If the fashion world has a master of surreal, wildly beautiful cinematographic fashion visions, then Vanessa Bruno is it. Enter her new film, Moonlight, which features an exquisite other-wordly feminine being embodied by who else but Kate Bosworth? She travels through various times and landscapes, aided and empowered by a distinct Vanessa Bruno uniform—one where sharply tailored silhouettes meet ladylike, delicate details (and a touch of futuristic embellishment).

We start with Bosworth in an unknown land, where she daintily traipses through a dusky desert, performs some highly stylized Matrix slash Inception-esque gravity defying sequences in a red-hued house before flashing back to a former life in California, where grainy, flickering cinematography illuminate Bosworth in all her 60s-inspired glory. The pastel colors and nostalgic charm then quickly blur into stunning landscape scenery, as Bosworth cycles alongside Black Beauty in the desert, before unleashing her divine power with a radiant salute to the moon (Lars Von Trier would surely approve). All in all the heady mix of lighting, scenery, exquisite clothing and the perfect fairytale muse give us a visual feast for the senses.

Directed by Stephanie Di Giusto—a collaborator on past films for Bruno including Lov (also with Bosworth) and Miracle starring Parisian icon Lou Doillon—Moonlight invokes a similar aesthetic, one where nature and the mystical reign supreme. It’s clear that this environment is the perfect backdrop to showcase Bruno’s ensembles—an intriguing mix of ladylike and futuristic chic—a shift dress adorned with lace and metallic silver patches, the olive twinset Bosworth busts out for her cycling duel with the black stallion or the final dreamy purple dress adorned with silver studs. Just ripe for the modern day supernatural goddess within us all, one that’s free, independent and oh so stylish.

We know Chloe Sevigny is down for a little androgyny. The marketing team at Korean design house Tomboy must have agreed because they have chosen her sultry features to represent the brand for their Spring/Summer 2012 campaign. She provides the perfect frame and delicate silhouette for their loose, boyish garments to fall ever so elegantly on.

Shot by fashion photographer Daniel Jackson, Sevigny shines with a short, sassy bob and cherry red lips, a killer combination to give the garments just the right amount of 60s-inspired femininity. Sevigny not only brings her smile to the shoot, but also her personality, which radiates through each and every affable snarl that Jackson expertly catches. Styled by Dianna Lunt and orchestrated by Moss Creative, the shoot’s overall aesthetic matches the collection’s feminine sportswear look perfectly.

During the shoot, Sevigny took a couple of minutes to talk about why she appreciates Tomboy’s clean and easy aesthetic. She also informs us of some of her beauty essentials, like the multi-use Rosebud Salve and a “silky, sexy” trench coat. The collection looks super wearable and we look forward to its stateside arrival.

Sucking on lollipops at the Théâtre Dejazet on the boulevard du Temple—or boulevard du crime—is soon to become fashion du jour thanks to fashion photographer extraordinaire Ellen Von Unwerth and Wheels & Dollbaby, the rock-inspired Australian label with a leather and lace attitude.

Founded in 1770, the theatre sets the ideal scene for the decadent label’s latest provocative collection. Foregoing brand ambassadors Dita Von Teese, Deborah Harry, and Pearl and Daisy Lowe, a pair of relatively unknown French models were selected to don the chiffon and leather, stare provocatively at the camera, laze about on couches, feed each other, and swill on bottles of grog—all to the pounding tune of the Chordettes’ Lollypop.

Based on the video teaser alone, this is one super saucy collection sure to be picked up by celebrity clients Sadie Frost, Kelly Osborne, Katy Perry and Pink before they can say the word lollipop.

Seoul-based label label Liful invites you to take a True Holiday with their 2012 Spring/Summer Collection. With this newly released teaser, you are immersed in the process of packing whilst simultaneously provided with a sneak peak of the block-colored soft tailoring this latest collection has to offer. From this short film, one can also appreciate a clear departure from the strong street-style aesthetic of previous seasons.

Liful began as a popular Korean clothing retailer. Following continued success, the brand took a leap of faith and began producing and creating their own clothing line. Based on the popularity of previous ranges, one can establish that Liful have succeeded in producing simple, clean silhouettes with a keen attention to detail. Complete with nautical-inspired accessories, the teaser truly leaves you yearning for a holiday.

The True Holiday Collection will be available from February 2012.

Italian designer Alberto Incanuti has done something we’re very unaccustomed to seeing in creating a model-free fashion film for his knitwear brand Aimo Richly. There are no stony faces in sight, and stiff walks and pouts are not welcome; deliciously soft legwarmers and too-long sleeves must soften you somewhat.

Directed by Davide Calafa, this film goes behind the scenes of Aimo Richly’s  S/S 2012 collection photo shoot. All the people in the knitwear are contemporary dancers and are a lot more interesting to look at than your archetypal clotheshorses. The film is a lot of fun; it combines close ups of the stitches and the preparation for the shoot with dynamic pans of the dancers twisting around in the stretchy, generous clothes.

The shots of the beautiful vintage cameras and the old style music with the strained vocals show that the film and the brand is intended to be fun. Aimo Richly wants you to enjoy the clothes you live in and not to take life too seriously.

You can read an interview with Incanuti here about the film and his design concepts.

He would like reggae for one. He’d also be taller, have spectacular cheekbones and wear Sophnet. This short film presents the Spring/Summer 2012 collection from the Japanese menswear label, and it’s a visually appealing dream of what a modern James Dean would wear in the Land of the Rising Sun.

