Saturday, July 18, 2009

Narcisco Rodriguez Essence Ad Campaign - HOT



St. Tropez 1968?

Narcisco Rodriguez Essence Ad Campaign - HOT

Jil Sander Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT



Remember opera singer from the "Fifth Element"? She reminds me of her.

Jil Sander Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT

See By Chloé Ad Campaign, Fall 2009 - HOT



Air. I like Air.

See By Chloé Ad Campaign, Fall 2009 - HOT

H&M Ad Campaign - NOT HOT



They could've just used a rabbit.

H&M Ad Campaign - NOT HOT

Platinum Jewelry Ad Campaign - HOT



You gotta give it up for people persuading others that being truly yourself somewhere out there means going platinum.

Some nerve.

Platinum Jewelry Ad Campaign - HOT

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Adriano Goldschmied Ad Campaign feat. Dash Snow - DEAD AT 27



Dash Snow is dead from OD.

Why did AG once choose him to be their campaign face I will never understand. Someone must have read abundant portions from The Saatchi Gallery website and actually believe what they read:

Presenting an unabridged account of his marginalised lifestyle, Snow’s often uncomfortable images paint an intimate portrait where topical issues such as sex, drugs, poverty, and anti-social behaviour are confronted from a frank position of personal participation. Translated through the generic quality of his medium, Snow’s photos convey the disoriented fragments of memory as voyeuristic observation, conceiving the experience of ‘self’ as a bi-product of mass media dissociation.

So much blah blah from Saatchi (no wonder, they're in advertising).

To glorify what has been considered his "art" seems - to me at least - nonsense.



Documenting your Sex&CokedLife with polaroids can't get more cliche, and dipping newspapers in your own sperm doesn't scream originality either.

Unfortunately, galleries like The Saatchi's buy into this, just like heaps of twenty-year-olds, who live the identical life of debaucherie, but as opposed to Dash Snow, weren't blessed to be born into a wealthy family. Dash Snow's grandmother was, as NYMag puts it, "a De Menil, which is to say art-world royalty, the closest thing to the Medicis in the United States".

A person is dead and that's is always disturbing. For a few hours now we've been seeing a heated debate on the web whether he should be buried an artist or just an addict.



As one of the commentators pointed out on Gawker:

What sucks is that these super-cool people can do nothing but give each other endless handjobs. Everything and everyone is always great. It's all cool. It's all good.

I have a problem with people like Dash Snow. There are hundreds of Dash Snows all over the U.S and the world, but this one was privileged in two ways:

1. He lived in Downtown Manhattan
2. He could afford it

By cashing in from the AG well-mannered ad campaign he could afford to buy cocaine, sniff it from someone else's dick somewhere downtown Manhattan and keep living his not so well-mannered life.

Yeah, I do have a problem with Dash Snow.

And I also have a problem with Adriano Goldschmied.

If they are so willing to feature them rebellious artists from New York, why don't they feature their rebellious art? After all, that is what makes them, right?




Adriano Goldschmied Ad Campaign feat. Dash Snow - DEAD AT 27

Selected & Hugo Boss Ad Campaigns, Fall/Winter 2009/10 - NOT HOT SQUARED




Sometimes I realize how much nonsense the fashion world is.

Selected & Hugo Boss Ad Campaigns, Fall/Winter 2009/10 - NOT HOT SQUARED

Monday, July 13, 2009

Kate Moss, Velvet Hour Ad Campaign - NOT HOT



If she was bleeding from her nose, I'd understand.

But her tits on fire?

Advertising puzzles me.

Kate Moss, Velvet Hour Ad Campaign - NOT HOT

Phi Ad Campaign - Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT



I always like what Phi does.

Phi Ad Campaign - Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT

Harrison K-9 Dogs Ad - NOT HOT



Remember this?

Robb Report is always a good source for interesting work.

I don't really care about the photo, I guess their couldn't be much more to it, but the line: "If it's not a Harrison K-9, it's just a dog" flies below the belt.

It's just a dog, it's just..... a friend?

Harrison K-9 Dogs Ad - NOT HOT

Pollini Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT



They pulled it off.

Pollini Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT

Sunday, July 12, 2009

MAC Cosmetics Color Craft - HOT!



So smart, so fun.

AC CosmeticsM Color Craft - HOT!

