I'm sure you may have gathered from frequent posts and blog photos that I fell head over heels in love with this year's Valentino collections, especially the S/S RTW which was a muted pastel frothy chiffon delight. The advertising campaign for SS10 shot by Marcus Piggott and Mert Alas perfectly captured the aesthetic of the new season collections. The lighting is dramatic, playing with the sharp contours of spotlight and shadow, and the rich black and violet colour scheme creates an all pervasive gothic princess atmosphere. The setting is almost luxe boudoir meets gothic mansion meets deserted house in which the model is draped over the furniture in a sensuous and languid manner. The clothes themselves are obviously stunning but are offset by the playful hairstyling which captures one of the trends from earlier in the year: pastel hair rinses. Tavi went blue, and then grey; Kelly Osbourne is a lilac/grey mix and the models at Giles were practically rainbow coloured cupcakes with pink, turquoise, aqua and lime green dyed strands.
I looked at these photos in multiple magazines, each time struck with envy and awe at the beautiful craftsmanship of the clothes, the styling, the hair and make-up and the set design, yet one thing never occurred to me. Who is the model? After a small stint of internet research and an uncanny moment looking at a picture of her on the red carpet in Valentino yesterday, I discovered that it is Dree Hemingway, a fabulous model and great-granddaughter of literary legend Ernest Hemingway.
This is the photo I saw yesterday that got me thinking. Dree walking the blue carpet in a stunning piece from the Valentino Spring Couture collection. A fantastic example of how nude tones and bandage dresses need not be boring when they can be paired with a pop of bright neon, great legs and a sultry yet empowered attitude. Dree is definitely a model to watch out for...
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