American Vogue is well known for its union of models and celebrities in editorials, and the long standing tradition continues in its February issue with a story shot by Annie Leibovitz. In “Brief Encounter”, supermodel Natalia Vodianova is paired up with music mogul, Sean Diddy Combs, for a whirlwind train station romance.
MEGAN FOX – THE NEW FACE OF EMPORIO ARMANI WOMEN’S UNDERWEAR AND ARMANI JEANS
Giorgio Armani is pleased to unveil the first images of actress Megan Fox appearing in the official worldwide advertising campaigns for Emporio Armani Women’s Underwear and Armani Jeans, for Spring Summer 2010. The first advertising campaigns featuring Megan Fox, for both Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans, were shot on location in Los Angeles by renowned fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and will roll out starting from February around the world in fashion and lifestyle magazines and on signature billboards in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, London, Milan, Rome, Paris and Tokyo. Giorgio Armani said, ” Megan is young and sexy and has a lot of spirit. Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans are all about a youthful attitude making her the perfect choice for the collections”.
CRISTIANO RONALDO - THE NEW EMPORIO ARMANI UNDERWEAR AND ARMANI JEANS TESTIMONIAL
Giorgio Armani is pleased to unveil the first images of Cristiano Ronaldo appearing as the official worldwide testimonial for Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans, coinciding with Spring Summer 2010 advertising campaign. The first advertising campaigns featuring Cristiano Ronaldo, for both Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans, were shot on location Madrid by renowned fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and will roll out starting from February around the world in sport, fashion and lifestyle magazines and on signature billboards in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, London, Milan, Rome, Paris and Tokyo. Giorgio Armani said, “Cristiano is a great looking man with the perfect physique of an athlete. For me, he is the essence of youth – spontaneous, exciting, a real maverick. It is for his energy that I have chosen Cristiano to become the new face of Armani Jeans and Emporio Armani Underwear – for his youthful, exciting and yes, sexy, attitude.” Cristiano Ronaldo says, ”I am very flattered to be asked to represent Armani; Giorgio Armani is a legend in the fashion world and I have long been a fan of his work. I am very pleased with the pictures we have done together – they are certainly striking and are full of an attitude and spirit that I can relate to.” The close union between Giorgio Armani and the world of sport, and particularly soccer, is well-documented. Over the years he has dressed many of the world’s great players including David Beckham, Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Thierry Henry, Christian Vieri, Fabio Cannavaro, Andriy Shevchenko and Kaka’. Giorgio Armani was the first fashion designer to select a soccer player as a testimonial when David James famously appeared in his Spring Summer 1996 Armani Jeans campaign. Since then Andriy Shevchenko, Kaka’ and David Beckham have also been testimonials for the designer.
Meet the Emporio Armani man. Likes to snowboard, not afraid to rock highlighter-yellow EA/Reebok hightops. As fit as he is fashionable. Also known to favor supple, form-fitting black leather, tone-on-tone suit-and-tie ensembles, plus a bit of velvet now and then. You can’t miss him.
To see every look from Emporio Armani’s Fall 2010 runway show video, click here.
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