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Film Directors and Fashion Advertising

Thankfully, fashion advertising is quite good these days, and we can admire the work of the advertisers, as they collaborate with the best professionals on the area. Being a movie fan as I am, I love seeing how some of my favourite film directors create pieces of art for fashion brands like Chanel, Dior... It's a way of producing advertising disguised as culture. Culture that sells products, but art anyway. In fact, you'll see how most of these commercials are introduced as "films" instead of "ads".

I've selected some of the best examples. If you see, the director and actor choices are not arbitrary. Jude Law and Guy Ritchie worked together in "Sherlock Holmes", Jean-Pierre Jeunet directed Audrey Tautou in "Amelie" and "Un long dimanche de fiançailles", Joe Wright and Keira Knightley made "Pride and Prejudice"...

Dior
Guy Ritchie and Jude Law for Dior Homme
Jude Law and Michaela Kocianova star in this beautiful short film for Dior Homme released in septmber. The story is quite simple, but the photography direction is amazing. And Jude looks too good.
Watch the video here

David Lynch and Marion Cotillard
David Lynch directed an episode of the "Lady Dior" series. It featured a Franz Ferdinand song composed exclusively for the ad titled "The eyes of Mars". Then Jonas Akerlund (director of "Telephone" by Lady Gaga's videoclip) directed a clip in which Marion sings the song herself.
Watch the video here

Sofia Coppola and Maryna LinchukDior couldn't have chosen a better director to make the "Miss Dior Chérie" ad, don't you think?
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ChanelJean-Pierre Jeunet and Audrey Tautou
This is probably one of the most beatiful adverts Chanel Nº5 has produced. The reflection of the fragrance bottle is not a special effect, it was real! When the video was released, Chanel sent a collector's chest with memorabilia, I posted about it.
Watch the video here

Joe Wright and Keira Knightley
The ad for Coco Mademoiselle is just perfect. The soundtracks is L.O.V.E by Joss Stone. I've been listening to it on-repeat for the last three days.
Watch the video here

Baz Luhrmann and Nicole KidmanThis advert is known as being the most expensive ad ever made. It costed more than $25 million. The ad is a movie itself, in fact, it could be a trailer of a blockbuster. If you haven't seen it, you really need to. You'll be amazed at how incredible it is. The dress Nicole Kidman wears was made specially for her. It is a work of art. In spite of using a very common song ("Clair de Lune" by Debussy. It is beautiful, but it's everywhere), it adds the perfect touch.
Watch the video here

Martin Scorsese for Chanel Bleu
I love Martin Scorsese, and Gaspard Ulliel, so I had to love this ad too. It's one of the best examples of how film directors can transform their art into advertising and create masterpieces. By the way, Mark Reay (I've interviewed him many times for the blog) stars in the ad too! Can you spot him?
Watch the video here