Lanvin's Real People Campaign | Isabella Rossellini for Bulgari | Stella McCartney's Scholarship

Isabella Rossellini by Annie Leibovitz

Actess Isabella Rossellini is fronting a new Bulgari advertising campaign, photographed by Annie Leibovitz. WWD writes that the images are inspired by the work of British painter Meredith Frampton, “known for his neorealist and slightly surrealist portraits and still lifes.”

Winifred Radford; Meredith Frampton, by Unknown photographer at Britain’s National Portrait Gallery

Bulgari is launching a line of Isabella Rossellini bags.

The relationship between Rossellini and Leibovitz dates back to 1986, when the actress was famously photographed with director David Lynch, who appeared almost entirely covered by a black turtleneck. In both the Bulgari image previewed by WWD and in that first iconic Leibovitz photo, Rossellini wears a dark sleeveless dress with one shoulder strap down.

Jacqueline ‘Tajah’ Murdock Rocks the Lanvin House

Lanvin just unveiled their fall 2012 ad campaign focused on real people. The buzz was all about the striking older woman, the epitome of elegance with a severe look on her face, with pulled back hair an a peplum-favoring figure.

Fashionista identified the woman as Jacqueline “Tajah” Murdock, featured on Ari Seth Cohen’s Advanced Style icons blog, his new book and in his upcoming documentary. The former Apollo dancer will be 82 next week.

Stopping by Cohen’s blog today, we meet Tziporah Salamon, a 62-year-old stylist and fashion consultant.

Alber Elbaz’s expanded family and casting of “real people” of “different ages, different sizes” also includes Stella Rose, proprietor of the blog Confessions of a Female Drag Queen.

Mari Malek, founder of Southern Sudanese Initiatives, is also a DJ and part-time model.

The campaign, photographed by Steven Meisel, will break in September issues of magazines in France, the U.S., Italy, Great Britain, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Russia and Brazil. Ronnie Cooke Newhouse and Stephen Wolstenholme of House + Holme worked on its creative direction.

Stella McCartney’s Scholarship

Central Saint Martins graduate, designer Stella McCartney received an Honorary Fellowship at London’s top design school this week. Describing her time at CSM as “life-changing”, McCartney announced a new sponsorship programme for students, chosen on the basis of “academic excellence and financial need that will also include a one-year paid placement at Stella McCartney’s firm.

The designer has asked that, in line with her beliefs, students who win the scholarship commit not to use fur, leather or products that harm animals as part of their university work, writes British Vogue.

“To get to a college like this is so hard for so many talented young people,” McCartney said. “For that reason, I am setting up this scholarship and I encourage other fortunate fashion houses to do the same.”

The first scholarship will be announced in October 2012.