The style of the film combines black and white grainy images with clean, sharp images in color. The lighting is key; sunlight enters the picture at angles, highlighting the fit of the clothes and the relaxed vibe of the music. There are generous pans of the clothing, which feature checks, stripes and khaki combined with pastels and navy blues. Shorts and layered shirts are the order of the day, with collared long sleeve shirts the key.

Directed by Noriyuki Okoshi and produced by the Sophnet designer Hirofumi Kiyonaga, the film is a perfect blend of moody interiors and sunlit exteriors. They’ve proven that even if James Dean was born now, he would still be the coolest man around.

“We worked together, played together, ate together and somehow returned home together”

Founded in 2002 by Reid Stewart and Trevor Fleming, The Lifetime Collective describes their latest fashion film as a 10-year salute to roaming the globe in search of new inspiration, promoting love, and ultimately introducing their Fall/Winter 2012 collection.

The film takes place in Iceland, capturing a series of intimate moments between a couple searching for warmth, sunlight and weathering the cold, comforted by each other, despite their seemingly isolated state.

The brand focuses on collaborating with great artists and oddballs from all creative corners, and this season is no exception. The film (created by Lifetime) is produced by Salazar and the music, a carefully selected blend of hymns put together by Edo Van Breeman, sings pleasantly with the landscape and cements an emotive state of mind.

Lifetime attributes their inspiration for the collection to the places they travelled and the curious characters they met along the way. The end result a perfect snap shot of reflection of where they once were and what it meant to them. The rich earthy tones of burgundy, rust, blues and greens of the twill jackets, heathered jerseys, wool sweaters and chinos are emphasized and perfectly exhibited against the crisp white backdrop of Iceland.

Everyone remembers their first pair of Dr. Martens. From not knowing you had to ‘break them in’ first and nursing hideous blisters on your heels, wearing them with a uniform of black, or hearing your mother talk about her first pair and realizing that maybe your parents weren’t a different species and were, at some point in time, cool.

Dr. Martens Spring/Summer 2012 collection plays on these memories, but this season they set out to re-educate the customer from simply reminiscing about their first pair of Dr. Martens to wanting to wear them forever, resulting in the campaign First and Forever, a collection of firsts, moments and experiences.

Who better to front the campaign than punk, British model Agyness Deyn? During this short film from the new series, Deyn describes her first love, portrayed here by Ash Stymest. Another first we can all relate to—a sweet moment in time Deyn describes as “when you decide to enter into a relationship with someone because you think that person is rad”—the tender moments of snogging all day and the enviable first heartbreak that often follows.

The concept, lead by this film, encourages people to share their stories of firsts—their first kiss, first love, first heartbreak and ultimately their first pair of Dr. Martens.

Inspired by Maurice Sendak‘s classic children’s tale Where The Wild Things Are and the decadence and decay of 70s documentary Grey Gardens, New Zealand label neverblack‘s Winter 2012 collection, An Insignificant Being fuses natural fibers with extravagance to bring the juxtaposing stories of fantasy and reality to life.

neverblack designer Jeremy MacLaurin described the neverblack consumer to Portable as “melodramatic, broody and unforeseen,” and the film as a way to “add a new dimension to the label…taste for beautiful garments and also an appreciation for amazing fabrics, for us these two aspects should go hand in hand.”

This is highlighted by a collection in which moss green, camel and navy are the backbone to the muted color palette, with luxe fabrics such as angora mohair, silk crepe and merino wool permeating the designs.

Shot with a mixture of Super 8 film and 5d footage at New Zealand’s iconic Port Waikato, director Dan Max explained to Portable how he was able to achieve such a whimsical fashion film”

Super 8 film was shot at 16 frames per second as opposed to the normal 25 FPS.  This helped to give it the dreamy, flickery effect.  Every now and then I would also open the back of the film compartment up and let light leak in.  This created the orange flickers over some of the shots.  The shoot was all hand held for a looser feel and this combined with the super 8 techniques and grade gives the viewer a feeling that they are outside looking in, of being in a distant memory.

Set to Futile Devices by Sufjan Stevens, models Imogene W and Jasper wander the beautiful surrounds in a moment of insignificance and solitude bringing to life the aesthetic of neverblack’s Winter 2012 collection.

There is something decidedly different about the launch of Zimmermann’s Autumn/Winter 2012 collection Rebellion In The Night. Far from playing it safe, this season the dynamic duo of Nicky and Simone Zimmermann have set out to reintroduce the iconic brand that appears to have gained itself some serious sex appeal.

Inspired by the 1920s art scene, smoky nightclubs and slow sultry sounds, this collection really pushes the boundaries with emotive silhouettes, mature cut-outs and digital prints without loosing its signature touch of colour, femininity and rich lace. The collection celebrates everything that is vintage but at the same time is very modern—a feeling that this season the brand have decided to introduce to their audience through film.

This film, one of two produced for the season (you can see the other here), builds on this idea of texture—the layers of bed linen and peeling wallpaper supporting the dark, almost animalistic mood. The images are confronting and leave no doubt that this season the Zimmermann girl is sexy and confident. As model Jenny Sweeney spins and twirls almost hypnotically through each scene, the movement of the clothes along with the cleverly constructed mood brings this collection to life. Rebellion In the Night hits stores February 1.