DSQUARED2 Unveils FW22 ADV Campaign

Dsquared2 climbs a mountain of effortless cool with its new Fall-Winter 2022 campaign. With creative direction from Giovanni Bianco and direction and photography by Alasdair McLellan, the campaign rediscovers the boho-adventurer style of the collection in an unexpectedly intimate context.

While the collection itself – many-layered, action-packed, technically detailed – is prime for outdoor exploration, the campaign imagery finds its adventurous protagonists in a moment of rest and transition. In the comfortable and familiar setting of a quaintly simple hotel room, they take a break from their journeys and revel in the quiet warmth of togetherness. The bright colors and retro-inflected graphics of the collection’s intricately layered pieces and endlessly practical accessories pop against the neutral tones of the space, visually filling this quiet moment with the remembered or anticipated joy of adventure.

Bathed in warm natural light from the window, the eclectic characters lounge on the bed, on the floor, at ease and enjoying each other’s company with the intimacy and candidness of close friends or chosen family. Direct and real, these young protagonists embody the adventurous and accepting spirit of their generation. There is a confident joy here in the physical possibilities of exploring the world, but also in the possibility of unrestrained and authentic self-expression which comes from being in a community that accepts and encourages the discovery of one’s true self.

The campaign thus takes on a recognizable narrative that feels at once distinctly Dsquared2 in its celebration of freedom, color, and youth (and of course outdoor adventure seen through the lens of Dean and Dan Caten’s growing up in Canada) and upliftingly representative of an entire young generation in its honest exploration of friendship and the joy of the journey.

CREDITS:
Directed by Alasdair McLellan @ Art Partner
Creative Director: Giovanni Bianco @ GB65
Starring: Brando Erba, Brandon Lee, Brennan Aldred, Eleonore Ghiuritan, Habib Masovic, Janina Maidorn, Maaike Klaasen, Marlee Guillory, Salim Djabi, Saunders, Ted Maanicus, Zair Cheseaux
Casting: Piergiorgio Del Moro @ Exposure NY
Styling: Vanessa Reid @ Streeters
Make Up Artist: Lauren Parsons @ Art Partner
Hair Artist: Anthony Turner @ Streeters
Manicurist: Lorraine Griffin
Set: Poppy Bartlett @ The Magnet Agency
On set Ragi Dholakia Producti