Models

Roberto Cavalli and the Hipster DJ

devo.jpgOur favorite Page Six scoop today pegs the cast of the new Cavalli for H&M ads:

Jessica Stam, Erin Wasson, Devon Aoki… and Steve Aoki, her older brother, who runs record label Dimmak and has previous modeling experience on The Cobra Snake.

To be fair, Steve did once serve as the face of an energy drink, but it’s still pretty funny he’ll blanket H&M ads across America. So why did they choose him?

We suspect H&M is taking cues from UNIQLO, whose oddly candid campaigns have the feel of a private joke. If you know Missy Rayder and the Ruff Club DJs, you feel the ads speak right to you, and whomever you were partying with at 4 am last night.

If you don’t get them, then it’s just a bunch of cute teens on the wall. Either way, it seems to be working at the cash register.

By roping Steve into a group of fashion models, H&M keeps one foot in the “underground” scene, even as its brand gallops to the mall.

One more thing:

Terry Richardson, the skin-loving photographer who shot those UNIQLO campaigns? He’s doing H&M’s Cavalli spread.

Hopefully it will be Stam he shoots naked for some of the ads, and not Mr. Aoki.

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posted by anon

Jul 26, 2007 10:09AM

this whole post made me queasy

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posted by Laura

Jul 26, 2007 10:16AM

Ditto, anon.

And really, how "underground" is someone like Steve Aoki who appears in US Weekly?

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posted by PeachBeach

Jul 26, 2007 10:22AM

Explain to me how you can have "modeling experience" with The Cobra Snake. Seriously cuz I'm out of the loop

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posted by Faran

Jul 26, 2007 10:27AM

Ah yes, "modeling experience" on the Cobra Snake requires a little something we call sarcasm...

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posted by ani

Jul 26, 2007 1:46PM

Well COACD wrote a funny entry about Mr. Aoki's Cobra gig.
http://coacd.blogspot.com/search?q=aoki

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posted by Kyle

Jul 26, 2007 8:05PM

Steve also did some "modeling" for Modern Amusement last fall or winter..

I think the thing about Steve Aoki particulary is that a good portion of the people who recognize, will be turned off.

And for those who don't recognize him ...well he's not that cute.

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posted by Lexy

Jul 26, 2007 9:37PM

though, most don't care, steve also modeled for wesc.


h&m will never be underground cause of it's mainstream appeal.

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