Originally posted by Vogue U.K. (July 30 2003@ AM)
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY is the new face of Asprey. The gorgeous 18-year-old star of Pirates of the Caribbean and Bend It Like Beckham, who claimed recently that she can't get a date, posed for Bruce Weber for the jeweller's autumn/winter 2003 campaign, due to break in magazines in November. And having starred alongside Johnny Depp in Pirates and Liam Neeson in Love Actually, Knightley will continue her star strike with Asprey by joining Joseph Fiennes and a host of other celebrity models and socialites in the ads. "I am flattered to be associated with Asprey, the most distinguished British luxury house," she said yesterday. "It is such an incredible time for the brand in the run-up to its re-launch." The new campaign will coincide with the opening of Asprey's new flagship stores in London and New York and the unveiling of a new look that has been developed by a 40-strong design team headed up by Hussein Chalayan, Thierry de Baschmakoff and Alessandra Gradi. "We are thrilled to have Keira Knightley as the face of Asprey," said Bianluca Brozzetti, CEO of A&G Group. "This advertising campaign will be the first we have done that truly reflects the global luxury lifestyle of Asprey, and I cannot think of anyone more appropriate to represent us than Keira. Her beauty and style complement the new world of Asprey perfectly."
Does anyone else find her slightly annoying?