Lupita Nyong’o and Saoirse Ronan Are Bare-Faced in Calvin Klein’s New Campaign
If Lupita Nyong’o and Saoirse Ronan star in something—especially together—we want to see it. Unfortunately, as far as we know, they don’t have any joint movies in the works—but they are the stars of the fragrance campaign for Calvin Klein Women.
The print campaign features beautiful portraits of Nyong’o and Ronan in color alongside black-and-white photos of well-known women who have inspired them. Nyong’o’s headshot is positioned alongside artistically cropped photos of Eartha Kitt and Katharine Hepburn, while Ronan’s sits to the right of Sissy Spacek and Nina Simone.
“With this fragrance, we wanted to put the concept of plurality center stage. The campaign is an exploration of femininity — a group of women bonded by a common thread; the desire to have the power to create their own identity, and to support and lead the way for those that come after them,” Raf Simons,Calvin Klein’s chief creative officer said in a statement. “Calvin Klein Women is inspired by the transmission of strength and inspiration from one woman to the next; by plurality combined with individuality; freedom of expression; and the notion that the collective is as vital as the individual.”
As for the fragrance itself, Calvin Klein Women is a woody floral built around three principal ingredients: eucalyptus acorns, orange flower petals, and Alaskan cedarwood. Those key notes are blended with black pepper, lemon sfuma, magnolia grandiflora, jasmine absolute, olibanum essential oil, and Ambrox Super. According to the brand, the fragrance “fuses strength with fragility, freshness with sensuality.”
In addition to the print ads, Nyong’o and Ronan will appear in a TV campaign later this summer. Calvin Klein has also posted a video on its YouTube account of the two actresses chatting.
Calvin Klein Women doesn’t hit Macy’s until August 15, but in the meantime, you can participate in the #IAMWOMEN social media movement by posting a picture of the inspiring women in your life. Photos can also be shared on calvinklein.com/iamwomen.