Friday, September 11, 2009

Sex Sells! Oohhh yes it does and to women


I love sexy provocative ads just as much as the next fashion loving girl but when you think about the messages behind the beauty it can ruin the high of the dream it creates. Right now I'm trying to look through a few new fashion mags, past the new fall trend and simply with an objective eye at the ads. In particular the ads that demonstrate one of twenty categories such as


"example of breast/cleavage revealing-any skin exposed between breasts from posture, neckline dip, unbuttoned clothing." (Sherry Messer)

"example of low-status position- model kneeling with both knees touching floor, crawling, slithering, on all fours, sitting on something other than furniture/surface to be sat on- may be floor, rocks, toys, cars, laps- not chair, sofa, bench, bleacher, stool, bed." (Sherry Messer)


Those are just two of the categories I am looking for and I'm having fun. The worst by far is an ad for Bebe this fall. It is a beautiful woman wearing just a blazer, no panties and holding her crotch. I showed it to my mom and she was surprised, my little sister too. The funniest part is that it appeared in Elle mag this month but when looking for it on Bebe's website it is censored! I love Bebe though, and I like the blazer and the clothing in the fall line. I understand that Bebe is not the classiest line, I knew a stripper turned porn star that named her small dog Bebe so- the ad is no surprise.

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