Jimmy Choo goes decadent bohemian

MANILA, Philippines - Jimmy Choo unveils a series of bold images for autumn-winter, shot by renowned fashion photographer Terry Richardson, to be featured in a global advertising campaign that debuts this August. “We wanted to capture the innocent and glamorous spirit of the late 1960s, the joy of dressing up in eclectic rock-‘n’-roll style, of feeling cool and going out,” say Jimmy Choo creative directors Sandra Choi and Simon Holloway.

Peering into the backseat of an antique Rolls-Royce Phantom V, the campaign conveys a stolen glimpse of a fictional rock-‘n’- roll couple on a night out. Models Querelle Jansen and Jonas Kessler both beckon and daunt the photographer’s lens, offering a sense of the contradictory relationship between celebrity and photography.

Inspired by the glamour of late 1960s London hedonists like Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull, the images explore a decadent bohemian allure realized through the styling of Camilla Nickerson.

Reclining decadently, Jimmy Choo’s muse hits the town clutching Justine, a sporty handbag in psychedelic python. Her legs are perched on the back seat wearing Dalia, a platform boot in brown suede tiered with fox and suede fringe shot with bolts of color.

Swathed in fur and gazing out daringly from behind Jimmy Choo sunglasses, the heroine wears Colorado, a lace-up knee-high boot in brown suede intricately embroidered in an ornate folkloric floral. Her love interest reclines in laidback allure wearing the Brompton, a brogued Chelsea boot from the Jimmy Choo men’s shoe collection.

Rock-‘n’-roll couple: Models Querelle Jansen and Jonas Kessler styled by Camilla Nickerson in the global ad campaign shot by renowned fashion photographer Terry Richardson.

Snapped by the photographer’s lens, she wears the Tempest sandal, shimmering with Erté opulence and trimmed with deco arches in black suede. While he, the ultimate Mayfair playboy, wears Sloane, an evening slipper with naughty burlesque silhouettes hidden amongst the camouflage print.

For exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot, see http://youtu.be/UksFjPnrwP0.

In the Philippines, Jimmy Choo is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is located at Greenbelt 4, Ayala Center, Makati City.