Prada takes detour for SS16 campaign

You can always rely on Prada to do something different every season and its ad campaigns are a good example of this. The company has moved away from the powerful silhouettes and clear, clean colours of its very product-focused AW15 campaign. This time the look is more laidback with the product feeling as though it’s…

SS16 fashion ad campaigns: Marant polishes up

Bye-bye Natasha Poly, hello Raquel Zimmerman. Yes the Brazilian model has taken over from Poly as the face of Isabel Marant’s ad campaign for SS16. The differences don’t end there either. Although the brand is continuing its tendency to focus on silhouette and not necessarily care about promoting commercial looks, the feel here is quite…

Mango fast fashion gets faster; digital is key

Spanish fashion giant Mango had big news Thursday announcing its move from a fast fashion business model to an even faster fashion one and an increased focus on the digital channel. The company said today that it’s going to offer new product every two weeks as part of a business transformation that it’s calling a “major…

Lyst goes for the kill with data-based ad debut

Someone’s bound to complain. Lyst, the aggregated fashion e-commerce platform, has just released its first brand advertising campaign and on the surface it’s, well… provocative. The creative concept takes glossy fashion imagery and contrasts it with provocative headlines, grounded in the platform’s own data insights. Lyst says it’s a “bold, irreverent take on ‘conventional’ high…

Amazon ad explores fashion rule-breaking

There’s a new Amazon fashion ad campaign out and it seems to be making an impact. Called I Wish I Could Wear, it encourages women to be more fashion adventurous and not necessarily play by the rules. OK, what it’s NOT doing is encouraging women to wear stuff that will make them look ridiculous –…