Brit crooner and professional Grammy-snatcher Sam Smith is the newest face of Balenciaga’s fall-winter 2015 menswear campaign.
The 23-year-old announced his collaboration with the European house via Twitter, followed by a dark and brooding video on Instagram:
So honoured and ecstatic to announce my collaboration with @balenciaga on the upcoming FW15 Menswear campaign!!!! #Balenciaga
Smith, who has taken flack in the past — mostly from Howard Stern and internet trolls — for having a little more to love is getting into the high fashion spirit, sporting a slimmer physique and the kind of bored to the point of comatose expression that luxury campaigns are made of.
Of course, nothing quite screams “Balenciaga” like this iconic image:
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NoCagada
“Balenicaga” ?????
Will Moor
@NoCagada: Balenciaga its a fashion label.
odawg
You are NOTHING until you are thin and beautiful. Great self-esteem Sam Smith.
Giancarlo85
He explained in an article he wanted to be more healthy and active. I think he was doing it more for his own health.
http://www.eonline.com/news/678094/sam-smith-is-so-skinny-singer-shows-off-major-weight-loss-and-painful-sunburn-on-instagram
Just has to be careful with the sun lol 🙂
Xzamilio
The Transparency of “Fat Shaming”
http://shallowvoices.blogspot.com/2015/05/long-rant-transparency-of-fat-shaming.html
My thing has always been that if you have something that you want to change, by all means change it, but do not do it for someone else… do it for yourself. But if you’re one of those types that looks for shallow values and characteristics in someone else but expect them to have open minds and accept your flawed body, you gets no pity from me.
Vidontag
@NoCagada: And in the headline, too! Shades of Elizabeth Berkley.
Evji108
What’s with the creepy monster noise in this vid?
pattygale
Am I the only one who finds him creepy? Talented, but weird and arrogant? If I am, ignore me.
Giancarlo85
@Xzamilio: Um from what I’ve seen what he has said… I think he did it for himself. He said he wanted to be healthy. But I guess if someone wants to get off their butt and do something healthy it’s fat shaming.
Desert Boy
Sam Smith is skinny now. Is he moving to the U.S.?
Evji108
@pattygale: Yes, you are. Listen to his music, it’s not creepy at all, that is who he is.
Xzamilio
@Giancarlo85: Yeah, you clearly didn’t read the blog post, nor am I asking you to, but save the snark for someone else.
dre23222
So now that you very slim it’s better to be the new face of a house label? Wow
Giancarlo85
@Xzamilio: Read what? The fact that you’re making things up?
OhHellNo
Great. 50 shades of black.
Xzamilio
@Giancarlo85: Done. You just look for shit to argue about… you need friends, or a dude.
NoCagada
@Will Moor: @Vidontag:
The original headline this morning at 6AM PDST said “Balenicaga”. It has since been correcterd
NoCagada
@NoCagada: corrected
Captain Obvious
Peer pressure. I’ll never forget the evil glares in West Hollywood if I ever dared to purchase a tub of Ben and Jerry’s. Delicious fat shame.
Giancarlo85
@Xzamilio: You have no one and all you do is sit here making excuses about obesity. Go get a life.
charmin88
@CaptainObvious lol… your so silly shut up, but it made me laugh.
Vidontag
@NoCagada: Yes, I realized that – hence my reference to the mispronunciation of “Versace” in Showgirls”. My initial comment was just echoing yours.
NoCagada
@Vidontag: PINKYWINKS!
Saint Law
@Giancarlo85: If he doesn’t want to look like some kind of lopsided freak Smith needs to break out the Ben and Jerry’s.
He is one of those blokes who’ll have a fat face no matter how emaciated his bod.