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British Vogue May 2012 | Carmen Kass by Mario Testino

Vogue UK May 2012 editorial
Model: Carmen Kass
Photography: Mario Testino
Styling: Lucinda Chambers
Hair: Mare Lopez
Make-up: Linda Cantello




Burberry Beauty Spring/Summer 2012 campaign: Jourdan Dunn, ph: Mario Testino

Burberry Beauty Spring/Summer 2012 campaign
Model: Jourdan Dunn
Photography: Mario Testino
Styling: Elliott Smedley
Hair: Neil Moodie
Make-up: Wendy Rowe




















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V Magazine #73 Fall 2011 Editorial: Aymeline Valade, ph: Mario Testino, stylist: Carine Roitfeld

V Magazine #73 Fall 2011 Editorial
Model: Aymeline Valade
Photographer: Mario Testino
Stylist: Carine Roitfeld
Makeup: Charlotte Tilbury
Hair: Marc Lopez








V Magazine #61 preview: Carmen Kass & Anne Vyalitsyna, Photo: Mario Testino

Mario Testino photographed Carmen Kass and Anne Vyalitsyna for V Magazine on May 31, 2009 in Los Angeles, California with stylist Beat Bolliger.

V Magazine Summer 2009 Editorial
Models: Carmen Kass and Anne Vyalitsyna
Photographer: Mario Testino
Stylist: Beat Bolliger
Hair: Marc Lopez
Makeup: Tom Pecheux
Special thanks to Austin Smedstad at Starworks.

Carmen Kass and Anne Vyalitsyna wear Dsquared2, Lanvin, Roberto Cavalli, Burberry Prorsum, Ralph Lauren Collection, Diane Von Furstenberg, Etro, Dior, etc.

Male models include Tommy Dunn, Brett Robinson, Cameron Bailey, Johnny Angel















Michael Kors fall 2009 campaign preview: Carmen Kass, Photo: Mario Testino

Michael Kors fall 2009 campaign
Model: Carmen Kass
Photographer: Mario Testino
Stylist: Brana Wolf
Hair: Bob Recine
Makeup: Tom Pecheux



RETURN ENGAGEMENT: Michael Kors has had a long run with models Carmen Kass and Noah Mills in his ad campaigns and on his runway, and he’s bringing the duo back for fall. After shooting past campaigns on private jets, chauffeured cars and yachts around the globe, the fall campaign was shot in New York City to reflect the urban nature of the season. Mario Testino photographed Kass and Mills entering and leaving a Broadway theater. “Michael is an avid fan of the theater and has been attending Broadway shows since the tender age of five,” said a spokesman, who added the media spend is flat compared to last year. The ads will break in the August issues of American, British, Russian and Italian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and W.

Very Hollywood Michael Kors fragrance campaign - Carmen Kass, Photo: Mario Testino

Mario Testino photographed Carmen Kass for Michael Kors Very Hollywood fragrance campaign on October 22, 2008 at the Santa Monica Airport, Hanger 8 with stylist Brana Wolf.

Michael Kors Very Hollywood fragrance campaign
Model: Carmen Kass
Photographer: Mario Testino
Stylist: Brana Wolf
Hair: Orlando Pita
Makeup: Tom Pecheux



Michael Kors’ success on the small screen with “Project Runway” has fueled an even more lofty goal: a fragrance franchise inspired by Tinseltown’s movie heritage.

“Hollywood glamour is the ultimate escape,” said the designer during an interview at his Manhattan showroom Tuesday. “It is an emotional pull, no matter what your age — which gave us the idea for this fragrance. Everyone needs a little escape these days.”

The scent, dubbed Very Hollywood Michael Kors, is slated to be launched in September and is the third primary fragrance franchise for Kors.

As for Very Hollywood, “this is the indulgence. This is the gold dress!” But, he hastens to add, it’s not necessarily a nighttime fragrance. “It’s more of a mood,” he said. “This is definitely not the customer’s sporty moment.”

Very Hollywood, concocted by Kors and the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc.’s Evelyn Lauder and Trudi Loren in cooperation with International Flavors & Fragrances, is a sophisticated floral. Top notes are of mandarin and iced bergamot; the heart is of wet jasmine, ylang-ylang, raspberry and gardenia, and the drydown is of Italian orris, creamy amber, soft white moss and vetiver. “This is the most glamorous, indulgent scent we’ve ever done,” said Kors, adding that he thinks the sunny Southern California landscape adds optimism to the mix.

The bottle is glass molded to suggest the flashbulbs of Fifties and Sixties photography. Outer packaging is a rich coral with a shagreen texture and a gold border; the Very Hollywood moniker (in a font inspired by the Beverly Hills Hotel) is also in gold. “I want women to have that boudoir moment,” he said. “The texture of the packaging, the bottle — they’re all very opulent and glam, with an architectural edge.”

Print and TV advertising are planned for Very Hollywood, both featuring models Carmen Kass and Noah Mills and with creative direction by Mario Testino. “Carmen has been my muse for quite some time,” said Kors. “She’s such a chameleon — we can shoot her in a guy’s T-shirt or dripping in Fred Leighton jewels, and she looks fantastic in both.” The print campaign is expected to break in October fashion, beauty, lifestyle and entertainment magazines. One version, a multipage concept for entertainment magazines only, is intended to look like a tabloid section, while fashion, beauty and lifestyle books will get more traditional single- and double-page spreads (some scented) featuring the couple. Sampling vehicles include scented ribbons with gold-toned, charm-sized replicas of the fragrance bottle, in addition to the traditional vials on card and scented strips. Upward of 60 million scented impressions are being targeted.

TV plans are still being determined, although the expectation is that the bulk of the ads will run in November and December for holiday sales.

Californian optimism and a fifties look characterises the floral fragrance featuring notes of mandarin, bergamot, jasmine, ylang-ylang and gardenia, with creamy amber and vetiver.

Michael Kors Very Hollywood will be available in 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum and 30 ml Parfum; the bottle is meant to evoke old-fashioned flashbulbs. There will also be a ballpoint pen with scented ink, a cocktail ring with solid perfume, and a matching body lotion.

Island Michael Kors Bermuda - Carmen Kass



Island Bermuda is the fifth fragrance in Michael Kors' Island series (see Island, Island Fiji, Island Hawaii, Island Capri). The "breezy floral" was developed by perfumers Loc Dong (who also worked on the original Island fragrance) and Jean Marc Chaillan; the notes include freesia, hibiscus, watery green notes, cassis buds, tiare, peony, orange blossom, jasmine, passion flower, driftwood, soft skin accord and cedar.

Carmen Kass with Michael Kors backstage at the Michael Kors spring 2009 show


Carmen Kass with Anne Waterman, Michael Kors VP of Communications, backstage at the Michael Kors spring 2009 show.

Mario Testino

Christina Kruse for American Vogue - ph: Mario Testino


Christina Kruse for Allure, ph: Mario Testino


Today is Mario Testino's birthday! He was born in Lima, Peru.The eldest of seven children born to an Italian father and an Irish mother, Testino attended at the Universidad del Pacifico, the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru and the University of San Diego. In 1976, Testino moved permanently to London.

Mario Testino makes anyone he photographs look the best they ever will. That's part of his magic. The rest is in making the taking of the photo as much fun as possible.

update from Milan




Paris Hilton is staying at the same hotel in Milan as Sheila and Hanne. Paris has done an editorial with Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue as well as the cover of French Vogue with Mario Testino and Carine Roitfeld.