SKYY Vodka is rolling out a new marketing campaign, West of Expected, that «rethinks and upgrades the perfect». The new effort, developed by San Francisco-based agency Venables Bell & Partners, is centered around the idea that nightlife conventions should be rethought with a fresh and bold voice. Transformation and challenging conventions is in the brand’s DNA, but with this SKYY always tries to avoid boring, mentoring approaches—these two distinctive features are reflected in the new effort.

SKYY Vodka, one of the biggest fashion friends in the alcohol drinks world, announced that it has become an official sponsor of upcoming Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 Collections, which is slated to be hosted in New York City, September 6–13, 2012. The brand, which has a great ‘passion for perfection’ (this message is reflected in its latest campaign), won’t present any clothing collections like Diet Pepsi did earlier this year, but will unveil something more relative—SKYY specialty cocktails, which are inspired by the season’s most prominent fashion trends.

With the year 2012 coming soon (which may be the last one, according to Mayan predictions), brands get busy making divine calendars for it. Recently, Lavazza unveiled its 20th edition of its calendar, which turned to be a real splash of art and beauty. Another Italian brand Campari is keeping pace with the coffee brand and now launches the 13th calendar, announced in mid-summer. The new piece titled It’s the end of the world, baby! features Hollywood A-lister and supermodel Milla Jovovich, who inspires people to toast the life in any dramatic situations—in the long run, she also may save the world if the old prophecies turn out to be true.

Campari manages to merge beauty, time, fashion, intense taste and colour of the bitter. How? By launching its awesome calendars featuring most stylish celebrities, who can represent the diverse nature of the drink with a touch of exquisiteness and delight. This year, renowned actress, model, signer and fashion designer Milla Jovovich joined the roster of celebrities, who has been featured in the calendar starting 2000, when it was published first (view all of them here).