Check out the red striped shirt.

Glossy mags are packed full with adverts for high end fashion labels so it’s a good job the often resemble high budget fashion shoots. I love the feel of these, much better than the Woman D&G 2008 Summer campaign. Great models, fantastic clothes and really rich lighting. Not quite over the top ‘return to Velvia’ look but something a lot more ‘digital modern night’ look. Absolutely fantastic shots. They are bright and appealing but also feel dark, rich and sexy.

Just have to mention one thing, what is it with the awful tourist sandals the guys are wearing and that odd guy walking the other way in the, he must be lost.

The Designers
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana met in Milan in 1980, while working as assistants in an atelier. Dolce, who studied fashion design and worked for his family’s small clothing factory, grew up in a small Sicilian village; Gabbana, a trained graphic designer, grew up in Milan. They had an immediate creative connection and went into business together two years later. Now overseeing what has become a fashion empire.

• Campaign: Dolce & Gabbana (Men)
• Season: Spring Summer 2008
• Photographer: Steven Klein
• Models: Chad Dunn, Evandro Soldati, Marcus Hedbrand, Michael Camiloto, Noah Mills, Sam Webb, Sean Harju, Tom Warren & Tyson Ballou

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[Andy is on the phone taking a message]
Andy Sachs: Can you please spell ‘Gabbana’?
[person on the other line hangs up]
Andy Sachs: Guess not…

-”The Devil Wears Prada”

Devastatingly sexy, fetishistic designs and a characteristically Italian aesthetic; every collection would look at home on the set of a Fellini movie.

I love the floral paint-splattered like dresses. Its almost what Pilati did it YSL last time. Dolce & Gabbana way is a bit darker the colors work well. I like what they did, it’s a little different style from other designers. With little touch of 50′s. Lovely clothes but this look like a really hot catalogue or an editorial, its kind of boring shots though.

Gemma and Jessica look so similar…they look like twins with their younger sister lily.

• Campaign: Dolce & Gabbana (Women)
• Season: Spring Summer 2008
• Photographer: Steven Klein
• Models: Gemma Ward, Jessica Stam & Lily Donaldson

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I think it’s a great piece of work. Although I think you’d be hard pressed to get any retailers to implement the coffee cup idea. No one would want to drink out of it. I would hate push it around a grocery store. Same as above it would not be good for the retailer no matter how well intentioned everyone was.

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• Advertising School: Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, USA
• Art Director: Aaron Yuan

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I so totally agree! Nice fresh approach and great visual. I like this illustration; it’s a bit like a large icon. There is not much to say on top of that, simple and nice as well as interesting.

• Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Brussels, Belgium
• Creative Directors: Michel De Lauw, Jean-Paul Lefebvre
• Art Directors / Copywriters: Romain Pergeaux / Mathieu Cuvelier
• Illustrator: Joan Dastarac

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“Lets odours out.”

So they take some shoes invert them inside out and dirty them up a bit. Than strategically toss them somewhere and light them. Actually I really like the lighting. Sharp, a little hard and quite real. Not too bad for a still life ad shots.

By the way does being inverted means smelling bad? Do you thing average person will spot the shoes have been inverted? Can the ad be a little too subtle or am I just blind?

• Advertising Agency: Grey Bangkok, Thailand
• Art Direction / Copy: Grey Bangkok
• Illustration / Photography: Chub Cheevit Studio

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“Well, at least he drives a Prius”

The Prius is so well known for being a “green car” that the only bad thing about it must be the driver. Although quite funny I don’t think this is a good way to position a car brand. They (Bed & Breakfast, USA) lock out every potential costumer who doesn’t have the slightest sense of humor.

There are a lot of things you can say about a car, perhaps ‘pick up dirty skans’ is not a top 10 seller?

Ok, I do actually like the first two (Prostitute & Killer ), they are great images if you don’t worry about piming the car for the client. Funny, looks good but still bad…

• Advertising Agency: Bed & Breakfast, USA
• Art Director / Copywriter: David Krulik
• Photographer: Luke Stettner
• Photographer’s Assistants: Jason Oneal, Po Ewing
• Wardrobe: Haley Lieberman

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“We have it your way Pickle in? Pickle out? Only you decide how you want your burger.”

Burger King associates their food with dirty, skanky ‘hos’ right?

Simple idea, nice execution. This campaign is just really interesting. I use to love the Mad magazines illustrations that were a bit like that. Most of them are really awesome. I don’t quite like the black & white one. Nobody will ‘get’ this piece unless they see the whole campaign together. That’s kind of unlikely.

Oh, when I think about all the evils of fast food, artificial colorant is on the top of my list.

• Advertising Agency: .start, Munich, Germany
• Creative Directors: Marco Mehrwald, Thomas Pakull
• Art Director: Roland Raith
• Junior Art: Nina Zinnhobler
• Copywriter: Bernd Nagenrauft
• Illustrator: Christoph Hoppenbrock
• Published: November 2007

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