One Giant Leap for Louis Vuitton

Back in April we told you that Buzz Aldrin would be the face of Louis Vuitton's Core Values campaign.

The French fashion house is honouring the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. Joining Buzz Aldrin (second man to walk on the moon's surface) is Jim Lovell (commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in 1970) and Sally Ride (the first American woman to venture into space).

The ads were shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz in the Californian desert.

The three astronauts are seen quietly gazing at the sky from their battered pick-up truck, each reliving a moment that very few people have ever done. Joining them on their trip is Louis Vuitton’s Icare travel bag in Monogram canvas. The tagline for the campain is taken from Neil Armstrong’s famous words from1969: “Some journeys change mankind forever”.

In conjunction with the ads LV has launched the Louis Vuitton Journey`s website where the stars of the ad talk about the event that changed their lives forever. The website will also feature multimedia downloads and "the making of" featurette.

On behalf of the astronauts, Louis Vuitton is making donations to Al Gore`s The Climate Project.

The ads will start running in all major publications in July '09.

Photos provided by View on Fashion.

Writer: Kate Murphy

Vacation!

The Daily Thread went on a little vacation before summer kicks off. We'll be back to normal come Monday.

Thanks for your patience!

Gisele's Versace Ads

A few weeks ago we told you Gisele decided to wear Versace to the Costume Institute Gala. Her dress was inspired by the dress she wears for Versace's Fall/Winter 2009 campaign. The ads were shot by famed photographer Mario Testino.

Photo provided by The Fashion Spot.

Writer: Kate Murphy

MAC Cosmetics

MAC Cosmetics will be releasing a new collection named "Style Warrior". The line is African inspired featuring golds, coppers, yellows with pops of deep purples and pale pinks.

The line includes eye shadow, nail polish, blush, eyeliner, bronzer, lipsticks and lipglosses.

The line will be released in June.

Photos provided by MAC.

Writer: Kate Murphy

Dsquared2 talk Canada

The designers are...busy in their native land of Canada. They’ll shoot the commercial for their first scent in the mountain resort of Banff in July, then be honoured with a star on Toronto’s Walk of Fame in September, followed by taking up the designing mantle for outfits at the opening ceremony for Vancouver’s 2010 winter Olympics. "We’re already late on that one," said Dean. "They won’t tell us who we’re dressing," added Dan. "We’re like ‘Can I know who it is or at least give me the measurements so we can get started?’"

Photo and info from WWD.

Elizabeth & James shoes

A few months ago we told you about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's collaboration with shoe giant Steve Madden. Well we finally have a sneak peak at the Elizabeth and James shoe collection.

The shoes are made out of ostrich (yet another eff u to PETA), suede, and pony hair, and includes a neutral colour palatte of browns, blacks and greys. Some have criticized the line saying that this shoe collection has no connection to the feel of Elizabeth and James' previous collections.

To see a video of the girls at work discussing their collection and collaboration with Steve Madden click here.

Photo provided by StyleCaster.

Writen by: Kate Murphy

Birthday Bitch!

Today is Naomi Campbell's 39th birthday! Yeah that's right, she's 39!!!!! She looks damn good and not just for her age. There are 20 year olds who would kill to look like Naomi. The girls got good genes. Hope she has a good one. Here's hoping she doesn't get wasted and assault somebody.

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Writer: Kate Murphy