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.

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Katie Grand and Bryan Grey Yambao at Perfect Magazine sure do know how to generate hype – and then some. From the magazine’s inception back in 2021, the magazine’s cover stars have included the whose who from the world of fashion, film, and beyond. More recently, supermodels Linda Evagelista, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, and Kate Moss were ushered in as cover stars for Issue 6. Issue 6.5 and Issue 7 went to Rihanna while Selena Gomez graced Issue 7.5. Kim Kardashian is the latest superstar to grace the cover of Perfect magazine. The American media personality and billionaire businesswoman poses for Steven Klein in looks from Valentino, Balenciaga and Swarovski jewelry. Styled by Jahleel Weaver, Kim is captured at her Malibu home across a trio of covers.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“It all seems so amateurish. Steven Klein hasn’t done anything really good or exceptional in years,” immediately critiqued DK92.

“I hate when Klein’s work looks like it was taken with a phone camera and edited in VSCO,” chimed in an underwhelmed Avonlea.

Sharing the same sentiments was berbe. “The first cover really giving 2017 iPhonegraphy,” echoed berbe.

“Never minded the sight of Kim Kardashian on the covers of magazines but this is embarrassing, and really wasn’t necessary. Three truly hideous covers – horribly photographed by Steven Klein and horribly styled by Jahleel Weaver,” voiced vogue28.

“I like the covers but the first one with the hat is stunning,” admired MModa.

“Oh actually the first cover with the hat is gorgeous and is giving MOTHER!” proseccotabis exclaimed.

Await more of Kim Kardashian from the Perfect Issue 8.5 2025 cover shoot and join the conversation, here.

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Since Vogue Scandinavia came to fruition in 2021, the magazine has been a champion for homegrown talent. Editor-in-chief Martina Bonnier has supported talent within the subregion of Northern Europe, with everyone from music icon Björk to Vilma Sjöberg fronting the publication throughout 2024. Bonnier welcomes Giovanna Engelbert as a Vogue Scandinavia cover star for October/November 2024. The Italian-born, Stockholm-based fashion powerhouse (who has served as Swarovski creative director since 2020) poses for photographer Marcus Ohlsson. In the cover shot, Engelbert is dressed by stylist Maria Barsoum in an embellished Louis Vuitton look from Nicolas Ghesquiere’s 10-year Fall 2024 collection. Naturally, of course, Giovanna dons jewelry from Swarovski for the occasion, with Carl Milles’ Playing Angels sculptures looming in the background.

Giovanna Engelbert on the Cover of Vogue Scandinavia October/November 2024:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Vogue Scandinavia just goes down and down, lower and lower. Probably this is their worst cover ever,” immediately said BalkaniStaCouture.

“What the hell is that font?” asked EDEN21.

“I thought the Scandinavians were the masters of quiet taste? Is this an AI-generated cover?” quizzed forum member Deleted Member 1957.

“They need to fire that digital retoucher,” stated a disapproving Xone.

Also far from impressed was blueorchid. “What goes through these people’s minds when they approve this slop? ‘Ahhh yes, genius… our customers will LOVE this! It will FLY off of the shelves!'” they laughed.

“This just looks like one of those travel agent advertisements,” noted 0st3nd.

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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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It has now been one whole year since Giovanna Battaglia made the brilliant upon brilliant decision to enlist Steven Meisel as Swarovski’s campaign photographer. Meisel’s bedazzling imagery for the Austrian jewelry company has left us completely enchanted, season after season, campaign after campaign. Thankfully, Battaglia welcomes back the master American lensman for his fourth consecutive Swarovski campaign, with the unveiling of the flawless Spring 2024 campaign installment. Inspired by the archetype of Venus, models Irina Shayk, Karlie Kloss, Fei Fei Sun, Imaan Hammam and Abby Champion morph into mythical creatures from the sea, each dripping in layers of layers of Hyperbola jewelry and multi-faceted Millenia crystals in the undeniably stunning and utterly spectacular portrait images.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Stunning campaign!” heralded justaguy.

“Stunning campaign!” echoed MModa. “Beautiful imagery. Shayk is a great addition and Kloss looks fierce and in charge!”

“Irina and Karlie DELIVERED,” applauded VogueDisciple93.

