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“Agent Provocateur”
11/07/07 ·

Goddess

Sleeper Hit

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The lingerie mavens at Brit brand Agent Provocateur have made a good thing out of showing just enough skin to leave us always wanting more. Their narrative ad campaigns, far too racy for prime time, are released in snippets online; for their last one they commissioned Leaving Las Vegas director Mike Figgis to make Kate Moss’ erotic dreams into a series of short films, aired in bits over the past several months. Now they’ve finally compiled the footage along with stills and extras into a limited edition book and DVD package, The 4 Dreams of Miss X…

04/03/08 ·

Ad Rock

Secret Agent

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The same lingerie line that brought you Kate Moss’ magnum opus has come back with another provocative ad concept: the interactive peep show.

Agent Provocateur’s “Peep in Paris” is the game in question. Sadly, it’s all drawings, but they still manage to fit in some pretty exciting material. The game itself is essentially Strip Simon, with windows in place of colored lights. You do your best to copy the order the windows opened, and the Provocateurs do their best to reward you when you get it right.

Luckily we’ve always had a good memory for those things»

05/06/08 ·

Bad Idea

Mossed Up

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We’ve always enjoyed Kate Moss, even in her current post-marital phase. And the last time she got together with Agent Provocateur, we had nothing but good things to say.

Unfortunately, Moss’s latest collaboration with the lingerie brand seems to have gone off the rails at some point. But as train wrecks go, it’s pretty spectacular»

05/19/08 ·

Scene

Our Man in Vienna

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Agent Provocateur founder Joe Corre is nothing if not a consummate showman—but then what else would you expect from the son of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren?

An explanation for this puzzling image»

05/21/08 ·

Scene

Rosebud

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Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.

First of all, this will be our final photographic dispatch from Vienna’s louche Life Ball, so it’s no use begging or appealing to our better nature—which so far as we know is non-existent anyway.

While Agent Provocateur founder Joe Corre’s shenanigans were certainly entertaining, it was molten media heiress Lydia Hearst who really stole the show.

More on the heiress»

05/23/08 ·

LinkOut

Kurt's Kicks, Men's Strappies and Indie's Hat

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“A Naked Girl Wearing Lots of Gold”: For once, Vice Magazine eschews all irony and delivers on their promises. [Vice]

All Apologies: Something still smells wrong about the Kurt Cobain Chucks—even if they are more tasteful than previously advertised. [Trashbag Aesthetics]

Who Says Size Matters?: Agent Provocateur plus the Cooper Mini equals a crowded back seat. [Hypebeast]

Playing Footsie: Amy Odell introduces the men of Union Square to the latest in designer “Mandals” with completely unsurprising results. [NYMag]

Will Indiana Jones Bring Back the Hat?: These guys say, “yes. We say, “hahahahaha”. [Too Spoiled Models]