Alexander McQueen has debuted its Fall 2011 campaign, and it contains the fury of Mother Nature against the beauty and structure of this collection. The ads have a built in conflict between the constructed pieces and total destruction in the environment. These images are intrinsically artistic, yet the pieces remained the primary focus. They were designed and shaped by Sarah Burton. Her eye for drama, and the theatrical gave us sculpted dresses worthy of the runway, and an art gallery. Silhouette, texture and volume play a central role in these beauties, and photographer David Sims captured all the details.

The new Gucci Resort 2011 ad campaign has been revealed, and it features model Raquel Zimmermann.  It has a pool of water the color of turquoise that will transport you to a warmer and far more sensual time.  This is all about the accessories - bags, shoes and sunglasses on beautiful models emitting tons of heat, not necessarily from the sun.  The ad gives us hope that winter will eventually give way to warmer weather, and when it does, we will need strappy sandals and sunnies to make it all better.

Sexy people on a car in the desert generating enough heat to scorch the sun is the one way to describe the Fall 2010 Gucci ad campaign.  Raquel Zimmermann, Joan Smalls and Nikola Jovanovic turned up the temperature for photographers Mert and Marcus.  The label understood that the only way to sell the fall collection in 100 degree weather was to simulate our current environment.  Now, if only we could all look so impossibly chic in the heat.

Fashion’s Night Out is shaping up to be more extravagant than anyone originally anticipated.  It was recently announced that FNO will host the largest fashion show at Lincoln Center on September 7th.  The show will have over 200 of the fiercest models to walk the runway.  That means we will likely see the original supermodels walk alongside the models of the moment.  Will we see a model walk-off?  Think Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista walking amongst Raquel Zimmermann, Karlie Kloss, Daria Werbowy and Chanel Iman that’s worth the price of admission.  Well 1500 guests will be privy to this model showdown, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the New York City AIDS Fund.  All the trends for fall will be represented on stage, and we’ll get to see the hottest looks from some of our favorite designers.  You can get tickets at the Lincoln Center box office this summer.

Fashion’s Night Out Stages Its First-Ever Runway Show [Style.com]

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Vogue magazine’s May cover is usually reserved for the top models, and this May will be no different. No celebrities needed this month. Even more interesting is that Liya Kebede and Jourdan Dunn are on the cover and on the inside fold respectively. May marks the third consecutive month that a woman of color appears on the cover of Vogue.  Michelle Obama appeared on the cover in March, Beyonce in April, and now Liya and Jourdan in May.  The cover is pretty fantastic and all the models look beautiful: Natalia Vodianova, Raquel Zimmermann, Isabeli Fontana, Anna Jagodzinska, Lara Stone, Caroline Trentini and Natasha Poly. [The Cut via The Fashion Bomb]

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