Topic: Frida Giannini

James Franco Makes Serious Faces For Gucci’s New Bespoke Service

James Franco Makes Serious Faces For Gucci's New Bespoke Service

American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, author, painter, performance artist and NYU professor James Franco is just so advanced, you know? He hosted the Oscars in a totally artistic way. And he was way avant garde in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It’s also really edgy and provocative how he cashed those General Hospital paychecks. Artists are hot.
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Designers Like Karl Lagerfeld & Donatella Versace Pose With Their Musical Muses

Designers Like Karl Lagerfeld & Donatella Versace Pose With Their Musical Muses
Florence Welch & Frida Giannini
Diplo & Alexander Wang
Yoko Ono & Proenza Schouler
George Craig & Christopher Bailey
Esperanza Spalding & Francisco Costa

W Magazine did a story on the relationship between designers and their musical muses. With some, the connection is obvious: Florence Welch was recently named the face of Gucci so she’s a natural fit to inspire Gucci creative director Frida Giannini. With others, it’s more unclear (what about flower child Esperanza Spalding inspires minimalist Francisco Costa?*). Check out the pairings in the gallery. Also: poor Baptise Giabiconi!! More »