnipresent Rotweiler prints from the collection. While Givenchy didn’t grant us a full on campaign video – they did give us an alluring look behind the scenes.

Carry On Katya

Show Package - London S/S 09: Viva London

Show Package - London F/W 10: Select

2011's Top Men

This post's tags: arizona muse, Daphne Groeneveld, diego-fragoso, Karen Elson, Kinga, Kristen McMenamy, lindsey wixson, lowell tautchin, Mariacarla Boscono, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, milo-spijkers, Raquel Zimmermann, River Viiperi, ruth-hogben, Sasha Pivovarova, Steven Meisel, tatiana cotliar, Zuzanna-Bijoch

32 Comments

Luca says:
December 31st, 2011
at 1:58 pm

You miss Roberto Cavalli feauturing Natasha Poly, Karen Elson and Mariacarla Boscono by Mert & Marcus. There were also the video!!
Marquis de Lannes says:
December 31st, 2011
at 2:53 pm

Lanvin, Lanvin, LANVIN!!!!!

http://www.marquisdelannes.com/
Pablo says:
December 31st, 2011
at 4:10 pm

To me by far the best campaign of the year was Prada fall 2011 by Steven Meisel, i also really like Lanvin Fall 2011, but that Prada Campaign 2011 i found it horrible.
TimTiminy says:
December 31st, 2011
at 5:32 pm

The Prada S/S 11 collection was BEYOND groundbreaking, and the campaign lived up to the standard. Miuccia is having a moment…a moment that has lasted for numerous seasons, and will continue captivating fashion elite and us regular Joes and Joannes until she bestows the Prada patent pumps on a successor. The other campaign that stands out to me is Versace for H&M…which just goes to show, even reasonably priced diffusion lines can still create a fashion fantasy with its campaign. And the fact that Daphne is one of my favorite models of the current era has absolutely NOTHING to do with it….
Zie says:
December 31st, 2011
at 5:46 pm

Amazing PRADA! This was a definite stand out for this year. Also, someone told me Prada was overrated, I just showed them this campaign. Love the Girls and Meisel!
Nigel S. says:
December 31st, 2011
at 6:30 pm

So delectable!
I was rather out of the campaign/editorial/cover loop most of the year but I concur most on this list with Lanvin and Versace for H&M. Lanvin was smashing and the video campaign was/is *mag*nif*icent* as is the Versace.

My top pick outside of this list is CHANEL SS/11 – a Heavenly delight. There was strong sense of escapism via an Indian sabbatical filled with splendor which I imagine found its birth in the conception of Paris-Bombay. And it goes without verbalizing the brilliant SS/11 collection. The blush-tone feathered gown alone was pure fashiconography. I relished in the nonchalant visual of “yes this dress costs 10k but I will

CHANEL Paris-Byzance aswell. An eras old, sensual capture yet so modern -everything of the House.

Tom Ford Neroli Portofino was quite enjoyable. Made ya smile.

A very Happy New Year to everyone!
Nigel S. says:
December 31st, 2011
at 6:34 pm

…cost 10k but I will Champagne lounge and dance past dawn!”
MDM says:
December 31st, 2011
at 8:01 pm

Johan Renck directed Versace/H&M video not Mert and Marcus.
M&M just did the print campaign.
GP says:
December 31st, 2011
at 8:16 pm

Lanvin is fun to watch!
kirsi says:
December 31st, 2011
at 9:05 pm

givenchy WAS BEST!
Lily says:
December 31st, 2011
at 9:45 pm

Lanvin was super fine until I saw (and heard!) the video. There’s not a finer example of degeneration of this society than Pitbull and the use of his song makes me never want to buy a Lanvin product ever again.
Not on the guest list says:
January 1st, 2012
at 5:04 am

For me the best were…
Prada, the campaign was cool but the video was excellent, Tati and Kinga dancing like there is no tomorrow, I even practice some Tati moves and I kinda nailed it.

