The advertising campaigns of Swarovski have been planted very firmly on our radar, ever since Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert made the brilliant upon brilliant decision to enlist Steven Meisel as campaign photographer. Battaglia Engelbert, who has served as the brand’s global creative director since 2020, has also had quite a thing for Ariana Grande. The American singer, songwriter, and Academy Award-nominated actress became a global ambassador for the Austrian jewelry brand in June 2024, and now stars in her third consecutive campaign. Ariana Grande reunites with Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott for the occasion, starring in the Swarovski Millenia campaign for the Spring/Summer 2025 season. For the series of portrait imagery, Grande oozes some major 60s glamour wearing an assortment of pieces from the collection.

Ariana Grande for the Swarovski Spring/Summer 2025 Campaign

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Ariana is the Alicia Vikander of singers. From Craig McDean to Annie Annie Leibovitz, no one can make her look good. Not even the extreme M&M edit that has made even Selena Gomez acceptable. PS: What horrible tattoos!” exclaimed DK92 upon first look.

“Choosing someone with such graphic hand tattoos to model for a jewelry brand is a choice I just don’t understand,” rivegaucheface chimed in.

“All those hand tattoos draw all the focus,” disapproved tomtakesphotos.

“I prefer the Swarovski campaigns by Meisel. All the jewelry and tattoos in these photographs are way too much,” commented MModa.

Valentine27 shared: “I like Swarovski but having Ariana Grande advertise for the brand is a bad choice. I just don’t think she speaks to the targeted audience.”

Yet not everyone was so disapproving. “Quite frankly, I’ve never seen a bad campaign of Ariana Grande for Swarovski. It’s all very glam. Very 60s, and very much in the style of Richard Avedon/Steven Meisel that I cannot help but to love each and every shot!” voiced vogue28.

See more of Ariana Grande for the Swarovski Spring/Summer 2025 campaign and join the conversation, here.

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Donatella Versace remains loyal to Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. After all, the photographic duo has been enlisted to capture every consecutive mainline campaign offering since the Spring 2020 season (starring Jennifer Lopez and Kendall Jenner). Last season, the pair ventured to Los Angeles, California, and to the famed Chateau Marmont (with models Vittoria Ceretti and Loli Bahia in tow). Bahia makes a return as the face of Versace for the Spring 2025 campaign and is joined by Mona Tougaard, Jacqui Hooper, Chen Yang, Karyna Maziar, and Tristan Watkins. In an ode to attitude, the cast gazes down M&M’s lens while reclining on plush sofas and doing little much else.

The Versace Spring 2025 Campaign

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Prada, is that you?” asked FashionFanatico upon checking out the campaign.

“That color scheme hurts my eyes. Very Prada-ish,” fashionsavvvvvy chimed in.

“The casting is my issue. I would prefer older models,” complained forum member GivenchyAddict.

Also majorly underwhelmed was Ihhbl. “The bland models, the bad posing, the lack of storytelling, and the awful clothes. Honestly, what are these fabrics? What are these patterns? What are those awfully tacky shoes?
Extremely bad,” they critiqued.

“A mess. The models are terrible. I hate the bad posture pose. They wasted a beautiful collection,” disapproved Alquimista.

“Oddly enough I don’t mind the sight of this, despite the campaign imagery coming across as anything but quintessential Versace,” confessed vogue28.

“I love this Versace campaign. The casting is great. The colors, patterns, and details are fabulous,” MModa approved.

See more from the Versace Spring 2025 campaign and join the conversation, here.

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Fashion brands from across the globe continue to be besotted with Kendall Jenner. Throughout 2024 alone, the American model was the face of Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Marni, Tory Burch, and Gucci to name just a select few. The industry favorite was also the face of MO&Co, appearing in the Chinese label’s Fall 2024 immaculate black and white advertising campaign installment. The powers that be at MO&Co welcome Kendall Jenner back for another season, who features throughout the Spring 2025 Noir campaign offering. Jenner reunites with Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott for the simplistic campaign offering, captured on location in Los Angeles, California. The campaign is complete with styling from Malina Joseph Gilchrist, with Kendall sporting a chic blunt bob throughout.

