Ad Nauseam: ‘It’s Lacroix Sweetie!’ and Why I Love Luxe Advertising

This week I’m in “screw the recession” mode and will be focusing on advertisements for luxury products. I’m talking high fashion, fragrances and expensive cars people; the stuff you know you should be able to turn your ethically-principled eco-conscious back on, but boy isn’t that quality stitching on the lining of that Prada handbag? *Drools* Now, never in a million years do I believe I’ll be able to afford a Prada handbag (and I’d much prefer a Balenciaga one, to be frank) but that doesn’t mean I’m not the target market for Prada. They’ll inevitably get a sixty euro fragrance purchase out of me at some point in my life so it’s still important for the company to talk to me, one of the plebian masses, as well as the monied, designer-clad elite. In fact many of the worlds biggest fashion houses are kept afloat by profits from fragrance, accessory … There’s more

Darren’s Movie News 07/05/09

I tell you, if I had the time I would definitely do the Movie News Round Up every day. It builds up so quickly and some days are more hectic than others. Today, we have new movie news, pictures from upcoming shoots, a little gossip and a few trailers. In sad news, Dom DeLuise passed away. A Mel Brooks favourite in Silent Movie, Blazing Saddles and History of the World:Part 1, he died on Monday aged 75. It was reported a few weeks ago that Farrah Fawcett was hospitalised and was in critical condition. More recently, it seems she has been putting her affairs in order. Sad times for her, her husband Ryan O’Neill and their troubled son, Redmond O’Neill. James McAvoy, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney and Anna Friel will star in The Details, a black comedy about a couple who discover an infestation of raccoons in their back yard. … There’s more