Marion Cotillard at the "Rust and Bone" premiere during the 2012 AFI Fest
Marion Cotillard

Okay, first things first, I’ve a proper girl crush on Marion Cotillard. And, more so, now, after seeing the latest round of images for her Lady Dior campaign. Beyond gorgeous they are – wanna see?

Marion Cotillard's Spring/Summer'13 Lady Dior print ad campaign (Photo courtesy | Dior/WWD)
Lady Dior Spring/Summer’13 print ad campaign (Photo courtesy | Dior/WWD)
Marion Cotillard's Spring/Summer'13 Lady Dior print ad campaign (Photo courtesy | Dior/WWD)
Lady Dior Spring/Summer’13 print ad campaign (Photo courtesy | Dior/WWD)
Marion Cotillard's Spring/Summer'13 print ad campaign for Lady Dior (Photo courtesy | Dior)
Lady Dior Spring/Summer’13 print ad campaign (Photo courtesy | Dior)

Shot by Jean-Baptiste Mondino, these new spots have the French actress positively glowing under colourful, dramatic lighting. The Lady Dior handbags seen here are gorgeous, there’s no two ways about it – but, I can’t help but be distracted by how exquisite Cotillard’s looking!

Look 22 from Dior's Pre-Fall 2013-14  collection (Photo courtesy | Dior)
Look 22 from Dior’s Pre-Fall 2013-14 collection (Photo courtesy | Dior)
Look 13 from Dior's Pre-Fall 2013-14 collection (Photo courtesy | Dior)
Look 13 from Dior’s Pre-Fall 2013-14 collection (Photo courtesy | Dior)

And her clobber, oh yes! This is the first campaign we’re seeing of Cotillard − currently the longest standing Dior face – in which she’s wearing Raf Simons’s creations. And, boy, does she look ridiculously elegant and sophisticated in them.

Marion Cotillard's Spring/Summer'13 Lady Dior print ad campaign (Photo courtesy | Dior)
Lady Dior Spring/Summer’13 print ad campaign (Photo courtesy | Dior)

No fancy background, no insane make-up, no gratuitous flash of flesh or any bizarre posing… Just so simple and timeless… Ah, I’m in love! Raf Simons, you God-like genius.

What about you folks? Are you loving the print ads as much as I am?