Fall Fashions/Advertisements

Advertising is so incredibly stupid sometimes, especially fashion advertising. It is meant to attract new buyers, or inform consumers in some sort of sense. So, as I pondered the following ads, I thought, who are they trying to attract? See for yourself in the 5 pound, September issue of Vogue that is causing me carpal tunnel and lower back pain just to lug around.

Ralph Lauren An attractive model sits, clutching a bag. She has on a disastrous top evocative of Golden Girls,with a tassle cap that looks like Wee Willie Winkie.

Dolce & Gabbana Oh Madonna, please stop preying on 16 year olds, and please stop with the freaky age obsession. Her skin is smooth as a baby bottom.

YSL If he were alive, he would probably croak. Remember Verushka? She looked amazing in his safari look. This model, with a poor, bowl shaped, style haircut is wearing a dreadful looking, unflattering suit, wearing matching gloves; holding them to her face as if she smelled something bad. Ugh.

Burberry Is it Burberry Prorsum, or Burberry London? Fem looking guys clutching on to waif like models, all pasty skinned and most unattractive. I loathe the label Prorsum, I like to call it Burberry Possum.

Marc Jacobs While I love Marc Jacobs for the most part, enough with the harshly lit, quirky faces photographed by Juergen Teller.Quite boring now.

The Gap While the gap carries many staples for your wardrobe they are often hit or miss. "Do you believe in Magic?" they ask. Not after I felt those black pants while in store. The fabric would be akin to wearing a buff puff all day.

Moschino Oh boy. I know in the past his designs were whimsical, but this is a picture of one of those Victoria's Secret models in an outfit that has been trimmed with ugly gold hoop earrings that looked like they walked out of a Claire's Boutique for $2.95 a pair.

More to come!

Ridiculous Advertising

I am mostly immune to advertising; I admit, I am jaded. However, there is occasion when I see a doozy that I just have to comment on. At this moment, there are two, one a national commercial, the other a local, Charleston favorite.

Yaz Birth Control

The commercial shows a bunch of 20 and 30 something women on top of a hotel, by a pool, drinking cocktails. It’s all so glamorous! They sit around and discuss the benefits of Yaz, not only is it birth control, it helps control acne and if you use it, you too can hang out at fabulous parties on the rooftop of cool hotels in Hollywood, while drinking your 64 calorie bud light, after you have completed your triathalon, and put on your designer duds.

It is so absurd, who sits around at a pool party, all glammed up discussing birth control? The main character goes into her promotional rant for the pill, as the other two listen intently and ask questions. It is all palpably absurd. “What are the side effects?” “Oh, diarrhea, bloating, burping, farting, rapid heart beat, blood clots, night sweats, chills, and liver problems.” Wow, sounds amazing, let me drop everything and rush right out to get some, really looking forward to those side effects.

Money Man Pawn Shops

My regional favorite. A series of comments on how individuals traded in their cheap gold for cash at a local pawn shop. "Ah traded in mah old gold rings for cash at Munee Man Pahn shop." Really inspires me to go to North Charleston and sell my gold and diamonds.