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Entries Tagged as 'Fashion industry'

Catpaw the Unfashionable vents on the fashion industry … again

January 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Before going any further, you need to understand one very important thing – I don’t have a lot of respect for the fashion industry. If you’ve read any of my previous posts you will know that I believe those high up  in the fashion business are completely disconnected from the real world. They have no [...]

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Tags: Fashion industry · Gods of sarcasm

Maintaining standards to a new low

January 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Oh what a silly world this is. We are inundated with the myth that looks are everything and beauty is a high goal. Talent, hardwork character? They are often thought of as a by-word for “ugly”. The fashion industry, Hollywood, magazines, advertising – I believed those who ran these industries had plumbed the depths of [...]

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Tags: Curiosities · Dubious Marketing · Fashion industry · Obnoxious People · Utter Stupidity

Eau de toe

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments

I don’t know. I think my vision is going wonky.  I was in a store the other day and kept seeing an ad for Halston perfume for men and each time I saw the ad I kept thinking hmmm… what’s wrong with this picture. Take a look:
Now… tell me … does that look like a [...]

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Tags: Bad Labels · Dubious Marketing · Fashion industry

Drive-by photoshopping

October 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Help, help … my arm won’t stop growing….

This is from the current Gap Clothing web site…. Dunno about you but she doesn’t look like she’s leaning to one side … so unless the woman is a hunchback, this photo has been over photoshopped. Then again there is the possibility her left arm really does [...]

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Tags: Dubious Marketing · Evils of Advertising · Fashion industry