Helena Christensen, Alice Dellal and/or Paz de la Huerta Agent Provocateur's new 'face'(s)?

Every Agent Provocateur ad campaign inevitably provokes an instant reaction from the press, and if WWD is to believed (which, let's face it, it is), the luxe lingerie label's next campaign should lead to the usual slew of excitable reports and end up being topped off by an ultra-glam, tongue in cheek party.
So, Kate Moss is now starring in the AP bridal campaign, shot by Nick Knight (my sister randomly met his mum-in-law at a party the other day, not esp. relevant but had to get that in somewhere, six degrees of separation and all that), meaning that there is a high profile face lined up for the mainline collection. According to WWD, supermodel/photographer/entrepreneur/ superwoman Helena Christensen, gossip page fave (Br)It Girl and model Alice Dellal and New Yorker Paz de la Huerta are in the running for the new campaign, breaking September. I imagine that, in fact, it has already been shot, and that it is either all three, one of the three or none at all, but it will be interesting to see who it turns out to be, and whether they can sustain the same reaction - although how hard can it be? Gorgeous woman wearing very sexy undies writhing around looking sexual etc etc... maybe they'll surprise us with a different approach next season.
Whatever the choice, and however they choose to present their protagonist, the Agent Provocateur campaigns take full advantage of the power of the web - the Kate Moss 'Miss X' camapign of a couple of years ago, shot by Mike Figgis, crashed the lingerie label's server, such was the interest. We are just a bunch of fashion perves, really, aren't we?? Will watch to see which of the rumours are true...

Gorgeous Ghanaian print dresses from Sika

Out and about at Proud in Camden for the Glenmorangie/Mike Figgis Five Senses exhibition launch a few weeks ago, I espied a friend of mine in a ultra-fabulous party frock. It was a structured 50s-style number with a scoop neck and belted waist - I guess in a lot of ways pretty traditional - what made it really stand out was its vibrant green and navy Ghanaian print, which added a welcome twist (and let's remember, African prints are one of the hot trends of the moment). She proudly owned it to be an ethical number, from a London-based designer label, Sika. Let's just say, I had recently made an African print dress using a West African print and a vintage Vogue pattern - it looked great, but this dress put it firmly in my mind's corner, in spite of my affection for it.
Coincidentally, the very next day trotted along to a showcase of ethical fashion, and saw a whole rackful of dresses which I knew straightaway must be the same designer, and made a beeline to check them out. The same collection (for autumn/winter 08) had previously been exhibited at LFW as part of the Estethica initiative, and I guess should hit the shops around July/August time. For the record, Sika is designed by Phyllis Taylor, who hails from Ghana but now resides here in the Big Smoke; she sources all the fabrics in local Ghanaian markets and they are manufactured by the local tailors. The pieces really do have that extra wow! factor and are worth hunting down - I think that, among other places, the Laden Showroom on Brick Lane is one of the best stockists of the Sika label.