Kendall Jenner for the MO&Co Spring 2025 Campaign:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“They wildly overspent on this, I fear,” shared KoV the moment the cover struck.

“She just gives nothing, expect a name. Admittedly last season was better but this is lacklustre beyond belief. Is Kendall Jenner attempting to look smoldering here? It’s not working. The hair looks greasy, and there’s zero sense of life to the point where the images almost appear AI-generated,” voiced vogue28.

MDNA agreed, echoing: “It looks AI-generated!”

“Jenner gives the same facial expressions every single time. It is nothing new. Despite this, I personally love the photographs against the white wall. They are sleek and beautiful,” reasoned MModa.

“She looks good with the bob,” forum member guimon chimed in.

See more of Kendall Jenner for the MO&Co Spring 2025 campaign and join the conversation, here.

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We’ve become fairly accustomed to seeing A-list talent splashed across the cover of W Magazine. The American magazine’s annual Best Performances issue is here for 2025. Naturally, Sara Moonves (who has served as editor-in-chief since 2019) ushers in some of Hollywood’s finest onto a selection of covers. Mooves drops her usual go-to of Juergen Teller in favor of Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott for 2025. This year’s W Magazine Best Performances installment sees Selena Gomez, Zendaya, Angelina Jolie, Ariana Grande, Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Demi Moore, Tilda Swinton, Saoirse Ronan, Zoe Saldana, Mia Goth, Daniel Craig, Paul Mescal, Colman Domingo, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Adrien Body front a total of 16 covers.

The 2025 Best Performances Covers of W Magazine:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“I am SO here for a departure from the Juergen Teller-ification of the Best Performances issue,” immediately applauded KoV.

“I’m glad it’s a Mert & Marcus offering,” echoed forum member jeje10.

“Beautiful covers, all of them! The Angelina Jolie cover stole my heart,” shared Ihhbl.

Vogue22 commented: “Love the Tilda Swinton, Zendaya and Angelina Jolie covers!”

“Honestly this is outstanding, from the covers reminiscent of 90s and 00s W, the rooster of stars is top level. I need to buy at least seven covers,” ReneSanchez raved.

“Strong covers all around,” Marc10 applauded.

“An instant classic issue. A near perfect portrayal of the actors by W Magazine in a LONG time. I will be picking up my first W in years,” declared GERGIN.

See more of Selena Gomez, Zendaya, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman (and more) for W Magazine and join the conversation, here.

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French Vogue might be a shadow of its former self, but the magazine still commands our attention here at theFashionSpot – for better or worse. Covers of the once-great magazine throughout 2024 have been somewhat of a flop, with not even the likes of Sophie Marceau, Céline Dion, Gigi Hadid, and Kendall Jenner having managed to win us over as cover stars. Loli Bahia is called upon to help round out the year, gracing the December 2024/January 2025 cover of Vogue France. The French beauty (and firm industry favorite) poses before the lens of Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott in the rather chic cover photograph. The photographic duo teamed up with stylist Alastair McKimm, who selected a tweed look from the Chanel Spring 2025 collection for Bahia to showcase in the high-glam cover shot.

Loli Bahia on the Cover of Vogue France December 2024/January 2025:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Now that looks like a French Vogue cover!” immediately heralded crmsn.

“I like the cover, simple but effective,” kokobombon approved.

“I am… SOLD. Love how French, chic, and polished this is. There’s a warmth from the lighting which I can appreciate this time of year, and it’s all working. Perhaps a hint of expression from Loli Bahia wouldn’t have gone amiss but I’m not complaining. Obsessed with the Robert Palmer-esque makeup look, the voluminous blunt bob, the Chanel, and the font,” praised vogue28.

Also a fan was forum member Srdjan. “I love the cover, it gives me both festive Christmas and fresh January vibes,” they praised.

Not everyone, however, was so smitten. “Everything but the face,” disapproved Lucien112.

