This week I'm playing alot of catch-up with my mass collection of fashion blogs that I read [check out the list at left.] And Blogger has this great thing called "following" so I can check out all the latest updates all in one place, right here on my Blogger account! [And we all know I avoid shameless plugs like the plague, but this feature is the BEST and I had to let everyone know about it.]
Anyways, on with my favorite posts for the week!
1) Fabsugar's coverage of the Christian Lacroix Spring 2009 runway show. They always have the best pictures, and I love ALL of them, so I just decided to link to their blog directly instead of stealing! [Go me!]
2) Katie Holmes is the new face of Miu Miu! Interesting choice. Check out Fashion-Verbatim's coverage.
3) J'adore Couture makes a frank statement about the economy as well as gives us some great coverage of Dior Spring/Summer 2009 Haute Couture and Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 2009 [Same thing, different name. Fashion people are so weird sometimes.]
4) I'm not the only one that was in LOVE with this Botkier clutch! Does that mean I've finally "made it" in the fashion blogosphere?
5) Even though the start of the Chinese New Year was three days ago, check out this cool special-edition Lush Emotibomb featured on Second City Style.
It's almost one in the morning, so I'm finished for the night, but expect another post later today!!
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Monday, April 7, 2008
375 Person Photo Shoot by Daslu
So how awesome does this sound: your favorite store (if you have one), where you and your family have been shopping for years, surprises you with your very own personal, professional photo shoot. And not only that, but your photo gets published on the cover of your very own personal copy of that store's monthly publication?
Too good to be true? Well that dream (or, rather, the surprise of their lives) came true for 375 of the Brazilian department store Daslu's most loyal clients. And then all of the covers were shared in a large, greatly admired, exhibit.
Wow. Why don't stores in the U.S. treat its customers so well?
[if they did, Rue 21 would have my face plastered on their windows for sure.]
(get the full story on the JC Report)
Too good to be true? Well that dream (or, rather, the surprise of their lives) came true for 375 of the Brazilian department store Daslu's most loyal clients. And then all of the covers were shared in a large, greatly admired, exhibit.
Wow. Why don't stores in the U.S. treat its customers so well?
[if they did, Rue 21 would have my face plastered on their windows for sure.]
(get the full story on the JC Report)
Monday, February 26, 2007
D&G Advertising Controversy
Hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted in a while. My birthday was on Friday, and I've been wrapped up in all of my plans. And even though it's a bit late, I'm going to do a blog post over the Milan fashion shows within the next couple days, just because I assume that people want to hear what I have to say about the collections.
Now, to the point of today's post. Now, I'm sure you read the headline and cringed while thinking to yourself, oh no, not again. Though this particular "controversy" is really nothing special compared to every other one we hear about, it's one that I have a particularly strong stance about.
The information below is from EiTB24. I got the heads-up about the article on The Fashion Spot.
Dolce & Gabbana angry at advertising campaign controversy in Spain
Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has branded Spain as being 'behind the times' for demanding it withdraw a controversial advertising campaign, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Dolce & Gabbana plans to pull the advertisement, which shows a man holding a woman to the ground by her wrists while a group of men look on, following complaints from consumers' groups. "We will only withdraw this photo from the Spanish market. They're a bit behind the times," La Vanguardia newspaper quoted the Milan-based fashion house as saying.
Dolce & Gabbana, known for their risque clothes and adverts, declined to comment on the matter.
Spain's Labour and Social Affairs Ministry branded the campaign as illegal and humiliating to women, saying the woman's body position had no relation to the products Dolce & Gabbana were trying to sell.
"One could infer from the advertisement that it is acceptable to use force as a way of imposing oneself on a woman, reinforced by the passive and complicit manner of the men looking on," the ministry said in a statement.
Dolce & Gabbana defended the campaign as art in comments reported by La Vanguardia. "What has an artistic photo got to do with a real act?" the paper quoted the firm as saying. "You would have to burn museums like the Louvre or the paintings of Caravaggio."