Bridgestone Ad - NOT HOT



Arguably the most lame Bridgestone ad out there.

Bridgestone Ad - NOT HOT

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Roberto Cavalli Fall/Winter 2009/2010 Ad Campaign - NOT HOT



Marty from "Madagascar" is my favorite.

Roberto Cavalli Fall/Winter 2009/2010 Ad Campaign - NOT HOT

François Nars Ad Campaign Fall 2009 - HOT



To the point....

François Nars Ad Campaign Fall 2009 - HOT

Friday, July 10, 2009

Dolce Gabbana Ad feat. The Italian Swim Team - HOT



They say on the forums that the shot is terrible.

They say on the forums that they don't like.

The Essentialist enjoys the fact that you can have body of Jesus Whatshisname that actually serves some purpose, other than only... being there.

Dolce Gabbana Ad feat. The Swim Team - HOT

Ungaro Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT



Somehow it stands out.

Ungaro Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Moschino Ad Campaign, Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT



Fabulous texture on this ad.

Moschino Ad Campaign, Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT

Nouri Gallery Ad - JUST IN CASE



Just in case... if you ever... ever question yourself to advertise a vatican bath tub.

Here it is.

Nouri Gallery Ad - JUST IN CASE

Mulberry Ad Campaign, Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT



That's an A+ for the pattern department.

Mulberry Ad Campaign, Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT

Lady Dior Ad Campaign, Fall 2009 - HOT



By Leibovitz.

Lady Dior Ad Campaign, Fall 2009 - HOT

Diesel Intimate Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT




It's important if there's room for fun.

Diesel Intimate Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Tru Trussardi Ad Campaign Fall 2009 - NOT HOT



Boring.

Tru Trussardi Ad Campaign Fall 2009 - NOT HOT

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Balmain Ad Campaign, Fall/Winter 2009/10 - AWESOME



This is a major WOW.

Balmain Ad Campaign, Fall/Winter 2009/10 - AWESOME

Allegri Ad - HOT



Yes.

Allegri aAd - HOT

Prada Eyewear Fall 2009 Ad Campaign - HOT



I like.

Prada Eyewear Fall 2009 Ad Campaign - HOT

Me&City Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT





I like.

Me&City Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT

Monday, July 6, 2009

Miu Miu Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT



Wow.

Miu Miu Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/10 - HOT

Ralph Lauren Fall/Winter 2009 Ad Campaign - HOT



Brilliant.

Ralph Lauren Fall/Winter 2009 Ad Campaign - HOT

Inkas Armored Vehicles Ad - N/C



I really can't relate to this.

Inkas Armored Vehicles Ad - N/C

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Pringle of Scotland Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/2010 - NOT HOT



Just seems like they could've done much more with this B&W.

Pringle of Scotland Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/2010 - NOT HOT

The Chapin Estate Ad Campaign - NOT HOT



I need more copy. It looks like it's not enough.

The Chapin Estate Ad Campaign - NOT HOT

Michael Kors Ad Campaign, Fall/Winter 2009/10 - NOT HOT



Too many hands, too little Michael Kors.

Michael Kors Ad Campaign, Fall/Winter 2009/10 - NOT HOT

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Intermix Ad Campaign - HOT



Good stuff, speaks the web.

Intermix Ad Campaign - HOT

San Ysidro Ranch Ad - NOT HOT



That could be by far the cheapest ad of a hotel in the history of advertising.

Bold shot at it, but if you're relying on a copy solely, you ought to bring out more guns than a childish scribble.

San Ysidro Ranch Ad - NOT HOT

Bottega Veneta Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/2010 - HOT



Classy.

Bottega Veneta Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/2010 - HOT

Friday, July 3, 2009

Calvin Klein Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/2010 - HOT



Nice.

Calvin Klein Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2009/2010 - HOT

Van Cleef & Arpels Perfumes Anti-Ad Campaign Attitute - HOT



They won't advertise their new exclusive fragrance line, because "luxury is sometimes about absence, detail and discretion".

Van Cleef & Arpels Perfumes Anti-Ad Campaign Attitute - HOT

Escada S Fragrance Ad - HOT



Brilliant.

Escada S Fragrance Ad - HOT

Victoria & David Beckham Together for Armani Underwear - HOT




Ecclesiastes 4:9:
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

Victoria & David Beckham Together for Armani Underwear - HOT