Sean Connery Receives Honorary Doctorate From Edinburgh Napier University
Actor Sir Sean Connery was recently awarded an "Honorary Doctorate of the University" degree by his hometown university, Edinburgh Napier University. Sean Connery was accompanied by his wife, Lady Micheline Connery at the event at the university's Craighouse Campus.
Sir Sean is Honorary Chairman of Friends of Scotland, a US charity formed to stimulate interest in Scotland and its history. He is also a Patron of the Screen Academy Scotland. This joint venture between Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art was set up in 2005 to educate and train film making talent.
Sean Connery said: "I am delighted to receive this Honorary Degree from Edinburgh Napier University. It is pleasure to be involved with a university which does so much to help develop the Scottish film industry. I would like to congratulate the university on its work in this area and its ongoing commitment to the Screen Academy. I wish them continued success."
Sean Connery hosted the "Dressed to Kilt" fashion show in New York City on Monday. Stars including Andie MacDowell and Mike Meyers took to the runway for the seventh annual fashion show. Take a look:
Video of Sean Connery's Louis Vuitton Photo Shoot by Annie Liebovitz
Here's is a video of the Annie Liebovitz photo shoot of Sean Connery for Louis Vuitton. The photo shoot took place in the Bahamas. This great photo was one of the results from the shoot. It would be interesting to know if Louis Vuitton sold more of its waterproof travel bags as a result of the Connery Core Values campaign. Louis Vuitton also made a donation to the Climate Change Project on behalf of Connery. (via Strobist)
Sean Connery Lounges Seaside With His Louis Vuitton Keepall
Here is one of the new ads for Louis Vuitton starring Sean Connery. Annie Liebovitz took the photos near Connery's house in the Bahamas. The Louis Vuitton bag is a waterproof version of the Keepall. Sean Connery makes anything look cool, doesn't he?
WWD reports
that the original James Bond, Sean Connery, will star in a new ad campaign for Louis Vuitton.
NEVER SAY NEVER: Louis Vuitton, which has featured Mikhail Gorbachev, Keith Richards and Francis Ford Coppola in its "core values" advertising campaign, has landed another surprising agent for its message. Rumor has it Sean Connery, the original James Bond, has posed for Annie Leibovitz's camera, just in time for the Quantum of Solace frenzy.
Well, that's a bit of a surprise. But if Mikhail Gorbachov can star in a LV ad, why can't Connery? It's now considered something even world leaders do.