Review of Ports 1961 Fall 2023 Ad Campaign by Photographer David Sims with model Karolina Spakowski
Ports 1961 explores a focused and stylish new take on the feminine archetype with its Fall 2023 campaign by photographer David Sims.
The campaign imagery keeps things utterly slick and minimal to put the focus on the collection’s star pieces, which feature subtly complex and progressive takes on classic outerwear categories like blazers, denim jackets, and sculptural trench coats. Everything feels familiar but enlivened with a fresh direction, a kind of razor-sharp chicness that makes these pieces feel like they would be in the closet of the coolest person you know – and model Karolina Spakowski brings that young woman confidently to life.
The accompanying videos function as natural extensions of the still portraiture, furthering the simple sense of finesse, power, and confidence that accompanies Spakowski’s effortless wearing of these looks with subtlety and poise.
The recent campaign output from Ports has seen the brand confidently settle into a clean and minimal aesthetic that puts the focus squarely on the brand’s refined but unostentatious vision of contemporary womenswear classics. Honing this approach even further to its architectural and stylish core character, this campaign is the most direct statement of that vision yet.
Ports 1961 Creative Director | Karl Templer
Photographer | David Sims
Model | Karolina Spakowski
Hair | Duffy
Makeup | Lucia Pieroni