EXCLUSIVE: Edie Campbell Stars in Bottega Veneta’s David Sims-Lensed Fall Campaign

Tomas Maier understands the strength in patterns. Each season, the designer teams up with a different photographer for “The Art of Collaboration,” Bottega Veneta’s series of seasonal advertising campaigns. With past collaborators including David Armstrong, Collier Schorr, and Pieter Hugo, each campaign is lensed with a completely unique perspective. For Fall ’14, Maier tapped British photographer David Sims, best known for his striking, minimal images.

“I am a great admirer of David’s photographs,” Maier told Style.com. “We thought that his stark, pared-down aesthetic would be a natural fit with the graphic elements of this collection. The result is very impactful, and I was extremely pleased with the collaboration.” Maier cast muse-of-the-moment (and frequent Bottega Veneta catwalker) Edie Campbell to model the colorful, energetic collection. A first look at the campaign debuts exclusively here. A behind-the-scenes film will go live on bottegaveneta.com later this summer.

Monica Vinader and Caroline Issa Seize the Day

“These new pieces are inspired by my mom’s collection of 1930s jewelry and my love of Art Deco—but I’ve put my own little spin on it,” said Monica Vinader last night at Berners Tavern in The London Edition hotel. “I also wanted to keep the price point reasonable because every woman, after all, deserves diamonds.” Given the brisk business Vinader does, it seems many appreciate it, especially her It Brit fans like the Delevingne sisters, Sienna Miller, Ellie Goulding, and Suki Waterhouse—the latter wore Monica Vinader earrings on date night in February with Bradley Cooper to the White House.

Vinader unveiled new pieces in her top-selling Baja collection, including earrings and rings with blue sapphires and emeralds hand-cut by the designer herself, as well as a new bracelet adorned with pavé set diamonds and what is fast becoming her signature: rose-gold vermeil. Cohosted by Tank magazine’s Caroline Issa, the event also celebrated the forthcoming expansion of Vinader’s shop-in-shop at Harrods, as well as the impending opening of a 2,000-square-foot store on Sloane Street. “Business was going so well in Harrods, they asked me if I would consider expanding my space, and it is rather lovely to be asked,” said the designer to the assembled guests. “And I was in the new Sloane Street location yesterday with the architect, and I had to take a big breath. It is so vast and special. I still am having trouble believing it.”

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Wu Brings Back His Supermodel Supper Club for Fall

Since Spring ’13, Jason Wu has enlisted Inez & Vinoodh to lens his recurring installments of Supermodel Supper Club (a phrase, he told me, he somewhat ingeniously came up with while at the dentist yesterday morning). His campaigns have featured mega models posing at iconic New York eateries—Stephanie Seymour was snapped at La Grenouille, Christy Turlington at Mr. Chow, and last season Wu took Karen Elson to enduring hot spot Indochine. Swanky, no? But the designer’s Fall ’14 ads, starring show-opener Adriana Lima at the storied Four Seasons, might just take the proverbial cake. “Fall is all about a power woman, and I chose the Four Seasons because all the powerest of power lunches happen there,” offered Wu over the phone. “I felt it was really glamorous.” The campaign debuts exclusively here.

Wu recalled that his first experience at the uptown haunt was one such lunch about seven years ago. “It was when I first got into the industry, and I was meeting an editor. When I walked in there, everyone looked so important! I felt like a little kid. But I’ve been going there ever since.”

So why was Lima Wu’s Fall ’14 supe of choice? “She’s sexy, and there’s this feline-esque prowess that felt appropriate for the clothes. And she’s got those eyes! She’s like our own Bianca Jagger,” he said. “Adriana is a new take on the supermodel—she’s from a different era. At the end of the day, these ads are about the women and the sexiness, and I continue to choose women who inspire me.”

Naturally, I wondered if Wu would be making his signature campaign cameo this season—and don’t fret, he is. “Inez always insists,” he laughed. He apparently played a bit of dress-up on set, too, admitting that he tried on a few of hairstylist Shay Ashual’s wigs. “Maybe I’ll be the model for the next Supermodel Supper Club,” he joked. “In all seriousness, could you imagine me sending that to you? The nerve!” Full disclosure, Mr. Wu, I would absolutely love it.

Opening Ceremony Heads to Shoreditch

Opening Ceremony fans in London’s trendy Shoreditch neighborhood are in for a treat. The Ace Hotel, a longtime OC collaborator, will debut a pop-up shop at its Shoreditch location at the end of July. (If you’ll recall, the Ace Hotel in New York City also opened an OC pop-up in 2010.) WWD reports that the Max Lamb-designed store will pop up at 106 High Street.

In addition to Opening Ceremony’s men’s and women’s collections, the shop will sell the new René Magritte capsule (pictured) and pieces by local NewGen designers Faustine Steinmetz and Marques’Almeida.

The pop-up coincides with the temporary closing of OC’s Covent Garden shop, which will undergo renovations.

From the Operating Room to Sumba, Fashion East’s Menswear Designers Find Inspiration in Unlikely Places

Fashion East Men’s latest outing was inventive even by its high standards, proof that Lulu Kennedy’s talent farm keeps producing the best of breed. It started with a clinical and slightly sinister jewelry collection from Alan Crocetti (the man behind the mouthpieces at Bobby Abley’s MAN Fall 2014 show). The goods were inspired by the external fixtures that hold surgically inserted pins in a broken bone. There were a couple firsts in the jewelry world: a “palm ring” (a band that wrapped around the hand) and a silver tab placed above the nose in the same way a bandage would appear after rhinoplasty surgery (pictured, below).

Next up was textile specialist Edward Crutchley, who became obsessed with ikat prints after a recent trip to Sumba, Indonesia. Ikat is a busy pattern to begin with, but that didn’t stop the designer from layering one look with leggings, shorts, and a tunic in the print.

Kenzodiac: The Fashion Crowd’s New Favorite Astrologist?

Move over, Susan Miller, Kenzodiac has arrived. Fierce devotees of the fashion set’s go-to astrologer will be pleased to know that Kenzo’s newly launched, online astrological platform will not only tell you what your love life is looking like this week, but also answer wardrobe questions as well. Not sure what to wear today? Kenzodiac says it’s a print cap sort of day for Pisces and a good time for polo shirts for anyone who’s a Capricorn. (Naturally, the style suggestions are heavy on the Kenzo merchandise.) Wondering what’s on the horizon this month? Scorpios, remember this is the month of the waxing gibbous moon, so “if you take this time to fight against your laconic nature and show more of who you are, you’ll see immediate benefits in your projects and relationships.” Every sign and reading is accompanied by a custom sketch by Franco-Canadian artist Julien Ceccaldi (like the one pictured, left). The site will be live all summer. We only wish it could answer all of our pressing questions, like where is Olivier Theyskens going next?