When is the last time you met a pretty girl who could do a pirouette, snap a killer photo and have your back in a street fight? LOL, well unless you’ve had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of one of Chicago’s hottest shutterbugs Erika Dufour… chances are you haven’t!

Thanks to the omnipotent powers of Twitter I’ve been fortunate enough to cross paths with the aforementioned feminine prowess and I’ve got to tell you… talent is an understatement. Canadian born photographer Erika Dufour now resides in Chi-Town and is holding it down! She has her own studio in central Chicago and as you can see, she’s doing quite well.

I was very impressed when I went to her website, the range and variety of her work is testament to her studies at Columbia College and years of real world experience. I could go on giving kudos for days but instead why don’t I let her work speak for itself!

All I can say is WOW!

What a stunning eye grabbing attention stealing ad! Art director Florence Bellisson definitely gets proppers from Casualty of Design on this one. What a great sexy idea to sell this product. When this idea came to whoever originally thought of it, they had to know they struck gold. This ad definitely deserves and award for creativity and originality!

Advertising Agency: BETC Euro RSCG, France
Account managers: Marielle Durandet, Emilie Roy, Guillaume Espinet
Creative Director: Rémi Babinet
Copywriter: Valérie Chidlovski
Art Director: Florence Bellisson
Assistant Art Directors: Cyril Arandel, Jane Girard
Producer: Florence Douaud
Art Buying: Corinne Blancheton
Photographer: Thiemo Sander
Producer: Rita
Model-maker: Gaël Langevin

This visual represents the continued fight against AIDS by raising money through the Great Fashion Sale. I’m not sure why they’re spelling “AIDES” with an “E” but errr whatever it’s for a good cause.

Advertising Agency: BETC Euro RSCG, Paris, France
Agency supervisors: Héloïse Hooton, Sylvain Marchand, Eugénie Lefebvre, Maria Galleriu
Creative Director: Stéphane Xiberras
Art Director: Julie Troja
Copywriter: Laurence Badate
Art buying: Isabelle Mocq
Photographers: Suzie Q + Léo Siboni
Producer: Annick Audoux
Studio: Daguerre – Bénédikte, Audrey et Adeline
Retouching: Picto

Bonds Hipsters celebrates 10 years an undies icon with the launch of a new campaign targeting young women. Partnering with So You Think You Can Dance, the new executions reinforce Bonds as the original hipster brand that has evolved to include hot new styles. The campaign runs over TV, online with PR and POS support.

Advertising Agency: George Patterson Y&R, Australia
Creative Director: Cameron Hoelter
Art Director: Cameron Hoelter
Copywriter: Kelly Putter
Agency Producer: Jacqui Gillies
Account Planner: Karen Dwyer
Account Lead: Angus Thomson
Production Company & Producer: Curious Films, Tara Riddell
Director/DOP: Darryl Ward
Editor and Company: The Editors

Everyone of us wants to be someone new everyday. And by wearing a new look each day, we bring this dream alive. The parx website idea was born out of this desire. As the clients cut budgets and wanted to go online, the idea achieved sales even though print and television were left out of the plan. Anyone could go online, choose their attire and complete the picture by uploading their face-pic. This brought alive the concept of ‘who do you want to be today?’ as they could try out various avatars without stepping out. As this virtual catalog / trial-room recorded a high number of trials, the campaign was taken further in print and also in film.

Advertising Agency: Dentsu Marcom, Mumbai, India
National Creative Directors: Adrian Mendonza
Creative Directors: Vivek Shinde, Prabir Sengupta
Art Director: Nihar Kanungo
Copywriter: Prabir Sengupta
Photographer: Vinay Mahidhar

Kong is a chain of street/skate wear shops specializing in limited & collectable trainers. The handle of the bags makes the lace of the trainer.

Advertising Agency: Rave Communications, Birmingham, UK
Creative Director: Jamie Buckingham
Illustrator: Terry Dean

Well I suppose it’s no different than selling alcohol… if you want to sell just as sex and call it good. LOL, either you sell the idea to guys that this product will get you more sex or you sell the idea to women that this product will make you sexier! Ya gotta love capitalism at it’s finest!

Advertising Agency: DDB Berlin, Germany
Head of Art Buying: Kim Bianchi
Account Director: Stephen Kimpel
Design Director: Stephanie Barth
Production: Lunik GmbH – Arne Weingart
Stylist: Sara Dunn
Retouching: Adrien Benard, Paris

I absolutely love the above image… GREAT CONCEPT!

Advertising Agency: Armando Testa, Italy
Executive Creative Director: Michele Mariani
Art directors: Francesco Guerrera, Laura Sironi
Copywriters: Nicola Lampugnani, Maria Meioli
Photographer: JeanYves Lemoigne