Cara Delevingne strips down for Tom Ford’s latest ad campaign — featuring his scent for women, Black Orchid — and critics are up in arms over the sexual nature of the billboard. Meanwhile, Katy Perry bleaches her eyebrows for three alternate Wonderland magazine covers.
-Worried about the effect Delevingne’s explicit billboard may have on the minds of Britain’s youth, the Tom Ford ad has been banned from appearing within 100 meters (328 feet) of any school in London. Tom Ford Beauty defends the ad as “sensuous, not sexual.” [MTV Style]
-Katy Perry ditches her brunette locks in favor of red and bleached-blond wigs on the cover of Wonderland magazine, which features three different cover options of the famed pop star. [MTV Style]
-The fashion world is gearing up for Monday night’s Met Gala, but will celebs be able to honor this year’s theme — “China: Through the Looking Glass” — without being culturally insensitive? “It’s important for the attendees to avoid anything that looks too much like a costume — heavy ‘Oriental’-looking makeup and tired tropes will come across as unoriginal and culturally tone-deaf,” says Liz Flora, editor-in-chief of Jing Daily. [Fashionista]
-The hottest collaboration of the season? Marc Jacobs and Adriana Lima. The duo are teaming up to promote Jacobs’ latest fragrance, Decadence, to be launched in fall 2015. Lima will serve as spokesperson. [Mimi Froufrou]
-Since Net-A-Porter spun off its activewear label, Net-A-Sported, last summer, the company has been shocked by the sheer volume of athleisure sales. Net-A-Sporter has expanded from just 16 brands to 61 different labels since its debut. [Racked]