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# Cold Sober Campaigns
No Smiling Allowed for the Spring/Summer 2010 Giorgio Armani Ads

By Marissa Liu | Published 2010-01-23 | Fashion
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/giorgio-armani-ads
References: [designscene.net](http://www.designscene.net/2010/01/giorgio-armani-ss-2010-campaign-by-josh.html) & [giorgioarmani](http://www.giorgioarmani.com)

The men's and women's Spring/Summer 2010 Giorgio [Armani](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prisma-glass-lip-gloss) ads are out and they are quite serious. The campaign does not take fashion lightly, with stone-faced Ollie Edwards and Nimue Smit staring soberly into the camera.

Styled by Edward Enninful and photographed by Josh Oline, Edwards and Smit do not appear together in the Spring/Summer 2010 Giorgio Armani ads, nor do they appear in their underwear (unlike other Spring/Summer 2010 Armani models).

**Implications** - With the recent proliferation of [vibrant colors in fashion editorials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/no-rules-club), photographers are now creating sterile fashion editorials to differentiate themselves from the competition. Corporations in other industries may follow a similar strategy and create goods with sterile designs, which will garner attention with its frigidity.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.8/10
- Popularity: 56% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Sterile Fashion Editorials:** Photographers are creating fashion editorials with sterile designs to stand out from the competition, which can inspire corporations in other industries to adopt a similar strategy and create goods with sterile designs.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Fashion Photography:** Fashion photographers can explore the trend of sterile fashion editorials to create unique and attention-grabbing campaigns.

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