Ihhbl was in complete agreement, commenting: “Wow, Irina and Karlie look GORGEOUS! Powerful eye contact, which is what a miss nowadays and these ladies delivered! Fei Fei also looks lovely!”

Also in love with the end result was vogue28: “Another FLAWLESS Swarovski campaign from Steven Meisel. The styling, again, is genius. Every single piece of Swarovski looks desirable and gorgeous here. I love the whole mermaid vibe, and how polished and poised the girls are.”

“Gorgeous! I love them all,” Salvatore enthused.

See more from Swarovski’s Steven Meisel-shot Spring 2024 advertising campaign and join the conversation over on theFashionSpot forums, here.

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It’s common knowledge within the world of fashion that every single commission in which Steven Meisel fixes his lens upon, turns into pure gold. Whether he’s transforming high-street retailer Zara into something high-end and full of fantasy or photographing ultra-glamorous supermodel covers of British Vogue – Meisel is a master of his craft.

As a result, we aren’t at all surprised to see the legendary American photographer’s partnership with Swarovski proving to be a match made in heaven, going from strength to strength, with the unveiling of each new campaign. Following two dazzlingly successful campaigns for the Austrian jeweler, the brand’s creative director Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert enlists Meisel to capture Swarovski’s Holiday 2023 campaign. Models Sora Choi, Nyawurh Chuol, Karolina Spakowski, Mila van Eeten and Diane Chiu assemble within Meisel’s studio for the occasion, each posing before a timeless grey studio backdrop with beauty stylists Pat McGrath and Guido having also worked their magic on the girls. In the alluring portraits, the beauties showcase designs from Mesmera, Gema, Matrix, Luna and Hyperbola collections.

The campaign immediately caught the attention of our forum members. “Now this is a Holiday campaign! Absolutely stunning!” justaguy declared.

“Swarovski and Meisel is the gift that keeps on giving! I am in love with how festive, glitzy and wintery this feels without being so literal. The whole campaign is executed oh so perfectly, the portraits themselves are flawless but the beauty styling from Pat McGrath and Gudio really is the icing on the cake – spectacular work!” raved vogue28.

MModa simply described the campaign as “spectacular!”

Amazingly so, not everyone was so forthcoming. “Choul’s shot is the best. Not convinced by the rest, everything looks (poorly) airbrushed,” noted thiago.

“The jewelry is overkill, only Chuol seems to pull it off because of the contrast with her skin and the dress,” Urban Stylin pointed out.

“Doesn’t feel like Meisel at all,” zacatecas570 exclaimed.

Check out even more fabulosity from Swarovski’s Holiday 2023 advertising campaign and join the conversation over on theFashionSpot forums, here.

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The women of the Kardashian/Jenner family continue to infiltrate the fashion industry like there’s no tomorrow and sure do mean business. Over recent weeks, we’ve witnessed Kylie Jenner launch a new clothing line and shortly after, it’s now Kim Kardashian showing off her latest collaboration for SKIMS with Swarovski. Founded in 2019, the American media personality and bonafide powerhouse first teamed up with iconic Italian fashion house Fendi back in 2021 and now two years later is partnering up with Austrian jewelry Swarovski for 2023. The joint effort promises to be “a limited edition collection of exquisite body wear and jewellery illuminated with the brilliance of Swarovski crystals to empower every body to shine like an icon” – the perfect blend of both brands.
For the accompanying advertising campaign, Kim enlisted a photographer she feels most comfortable with: Mert Alas. Starring in the glitzy campaign images which ooze nothing but pure unapologetic glamour, the 43-year-old mother of four poses in the studio wearing highly-embellished pieces from the collab (launching November 7) and is joined by models Aweng Chuol, Guinevere van Seenus, Jill Kortleve and Soo Joo Park elsewhere throughout the campaign.

