Photography Tyrone LebonFashionListsThe fashion campaigns that stole our attention in 2016From elusive R&B stars to video game characters, this year’s ads were full of surprises – recap the best hereShareLink copied ✔️December 27, 2016FashionListsTextTed StansfieldBest campaigns of 2016 2016 has been a truly atrocious year by all accounts, but it’s also been one that’s seen fashion designers push the envelope when it’s come to their campaigns. While Calvin Klein and Marc Jacobs have both been featuring as many stars as humanly possible into their ads, other brands have been quite left-field in their casting, including wild animals and in one case, a video game character. Still others, have remembered the importance of humour with one designer creating campaign the size of a postage stamp and a streetwear brand enlisting a Hollywood actor to star in a spoof infomercial. We’ve also tasted something of the future with one young London designer using drones to shoot his AW16 visuals and a storied Parisian fashion house casting a boy in its womenswear campaign, making a statement for gender-fluid style. Head to the gallery above the recap the year’s best and most brilliant campaigns. As well as Courtney Love, Jacobs cast The Pale Emperor, Marilyn Manson, in his David Sims-shot ad.Photography David SimsExpand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREFrom Lana to Gaga: August Barron curate their ultimate music video nightInside the world of August Barron, fashion’s disruptive design duo Jean Paul GaultierJean Paul Gaultier’s iconic Le Male is the gift that keeps on givingIn pictures: Shalom Harlow’s most iconic catwalk momentsSilver Arrows: Fusing fashion with film noirSo you want to get your hands on Leigh Bowery’s merkin?‘Westwood and Kawakubo are provocateurs’: Inside their powerful new exhibitA look back on Loli Bahia’s best fashion moments Sunrise Angel: Loli Bahia steps out of the shadowsIrish designer Robyn Lynch is riding the ‘green wave’ her own wayDario Vitale has left Versace after 8 monthsThe 2025 Christmas archetype gift guide