Gucci High Jewelry 2023 : Daria Werbowy by David Sims

[fashionkitten7]

I don't like it much either. But, I love the fact of Daria's comeback, though!

 

[Malaya]

OFFTOPIC:

How could you possibly dare to compare this to that:

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There's room for both of them in the nostalgia train. I'm just so happy to see them back, even though this ad - in particular, doesn't strike me any inspiration.

Now I want to see Eugenia and Karolina too, damn.

 

[Deleted member 1957]

There's room for both of them in the nostalgia train. I'm just so happy to see them back, even though this ad - in particular, doesn't strike me any inspiration.

Now I want to see Eugenia and Karolina too, damn.

Lately KK has been posting alot about VS.

 

[Phuel]

Not always, that's what makes this 'nothing less than hyperventilation' type of fanaticism a little sad, it's never really that loyal because it's hardly about the subject and more about your memories on the subject, so it fizzles out in the same way the commotion came to be in the first place. You see it with pop stars (e.g. 'free Britney!' followed by 'oh.. free Britney is uncomfortable to watch'), and on a lesser degree, you see it with models, such as Gemma. Gemma disappeared when she was already getting her 'adult' body (meaning she stopped retaining child elements in her body) and her comeback was super hyped for years under the expectation that she would look like she did at the height of her career. As soon as people realised that was not going to happen, the interest dropped. Her appearances these days get minimal reactions. Same with Daria, that last cover she did on the streets of Paris, without makeup and absolutely not looking her age due to the chain-smoking habit was already lightyears away from the work she's remembered for. The picture here is what I knew she would look like now (good, but also late 40s, not late 30s) and the poor composition doesn't help but no amount of glam will change this really, and I doubt it will happen anyway.. she seemed to put somewhere in the contract for the second half of her career that her look was not to be altered (kind of like Gisele) so if she remains super selective (and I don't see why she shouldn't), we'll only get more variations of the image above.

LOL Is she really a chainsmoker???

Isn’t it simply that some here are straigtup ecstatic that Daria is “back”— regardless of how pedestrian the shot is, enough reason for stans will stan no matter what the result..??? (It’s no different than the cliche post of “so and so can do no wrong…”)

Daria no doubt still looks like a model— chain-smoking aging effect and all; just like Malgosia still looked undeniably a model in Suspiria, in a role that required her to be in the final breathes upon her deathbed. That’s just model genetics. But she’s looking a tad (a lot) rough in this shot. She is of course, still striking— but I neither feel a shoot will succeed solely because it’s Daria. (Jessica Stam is a prime example of someone who was once so magnificent and could mostly carry any shoot at her prime. But with age, and the much lesser creatives producing such shoots these days, the results are kind of… well, just take a gander at Fashion’s September issue Project-Runway-doing-midrange-department-store slop, and Jessica looks just a mere mortal these days.)

(My only experience associated with Daria was casting models with her agency Elmer Olsen, and coming across her comp card— and not even knowing who she was, stupid me asked if she was available to work with us. Bless Richard— the sweetest man that was one of her agents back then, politely informed me that “Daria is a bit busy…” when anyone else would have laughed in my face.)

 

[Bertrando3]

I'm shocked by what I read here about her not looking as good or as interesting or whatever lol nevermind.
She's back, she looks amazing as she did and I can't wait for her to:
- be back on runways
- land many Vogue covers
- appear on great campaigns for top luxury brands
I don't mind anything else. Queen Daria is BACK!!!
I'm so pumped up that Daria, Gemma, Raquel are working again I don't see anyone else.

 

[Deleted member 161190]

I think this direction is cool. It almost looks like a Philip Pearlstein painting with the harsh shadows and reflections. She looks her age and she looks sexy.

 

[GoldenPetals]

I mean I'll always stan Daria HARD but that 'preview' is not very good. Excited for more!

 

[jeremydante]

Phoebe Philo influence continues. I see it all over this, maybe it's Daria or the style of the photography, the Juergen vibe even though it's David Sims. Either way, it's clear for me.

 

[callmejaeden]

 

[KoV]

I hate to say it, but a little photoshop goes a long way. The final product looks so much better to me now, just with the few tweaks.

 

[lhhbl]

I liiiiiveeee

 

[GivenchyAddict]

Daria + the pool + chunky necklace = celine spring summer 2013.

With a CD, an AD and two art directors, they could have come up with something a bit different. Beautiful though.

 

[mikel]

The second shot is to die for

 

[LadyJunon]

I already said this on Sabato's thread, but the jewellery reminds of that iconic white dress from AW96:

Source: Vogue

 

[thiago:)]

She looks great! I'm here for it. A runway comeback would be incredible too.

Those shots feel 0 David Sims to me, though.

 

[WAVES]

Daria looks great indeed. I just hope then don’t go too D̶a̶v̶i̶d̶ ̶S̶i̶m̶s̶ Juergen Teller about it when it comes to the ad campaign that most likely she will front.

 

[Thefrenchy]

I can't help but feel like I'm looking at Céline outtakes so I'm not excited per se, but they are beautiful images. She looks as good as ever.

 

[DK92]

Gucci High Jewelry 2023 Campaign​

Photographer: David Sims
Creative Director: Sabato De Sarno
Art Director: Ezra Petronio, Lana Petrusevych, and Riccardo Zanola
Fashion Editor/Stylist: Alastair McKimm
Hair Stylist: Shay Ashual
Makeup Artist: Lucia Pieroni
Producer: Erin Fee
Model: Daria Werbowy

Source: artpartner.com

 

[LadyJunon]

Gucci High Jewelry 2023 Campaign​

Photographer: David Sims
Creative Director: Sabato De Sarno
Art Director: Ezra Petronio, Lana Petrusevych, and Riccardo Zanola
Fashion Editor/Stylist: Alastair McKimm
Hair Stylist: Shay Ashual
Makeup Artist: Lucia Pieroni
Producer: Erin Fee
Model: Daria Werbowy

Source: artpartner.com

This campaign is the only good thing Sabato has produced for the house.

 

[MModa]

For anyone who is interested, the Gucci High Jewelry ad with Daria against the white wall appears in Gogosian Quarterly, winter 2023. It is a double-page spread ad and looks just beautiful in print.