Members of our forums, however, weren’t so sold on the collaboration – or the campaign. “Is this costume jewellery or clothes? Because if it’s underwear, those fancy embellishments will be off with the first wash,” laughed tigerrouge.
“The pieces alone are just Bob Mackie rip-offs, Tisci’s naked dresses at Givenchy (maybe some from Burberry), 90s D&G (which she used a lot for that Spring 2023 curation Kim did), McQueen’s Swarovski pieces (i.e. Spring 2004), the list goes on. A pointless, reductive endeavor that in the end will give her more cash in her pockets.” voiced Cocteau Stone.
“So tacky. Looks cheap. And the SKIMS logo is making it even more tacky and cheap,” chimed in Mrs.T.
Not everyone, however, was so quick to disapprove. “Love everything about this campaign,” admired MModa.
“She looks very J.Lo, with some sort of sixties allure and a spot of Sharon Tate,” ivano pointed out.
Sharing the same enthusiasm was vogue28, replying: “Now you’ve mentioned Sharon Tate I’m even MORE in love with this – very much see Tate in the beauty styling here. I’m like a moth to a flame with anything Kim K-related and think she’s photographed well here, love the lighting and the styling. Yeah… I’m a fan!”

Have your say on the Swarovski x SKIMS collab and see more from the Mert Alas-shot campaign, here.

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Since 2020, Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert has held the position of creative director at Swarovski and has propelled the brand to new heights under her visionary control. Dazzling collections for the Austrian jewelry company have been followed up with equally as dazzling and glitzy advertising campaigns starring the likes of a blinged-out Bella Hadid via the lens of photographic duo Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, in addition to Abby Champion captured by Carlijn Jacobs and covered in head-to-toe pink body paint.
For the Spring 2023 season, Giovanna made the brilliant decision to commission Steven Meisel for the very first time, to showcase Swarovski’s ‘Crystal Metamorphosis’ collection, which saw models Lulu Wood, Hunter Pifer, Avanti Nagrath and Heather Diamond Strongarm decked out in an array of masterful jewelry pieces, plus flawless and masterful makeup looks from makeup artist extraordinaire Pat McGrath in the glossy and high-glam campaign images.

Due to the success of the ‘Crystal Metamorphosis’ campaign, Meisel is back for yet another Swarovski installment, this time documenting and showcasing the the brand’s latest eyewear. Gone is the multi-girl casting, in favor of model Georgia Palmer who goes solo and displays the showstopping cat-eye shades, complete with full cut verdant green crystals adoring each temple.

These distinctive cat-eye sunglasses have been designed for extravagant style. The gold-tone metallic frames are contrasted with deep green lenses and hinged octagon-cut green crystals on each temple. This design is inspired by our bold Lucent family and will ignite your look every time you step outside.

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The immaculate and polished campaign image, shot against a stark white studio backdrop is once again complete with styling from Karl Templer as well as beauty styling from Pat McGrath and Guido.

Talk about a dream team! Share your thoughts on Swarovski’s dazzling new eyewear campaign over on theFashionSpot forums, here.

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Throughout the years, we’ve gotten used to Bella Hadid serving nothing but face. Whether she’s fronting advertising campaigns for Versace, Moschino and Helmut Lang or wowing us on the covers of Allure, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Vogue Greece and V Magazine, Bella knows how to strike a pose. No wonder Swarovski tapped the American beauty for its latest campaign along with Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott as photographers. In the playful and colorful images, Bella gazes down the lens evoking different attitudes while dripping in eye-catching creations from the luxurious jeweler.

The campaign ultimately divided our forums. “Tacky,” described mikel the moment the ads dropped.

“Tacky AF, but I’m digging it,” confessed kokobombon.

“Setting is way too distracting (and gimmicky),” a less than impressed thiago:) chimed in.

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GivenchyHomme isn’t sold: “They made Bella Hadid look like a CGI character thanks to disastrous retouching. She has great skin so I don’t understand why they went overboard with the retouching. Her freckles would have added a human touch.”

“Bella has a cold, angular beauty that makes her ideal for jewelry campaigns,” noted tigerrouge.

“She looks so mature and I love that kind of beauty,” admitted ivano.

“I like them, they’re certainly bold and eye-catching enough! I’m also a huge fan of how the art direction and concept continue throughout each campaign image. Bella Hadid’s undoubtedly got the ability to serve face and does just that here,” said vogue28.

See more of Bella as the face of Swarovski and join the conversation here.

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The dreamy Elle Muliarchyk-shot short shows a young woman walking on the beach, lounging in a bedroom, listening to music and puttering through her house – while wearing glittering, gorgeous, crystal-encrusted pieces. 

Watch the delightfully ethereal video above.

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