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Capitalism

Posted February 4th, 2012 by The Public Eye
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Fashion Film: Prada Spring/Summer 2012 Women’s Advertising Campaign

Posted February 4th, 2012 by @TheGWU

Prada Spring/Summer 2012 women’s collection is already making its way to the covers and pages of fashion magazines globally. The red hot fifties-inspired collection was one of the favourites during fashion week.

Photographer Steven Meisel was commis…

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Capitalism

Posted February 4th, 2012 by The Public Eye
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Union-Friendly Garments

Posted February 4th, 2012 by Jamie Bradburn

From the corner of Queen and Yonge, a clothier proudly states their support for organized labour.

Source: Citizen and Country, May 4, 1900.

Given the whiff of union-bashing in the air as municipal labour strife looms, it’s hard to imagine a headline such as the one employed here by clothier Philip Jamieson being created by a similar business these days. While today’s vintage ad appeared in a publication dedicated to covering the union movement, it does suggest that [...]

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Capitalism

Posted February 4th, 2012 by The Public Eye
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Red Tory v.3.0.3: Blood Money

Posted February 4th, 2012 by redtory

The SuperPAC supporting (but definitely not co-ordinating with!) Newt Gringrich yesterday released another negative “documentary” attacking Mitt Romney. Called “Blood Money” the film links the former head of Bain Capital to Damon Clinical Labo…

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DRUG WARNING!

Posted February 4th, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Dear Readers. Your ever vigilant writer takes Teva-Valsartan 160 pills for his high blood pressure, and also the occasional Ibuprofen for headaches, so you can imagine my astonishment when I was taking both today and thought that they looked rather similar. Well let me tell ya folks, these two ain’t similar……………………….. they are identical. Now [...]

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Ad Campaign: Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012

Posted February 4th, 2012 by @TheGWU

More images have been released from Spring/Summer 2012 advertising campaign for Givenchy. Italian beauty Mariacarla Boscono joins models Gisele Bündchen, Chris Moore and Simone Nobili in the Mert & Marcus lensed campaign.

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Ad Campaign: Calvin Klein Underwear for Men – Spring 2012

Posted February 4th, 2012 by @TheGWU

Male models Arran Sly, Chris Garavaglia, Matthew Terry, and Myles Crosby star in Calvin Klein Underwear for Men advertising campaign for Spring/Summer 2012, lensed by Steven Klein shot .

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Prime Time for Sports Fans

Posted February 4th, 2012 by Jamie Bradburn

A switch from phone-in to phone-out created one of the cornerstones of The Fan.

Source: Maclean's, November 27, 1989.

When management at Telemedia decided to switch CJCL’s phone-in sports commentary show to a magazine format in the fall of 1989, they looked to Canada’s public broadcaster for inspiration. Prime Time Sports was to be the athletic equivalent of As it Happens, a promise that Star sports media columnist Ken McKee felt placed “a large [...]

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Ad Campaign: Oscar de la Renta – Spring 2012

Posted February 4th, 2012 by @TheGWU

Model Karlie Kloss is the face of the Oscar de la Renta Spring 2012 advertising campaign, photographed by Craig McDean.

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Ad Campaign: Calvin Klein Jeans – Spring 2012

Posted February 4th, 2012 by @TheGWU

Dutch model Lara Stone stars opposite nineteen year old German model Toni Garrn in colourful denim for the Calvin Klein Jeans Spring 2012 advertising campaign. The Spring 2012 campaign was photographed by Mert & Marcus.

Lara Stone and male model Ma…

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Red Tory v.3.0.3: “Double Negative” SuperPAC Ad

Posted February 4th, 2012 by redtory

From the definitely not co-ordinating with Stephen Colbert Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow SuperPAC, a negative ad attacking the negative ads of the Republican frontrunners… then vows donations will be used to “destroy both these guys and…

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Communicating like a bar fight

Posted February 4th, 2012 by Aaron Wherry

Jennifer Ditchburn connects the dots between Stephane Dion, Michael Ignatieff, the health care accord…

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Ad Campaign: Emporio Armani Underwear & Armani Jeans – Spring 2012

Posted February 4th, 2012 by @TheGWU

New images from the upcoming Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans Spring 2012 advertising campaigns featuring Rihanna have been released. Both campaigns were shot by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott in Dublin, and in my opinion are much…

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Ad Campaign: Just Cavalli – Spring 2012

Posted February 4th, 2012 by @TheGWU

Photographer Terry Richardson was commissioned to shoot the Spring 2012 advertising campaign for Just Cavalli. This season’s campaign features red hot models Jac Jagaciak, Lindsey Wixson and Ruby Aldridge paired with male models Josh Beech and Benja…

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Ad Campaign: Tom Ford Spring 2012

Posted February 4th, 2012 by @TheGWU

Here is the new Spring 2012 Tom Ford advertising campaign featuring models Mirte Maas and Mathias Bergh. The pair were photographed by Tom Ford at a private residence in Palm Springs. I love the energy in the shots. Of course I’d be super happy if I…

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the day the lolcats died

Posted February 4th, 2012 by ian in hamburg

If you’re like me and woke up feeling rather clueless because you couldn’t tell the difference between a SOPA and a PIPA so you went to Wikipedia to get some info and found a black page with the ominous message that the Intrawebs as you know them will be forever damaged but why should you care because you’re not living in the [...]

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Hobnobbing with Authors

Posted February 4th, 2012 by Jamie Bradburn

A revamp of the Telegram‘s book page in 1971 didn’t please everyone.

Source: the Telegram, May 24, 1971.

There once was a time when newspaper book editors could relax on a tower of bestsellers, comforted by the knowledge that their section received full blessing from the bean counters.Read: Vintage Toronto Ads: Hobnobbing with Authors

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Ad Campaign: Louis Vuitton Cruise 2012

Posted February 4th, 2012 by @TheGWU

Model Arizona Muse stars in yet another advertising campaign for the luxe brand Louis Vuitton. The New Mexico native is featured in LV’s Cruise 2012 campaign, lensed by Mark Segal, shot on location in Paris France.

I love the romantic retro-vibe th…

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