Fashion
'Pose’s Dominique Jackson Is Featured in New Valentino Social Campaign
She’s “auditioning” but we all know she deserves.
July 29 2019 12:00 PM EST
July 29 2019 12:10 PM EST
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She’s “auditioning” but we all know she deserves.
Dominique Jackson is here to secure the bag.
That's the impetus for Valentino's latest video that features none other than the Pose actress. "Oh darrrling," she says in the clip, shot by Out cover photographer Luke Gilford, and done in collaboration with Janet Mock. "I'd do anything for the bag. Isn't it fun." For the segment, she's playing a character named Devoray. Whether she snags the job yet, we don't know but we are living all the same.
"Omg when you make a plan dreams become reality," Jackson wrote on to Instagram when she posted the clip which she appears in alone in the format of a screen test. Alongside it, she's uploaded a series of images, all shot by Gilford, as she models the label's Valentino Garavani Sling bag. Apparently, she insisted on posing with the bag, giving them a little taste of what might happen on set. We stan a proactive woman!
Others to complete "auditions" include Rowan Blanchard. The pair, and whomever else was involved, are auditioning for the new campaign for the bag, in a system presided over by Valetino face Janet Mock herself. It's all set in a studio, seemingly looking into the clouds of New York City.
"We need beauty, class, brains and personality and we need it now," the brand wrote in a post announcing the series. Well, we all know that Miss Jackson -- ehm, Devoray -- has all of that, so you let us know when she's been booked for the job!
\u201c"WE NEED BEAUTY, CLASS, BRAINS AND PERSONALITY AND WE NEED IT NOW." Casting for the #VSLING bag has now begun, starring Janet Mock, directed by Luke Gilford. \n\nDiscover more on https://t.co/hhvzFy6POK\u201d— Valentino (@Valentino) 1563199858
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.