“That hair!” Loli Bahia is so boring, her face is dead!” exclaimed DK92.

“I want to slap her just to see if she’s not dead,” yslforever commented.

See more of Lolia Bahia from the Vogue France December 2024/January 2025 cover shoot and join the conversation, here.

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We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: there truly is just some partnerships in fashion that make complete sense. Whether it’s Linda Evangelista teaming up with Steven Meisel or Penélope Cruz posing for Luigi & Iango – the end result (more often than not) is a one for the books. Kate Moss posing before the lens of Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott is also one of fashion’s greatest dream teams. From the covers of British Vogue to creating iconic advertising campaigns for the likes of Missoni – we approve of this pairing. It should come as no surprise to see Kate enlist Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott as photographers to capture the legendary Brit beauty’s upcoming Kate Moss x Zara collab campaign (dropping November 30). In the sultry imagery, Kate does exactly what Kate does best, oozing an effortless ease, showcasing the highly-anticipated collection.

The Kate Moss x Zara Campaign:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“I love this. You could never make me dislike Kate Moss, even more so when photographed by M&M. She looks terrific here, I love the mood and coloring. I was instantly reminded of the Roberto Cavalli Spring 2005 campaign with the beauty styling,” voiced vogue28.

“Stunning! Kate Moss has not looked this beautiful in a good while. I love the hair, makeup, styling, photography, color scheme, and mood. Mert & Marcus always bring out the best in her,” echoed MModa.

Sharing the same level of enthusiasm was forum member tomtakesphotos. “Kate looks f*cking GREAT! I love the photos. Can’t go wrong smoldering in a beautiful chair, with those cheekbones and some soft overhead light,” they enthused.

“The best she has looked in a while,” vogue22 praised.

See more from the Kate Moss x Zara advertising campaign and join the conversation, here.

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After Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert became Swarovski creative director in 2020, the brand’s advertising campaigns have garnered our attention here at theFashionSpot to no end. After all, Giovanna has made the brilliant decision to enlist the likes of photographic duo Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott and the legendary lensman that is Steven Meisel as campaign photographers. In June it was reported Ariana Grande had been appointed as Swarovski global brand ambassador. The American singer-songwriter and actress’ first gig as ambassador arrives in the form of “The Party of Dreams” Swarovski Holiday 2024 campaign. Grande poses for Mert & Marcus throughout the glitzy campaign offering, dialing up the glamour tenfold for a festive and celebratory gathering like no other.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Why did they blow out the highlights with the flash? Makes her look like a pale ghost,” shrieked br3ncon1 the moment the campaign struck.

“The ghost of Christmas present,” tigerrouge voiced.

“Ariana Grande is one of those celebrities who always photographs in a horrible way,” DK92 chimed in.

KoV appreciated: “I’m just thrilled Ariana Grande is not in a Wicked costume or styled like the character!”

“Massively into how glitzy, festive, and glamorous this is,” shared vogue28. “I don’t mind the print campaign imagery whatsoever. Love that shade of pink, the overload of jewelry, and the styling on Ariana Grande here. She does seem a little… pale and washed out but I’m into how striking the result is!”

“I really like the video. The models are living!” enthused Ihhbl.

See more of Ariana Grande for the Swarovski Holiday 2024 campaign and join the conversation, here.

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You’re no doubt fully aware that we love ourselves some D la Repubblica. The weekly supplement to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica is genuinely the gift that keeps on giving. Over recent weeks, covers featuring the likes of Naomi Campbell, Rianne van Rompaey, and Lilli Cummings have had us in a chokehold. This week’s offering dated October 19, 2024 is no different as D la Repubblica editor-in-chief Emanuele Farneti welcomes Mariacarla Boscono as cover girl. The newlywed Italian beauty is joined by husband Claudio Stecchi in the first of two covers, as the couple pose for photographic duo Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott immediately after their wedding ceremony. In the second cover, Boscono is captured by Carlijn Jacobs and dressed by stylist Jacob K in a Max Mara coat.

