The high cost of fashion and adverts
Do you yell at the TV adverts for bad science? bad use of English? clearly stupid statements? We do, and we enjoy it. Teps' 'favourite' ad for this at the moment is the Vanish ad with the woman who can't handle a burger. The voice over says '... how do you get stains like these out of fabrics without fading the colour?...' Teps shouts 'with a pair of scissors / chainsaw / axe'. Mine is the car in the snow with the robot dog. The one where the car gets covered and the snow whisks off the screen in a sweep hand style. The white text says 'not shown in real time'. Really? The one we'd love to see with the stupid white text is the cars being driven by dolpins one you see at the cinema. 'Car not actually able to swim' (though didn't they put something similar on the Moto Pebl phone advert when it started skipping across the waves?). My all time favourite 'shout ad' has to be 'there is such a thing as a little bit pregnant..' which practically has me foaming at the mouth. What's your favourite 'shout at' Advert?
I bought a copy of Harper's Bazaar for the first time recently (mostly becuase it reckon's 1940's is back in again - along with Punk, Biker and Military). Anybody else disturbed by the move from being 'in fashion' to being 'on trend'?
Anyhow being interested in fashion (not Fashion as in what's currently in, but fashion as in styles and sillouetes and tailoring or lack of) I bought the copy. Browsing it's pages (you're on page 45 before you hit something that isn't a Fashion house advert) I came across what is possible my favourite statement *ever* in a fashion glossy.
I am always fascinated by the Times or Independent fashion sections in the glossies as photo's of an outfit with such small type as 'Model wears cashmere top, Hobs, £187, Trousers, somewhereelse, £750, shoes, designer, £357, bra (just seen), expensive lace £87 (matching briefs £57).....' like people actually spend this kind of cash on a single outfit. I also love those articles where the blurb says 'silk dress, DSLVI, £price on request' because you just KNOW that is going to be some great price.
So can you imagine my delight when I came across the following page:
A full page picture of some undernurished waif 'backstage' at a fashion show wearing what can only be described as a butchered shift dress. Base of black, sleeveless, high round neckline, knee length. Neck line, Sleeves, waist, middle of the front, across the bust line and sides done with various sizes of circular rhinestones. The cross formed from the middle line and waist line has been surrounded with 4 rectangles of what looks like best 1970's gold lame. (I did try and find an image but failed)
The text reads:
Most Wanted: Lanvin's Punk Dress. Punk is one of this seasons biggest trends, and Lanvin's unique take proves that it's possible to be both rebellious and supremely sophisticated at the same time. (my favourite bit) this silk radzimir showpiece is beyond most of our budgets - but you can pick up a version of the dress at Harvey Nicols priced £5,819.
Nearly 6 THOUSAND pounds on a dress is *within* my budget? cool. (incidentally the original is £11,375).
I bought a copy of Harper's Bazaar for the first time recently (mostly becuase it reckon's 1940's is back in again - along with Punk, Biker and Military). Anybody else disturbed by the move from being 'in fashion' to being 'on trend'?
Anyhow being interested in fashion (not Fashion as in what's currently in, but fashion as in styles and sillouetes and tailoring or lack of) I bought the copy. Browsing it's pages (you're on page 45 before you hit something that isn't a Fashion house advert) I came across what is possible my favourite statement *ever* in a fashion glossy.
I am always fascinated by the Times or Independent fashion sections in the glossies as photo's of an outfit with such small type as 'Model wears cashmere top, Hobs, £187, Trousers, somewhereelse, £750, shoes, designer, £357, bra (just seen), expensive lace £87 (matching briefs £57).....' like people actually spend this kind of cash on a single outfit. I also love those articles where the blurb says 'silk dress, DSLVI, £price on request' because you just KNOW that is going to be some great price.
So can you imagine my delight when I came across the following page:
A full page picture of some undernurished waif 'backstage' at a fashion show wearing what can only be described as a butchered shift dress. Base of black, sleeveless, high round neckline, knee length. Neck line, Sleeves, waist, middle of the front, across the bust line and sides done with various sizes of circular rhinestones. The cross formed from the middle line and waist line has been surrounded with 4 rectangles of what looks like best 1970's gold lame. (I did try and find an image but failed)
The text reads:
Most Wanted: Lanvin's Punk Dress. Punk is one of this seasons biggest trends, and Lanvin's unique take proves that it's possible to be both rebellious and supremely sophisticated at the same time. (my favourite bit) this silk radzimir showpiece is beyond most of our budgets - but you can pick up a version of the dress at Harvey Nicols priced £5,819.
Nearly 6 THOUSAND pounds on a dress is *within* my budget? cool. (incidentally the original is £11,375).