The fracas follows criticism from Britain's advertising watchdog last month about another Dolce & Gabbana campaign showing models brandishing knives.
The British Advertising Standards Authority upheld more than 150 complaints from people concerned that the pictures glorified and condoned violent crime. In that case, the company said the ads were heavily stylised and mimicked early 19th century art.
Now, I don't have a picture of the ad, but you can go to either of the links above the article and see it if you haven't yet.
My opinion on the issue? First of all, I think it's pretty ridiculous that some people, no matter what the intended purpose of the artwork, have to twist the facts and infer things that are apparently only obvious to the select few. When I look at that ad, I think, okay, it's D&G, theres a gorgeous girl and a bunch of guys, and they're all presumably wearing the new designs (except most of the males are shirtless I believe). Yes, you would notice that the girl is being pinned down, but to a normal person, that doesn't automatically make you think that it's advocating rape, or in the least, rough sex. Besides, if you see this in a magazine, most likely a fashion magazine, you would realize that the purpose of the picture is to advertise a clothing line, nothing more, nothing less.
I'm sorry if that was a little harsh, but I get worked up over issues of artistic censorship, which is exactly what Spain is doing with this advertisement. And they say the U.S. is bad...
Anyways, once again, I would like outside opinions. Even if they're different from mine, maybe you can help me understand the rationale behind this.
Now, to the point of today's post. Now, I'm sure you read the headline and cringed while thinking to yourself, oh no, not again. Though this particular "controversy" is really nothing special compared to every other one we hear about, it's one that I have a particularly strong stance about.
The information below is from EiTB24. I got the heads-up about the article on The Fashion Spot.
Dolce & Gabbana angry at advertising campaign controversy in Spain
Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has branded Spain as being 'behind the times' for demanding it withdraw a controversial advertising campaign, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Dolce & Gabbana plans to pull the advertisement, which shows a man holding a woman to the ground by her wrists while a group of men look on, following complaints from consumers' groups. "We will only withdraw this photo from the Spanish market. They're a bit behind the times," La Vanguardia newspaper quoted the Milan-based fashion house as saying.
Dolce & Gabbana, known for their risque clothes and adverts, declined to comment on the matter.
Spain's Labour and Social Affairs Ministry branded the campaign as illegal and humiliating to women, saying the woman's body position had no relation to the products Dolce & Gabbana were trying to sell.
"One could infer from the advertisement that it is acceptable to use force as a way of imposing oneself on a woman, reinforced by the passive and complicit manner of the men looking on," the ministry said in a statement.
Dolce & Gabbana defended the campaign as art in comments reported by La Vanguardia. "What has an artistic photo got to do with a real act?" the paper quoted the firm as saying. "You would have to burn museums like the Louvre or the paintings of Caravaggio."
The fracas follows criticism from Britain's advertising watchdog last month about another Dolce & Gabbana campaign showing models brandishing knives.
The British Advertising Standards Authority upheld more than 150 complaints from people concerned that the pictures glorified and condoned violent crime. In that case, the company said the ads were heavily stylised and mimicked early 19th century art.
Now, I don't have a picture of the ad, but you can go to either of the links above the article and see it if you haven't yet.
My opinion on the issue? First of all, I think it's pretty ridiculous that some people, no matter what the intended purpose of the artwork, have to twist the facts and infer things that are apparently only obvious to the select few. When I look at that ad, I think, okay, it's D&G, theres a gorgeous girl and a bunch of guys, and they're all presumably wearing the new designs (except most of the males are shirtless I believe). Yes, you would notice that the girl is being pinned down, but to a normal person, that doesn't automatically make you think that it's advocating rape, or in the least, rough sex. Besides, if you see this in a magazine, most likely a fashion magazine, you would realize that the purpose of the picture is to advertise a clothing line, nothing more, nothing less.
I'm sorry if that was a little harsh, but I get worked up over issues of artistic censorship, which is exactly what Spain is doing with this advertisement. And they say the U.S. is bad...
Anyways, once again, I would like outside opinions. Even if they're different from mine, maybe you can help me understand the rationale behind this.
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