The Covers of D la Repubblica with Mariacarla Boscono:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“That is a fine man, Mariacarla. You go girl! And another beautiful cover. Makes you wonder why Farneti chose to drive Vogue into the ground when he’s clearly more than capable,” voiced aracic.

In the same frame of mind was vogue28. “Mariacarla Boscono has never done it for me, but I am very much a fan of this. Much prefer the Cariljn Jacobs cover/story over the one from Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. Everything from D la Repubblica is always just far more superior than what Vogue Italia is capable of, at the very least,” he praised.

“Never been one for Mariacarla Boscono. However, the story by Cariljn Jacobs is really good,” echoed forum member MModa.

Fiericification commented: “Beautiful! I love Carlijn’s work more and more these days. Her commitment to glamour is so appreciated!”

See more of Mariacarla Boscono for D la Repubblica and join the conversation, here.

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Donatella Versace still holds Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott in high regard. After all, the photographic duo were called upon to capture their ninth consecutive mainline Versace advertising campaign for the Fall 2024 season. Now, unsurprisingly, M&M were commissioned to capture the second installment of the Versace Icons campaign. In April, Anne Hathaway and Cillian Murphy became the faces of the capsule collection and it’s a repeat performance from the two Hollywood talents with the second Versace Icons offering. There’s no change in concept this season, with the pair posing for M&M throughout the minimalist campaign installment, set against classic and clean, grey and white backdrops.

Anne Hathaway & Cillian Murphy for the Versace Icons Campaign:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“When you party all night and stay up for your photo shoot at 9AM,” cried out GivenchyHomme.

“I love Cillian and Anne but what the hell is this? Terrible styling,” svpernova shreiked.

“Something about Anne’s expression. This whole thing feels flat. Goes to show that most celebs do not know what to do if they are not given direction,” noted forum member jeremydante.

Sharing the same sentiments was woemwoem. “Anne Hathway has never looked good in a fashion photo. Her features just don’t work well for the medium. Just as some models who look great in photos look meh on film,” they shared.

Not everyone was left so dissatisfied. “I actually love the hair and makeup. It’s definitely a Versace element,” reasoned GoldenPetals.

“I am far more on board with this, as opposed to the Fall 2024 campaign, which was a complete flop. This feels far more Versace in comparison. Very reminiscent of the Richard Avedon campaigns but I’m not complaining. That shot of Anne Hathaway in the chainmail dress is heavenly!” voiced vogue28.

See more from the Versace Icons campaign and share your own thoughts on theFashionSpot forums, here.

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There is no denying Kendall Jenner remains one of 2024’s most prominent of models. After all, brands like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and MO&Co. have raced to welcome the all-American beauty as the face of their various collections. Jenner also graced the covers of both American and French Vogue within the space of two short months. As a result, it should come as no surprise to see Tory Burch call upon Kendall Jenner to become the face and embodiment of the new Sublime fragrance. Burch commissioned a photographic duo who are no strangers to pointing their lens toward the model: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. In the campaign image, Kendall gazes down the lens of the creative twosome, clutching an oversized bottle of the vibrant floral leather scent (inspired by a leather bag the designer founded in Antigua).

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“This can’t possibly be the official campaign shot, right?” Lola701 questioned immediately.

“Wow, this is the next level of boredom,” voiced pradn. “It’s like the perfume launch in the local mall. I cannot believe this was shot by Mert & Marcus!”

“Is Kendall Jenner a M&M exclusive or do they supply her enough Photoshop to make her feel good?” forum member fenty wondered.

“I can’t with this unoriginal insipid giant perfume bottle,” laughed TaylorBinque.

Vogue28 most definitely wasn’t buying it either. “For a fragrance called ‘Sublime’, this standard of advertising campaign imagery sure is far from it. Dreadful beyond belief,” he voiced.

“If I were Tory Burch, I’d ask for my money back – from M&M and from Kendall,” stated woemwoem.

Share your own thoughts on Kendall Jenner as the face of Tory Burch’s Sublime fragrance, here.

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