Oldies But Goodies
Two amazing retro ad campaigns today: The first is for New Freedom
maxi pads. You know, the pads who wear jewelry? And shoes? And carry parasols? The other is for Big Mama pantyhose, plus-sized stockings with a cotton crotch. In fact, the word crotch appears several thousand times in the text, and the plus-sized models think it's
high-larious. Click the picture to see both ads. [
Vintage Ads]
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- Marc Jacobs wants a reality show, and Project Runway's Tim Gunn wants it for him. "The whole thing's sort of egotistical, I suppose, but I do find myself entertaining," says Jacobs. And says Gunn, "God knows Marc has a fascinating life, and he looks great. I'd watch." Well, if it has Tim's vote... [NY Mag]
- Marc Jacobs' kidswear line Little Marc is opening up a little store. [WWD, 5th item]
- Sex and the City wardrobe spoiler. Says Patricia Field: "Without giving too much away, there is a shoe from Dior that Carrie wears all the time that I am sure will be on fire... My intention in the movie was to approach it realizing that four or five years have passed... there are little twists on Carrie that will be an opposite approach from the image we have of her, like a heavier shoe or studs." [WWD, 2nd item]
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- Will someone please explain to us what Tom Ford has against women? In addition to the image at left, the new ads for his Tom Ford for Men fragrance feature a fully-naked woman with an oversized bottle of the fragrance "wedged" between her thighs. [WWD, 1st item]
- Speaking of fragrance, the latest Estee Lauder fragrance being shilled by Gwyneth Paltrow smells like marshmallows. If anything makes us gag more than Gwyneth, it's the idea of smelling like S'mores. [WWD, sub req'd]
- More proof that the fashion industry sorta sucks: Ann Taylor's chief marketing officer has thrown in the towel. [WSJ]
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- Eva Longoria had accessories designer Rafe Totengco make custom clutches for each of her bridesmaids for her Friday nuptials to Tony Parker, and then had the girls carry their gifts down the aisle. Uh, isn't it kinda awkward to have bridesmaids carry clutches down the aisle? And how could the bridesmaids adequately straighten Longoria's train and tend to her every idiotic need besaddled with a clutch? Um okay we're stopping now. [WWD, 1st item]
- L'Oreal Paris makes our favorite mascara. They are also apparently racist. Sigh. [WWD, 2nd item]
- The Vera Wang for Kohl's drama continues to mount as Macy's drops Wang's two lingerie lines after an annoucement that Wang will be designing a third Kohl's-exclusive line. [WWD, sub req'd]
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