Armani, because it was sensual and provocative but elegant and the cast was awesome.

Lanvin, because it was original but I wish they had chosen another, I’m a bit tired of Pitbull, but Alber’s moves were amazing.

Versace & Ck One, these campaign proved that people are smart and a well-thoguht campaign can do anything.

Last but not least Givenchy, I love Givenchy and Riccardo, the only thing that I missed was the group shots, It would have been awesome to see Rob with Naomi
Sapto says:
January 1st, 2012
at 7:03 am

Best campaign videos are Prada, Lanvin (yes it was fun, no one can top Alber with that!) and Versace for H&M!! I looove all of them!

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kukupiku says:
January 1st, 2012
at 11:50 am

Prada is immensely memorable (and I’m too hopelessly biased anyway).
The girls did some serious damage grinding those shoes:)
Everybody seems to have great fun.
Happy New Year everyone.
ellen says:
January 1st, 2012
at 2:55 pm

Djee, i’m dissapointed with the choices.

Versace for H&M: photoshop MUCH. Lindsey doesn’t even look like herself. The video is nice btw.

LV = dragqueen much and freja looks in every single shot the same.
Lily says:
January 1st, 2012
at 5:05 pm

River is in 2 campaigns listed here, I just don’t understand why the boy doesn’t get any editorial jobs done. He should be doing VHJ and not some obscure Indonesian magazine.
Lmv says:
January 1st, 2012
at 10:22 pm

Armani creates beautiful clothes for retired old women.
l. dupont says:
January 2nd, 2012
at 12:19 am

Lanvin!!

It seems like it would be such fun to be in the Versace campaign
anlabe says:
January 2nd, 2012
at 1:54 am

Again good list, but in my opinion LV F/W 11 was far more iconic and memorable than Chloe F/W 11 or LV S/S 11. In fact even the show was the most iconic i’ve seen in a very long time.
I think that was the most talked-about campaign.
TeaAtTwo says:
January 2nd, 2012
at 10:52 am

The Dolce and Gabbana SS ads were a particular favourite of mine, I loved the drama in them.
carola says:
January 2nd, 2012
at 6:13 pm

Kinga is such a supermodel…

Loved Lanvin and Vuitton, gorgeous.
Fabian says:
January 2nd, 2012
at 6:13 pm

CHLOE, so good!

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carola says:
January 2nd, 2012
at 6:15 pm

@ Lily

Lighten up! Have some fun :)
carola says:
January 2nd, 2012
at 6:16 pm

@ TeaAtTwo oh yeah, I’d forgotten about those!
Nets x. says:
January 3rd, 2012
at 2:36 pm

Soo good l feel l’d love to share onto my blog ..hope no-one minds..& keep @ it! guys!

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fito says:
January 4th, 2012
at 1:09 pm

i loved that prada video zuzanna looks great
armani as always clasic it was expensive and beautiful
versace for h&m one of the best for me
givenchy it was fun to watch
but lanvin oh no it was painful to watch it was degraded looks like a homemade video
Karl says:
January 6th, 2012
at 1:34 am

TATI
Rose says:
January 6th, 2012
at 2:27 am

Lanvin campaign is hilar! Love it!

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Antonio Barros says:
January 7th, 2012
at 2:56 am

I loved the Lanvin video! Funny!!!

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Nádia says:
January 7th, 2012
at 6:36 pm

GIVENCHY, LANVIN and PRADA! My top! Great light, great colors, great dynamics!

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andy moreno says:
January 9th, 2012
at 2:03 pm

I am a huge fan of Chanel Campaigns but….. The Sasha Pivovarova’s pictures for Armani were so androginy and I loves them, also Givenchy and the Albert elbaz dancing too jejjejeje .
Hector Perez says:
March 11th, 2012
at 6:55 am

uhfreakingmazing oh my god. I now have people to admire and look up to in something that I love to do.

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