Provocative / Offensive Ads #1

[HeaTk]

LOVE the guess ads!

 

[TheGlassAngel]

Me too. I remembered some controversy of Lonneke's because she was so young and the ads were apparantly Lolita themed. Am I right? This is off the top of my head.

 

[julesrules815]

Guess always does that!

 

[kikidior]

the elle intimates are very voyeuristic ... i'm not sure what to think of that. and paris hilton appearing in an ad is offensive enough for me i've never been a fan of guess ads. the dior ones were offensive because of the lesbian undertones right? i think they'll be relatively fine now (although the stigma regarding two men in an ad still exists - so props to d&g for that).

 

[homeboy]

It's been awhile since I've been to this thread so I can't remember whether someone managed to post those controversial Abercrombie and Fitch ads, but I finally found them!

source: http://usemycomputer.com


Follow the link for the rest... I realized posting them would just be like posting pictures of naked people. I don't even know if we could call them advertisements, as they're not even wearing clothes in half of the pictures!

http://usemycomputer.com/indeximages/ads/Abercrombie_and_Fitch/

Damn. Those aren't even sexy. No sense of taste at all.

 

[MyNameIs]

I'm actually surprised advertising (in fashion) doesn't push the envelope more in terms of offensive or provocative ads. I would think it would be a perfect field to do that, but guess not.

 

[Sanne]

Me too. I remembered some controversy of Lonneke's because she was so young and the ads were apparantly Lolita themed. Am I right? This is off the top of my head.

Yeah, I posted a whole bunch of them a couple pages back (page 11). She was barely 15 in the ads and she was dressed very sexy and hanging out with a guy that was obviously a lot older.

 

[ruslana rules]

We've seen the provocative ads - that's easy. Let's mix it up with an offensive ad. I'm not particularly offended but some may say otherwise.View attachment 292010 Source: WWD Beauty Biz - Ad Scanned by Me

 

[ruslana rules]

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View attachment 292015 Source: Pic 1:ad for a cell phone - loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org Pic 2: From a U.K. Civil Liberties Group commenting on a National ID card. It wasn't banned but a lot of people were offended. I think it's pretty funny. blog.wired.com Pic 3: Candy Shot - Notice the girl is shot in the head! Bleeding green fluid no less - reclaimyourculture.com Pic 4: Simply an old ad for a carpet company as seen in Sunset Magazine. But definitely gets the award for the creepiest looking ad! - retrocrush.com

 

[BaroqueRockstar]

the last one makes me think of the virgin suicides

 

[Iconoclaster]

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(foto_decadent)

oh wow. i remember this a while back. 98 i think. daniel schmickl and scott barnhill look so hot in it.

 

[BaroqueRockstar]

i love the "provocative" ysl ones
they're all very artistically done
i know that one ^ was inspired by some painting, except the sexes are switched around (one clothed man, 2 naked women). i like the flipped hierarchy, actually!

 

[xmodel citizen]

^ It was inspired by Manet's "The Luncheon on the Grass". The painting was very controversial when it was released, so they were obviously doing a cheeky take on it. I like the ad better than the original actually.

 

[Uchina]

An old ad, but disgusting nonetheless.

 

[crow_watcher]

^Being that it's an ad for smoking?

 

[Uchina]

No, she's rejecting the cookies because she's using cigarettes to reduce her appetite.

 

[crow_watcher]

I didn't analyze it that way. But now I get it.

 

[HeaTk]

lol its funny to meeee

 

[iluvjeisa]

^Yeah, pretty much It's astonishing when ads are actually that honest.

 

[mikel]

This one i quite offensive:
By Steven Klein for CIN2 from lebook