Famous fashion photographer Terry Richardson has shot a new advertising campaign for the Italian luxury brand founded by Valentino Garavani.

Often controversial photographer Terry Richardson has flexed his fashion muscles with some new (semi) self-portraits for Valentino.

Shot in Rome at Studio Backspace, the images show off the Rockstud Noir studded heels and handbags in ‘rouge’ and ‘noir’ held in Richardson’s tattooed clutches. Valentino offered a peek at an image on its Twitter page.

Creative directors Pierpaolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri have never before collaborated with Richardson but according to Chiuri, the photographer managed to perfectly capture “the sensual yet elegant nature of our accessories, described as objects of desire.”