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Spot the difference: Alexander McQueen Fall 2006 hologram vs Cadbury Flake ad

Helen Lee — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:17:30 +0000

Is it imitation or is it plagiarism when a film and music video director creates two ads/short movies that are very similar for two different companies?

That is the question the Gucci Group, who own the fashion house of Alexander McQueen are asking after they saw a TV ad for the Cadbury Flake chocolate bar. It looks eerily similar to that of a hologram image of Kate Moss in a Alexander McQueen video that served as the back drop to his Fall 2006 runway show. Both feature a blonde woman wearing a billowing dress that ripples away in the wind to slowly unveil the woman wearing it. The McQueen clip was created with Baillie Walsh in 2005 who also worked with Cadbury on their video.

“We were aware of Baillie’s work with Alexander McQueen and others when we commissioned him to reflect the delicacy and fragility of the folds in the Flake bar,” a Cadbury spokesman wrote in a statement to WWD. “We felt Baillie’s unique house style was exactly what we were looking for.”

Watch the McQueen and the Cadbury Flake ads below and you tell us what you think.

If I were the Gucci Group, I would be looking at the contract Walsh signed to check the ownership clause of the creation.

Kate Moss hologram for Alexander McQueen, Fall 2006 by Baillie Walsh

Cadbury Flake ad by Baillie Walsh

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Koreans spoof David Beckham’s Giorgio Armani underwear ad to sell Good-Nite nappies

Helen Lee — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:24:46 +0000

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“Children who are no longer using diapers can wear Good-Nites to prevent bed wetting. We show Good-Nites being worn as fashionable underwear to show children that Good-Nites aren’t diapers.”

So said Diamond Ogilvy in Seoul, South Korea.

To us it’s just a spoof of David Beckham’s Giorgio Armani underwear ad to flog off Good-Nites nappies as a ‘fashion’ item for children. And the baby is a much better poser than Beckham it seems, just check out that look on his face. Hlarious. What will the ad men think of next?

[Via iBelieveinAdv]

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Was Cue inspired by Victoria Beckham’s Carmontelle dress?

Helen Lee — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:35:10 +0000

We were watching the horse racing on TV on Tuesday (the day of the Melbourne Cup, the richest and most challenging horse races in the world) and during a segment highlighting the Myer Fashions in the Field competition, we could help but spy what we thought was Victoria Beckham’s Carmontelle dress from her Fall 2009/10 collection.

But after watching an interview with Sarah Kelly who went on to win the coveted prize, it was revealed that it was not a Victoria Beckham dress or even a Roland Mouret piece. Intead Kelly had picked up the two-piece look consisting of a pencil skirt and sleeveless jacket from Australian chain store Cue. Formally known for their business attire, the chain went through a rebrand a few season ago resulting in more edgy runway-inspired looks.

It’s almost no surprise that the Victoria Beckham Carmontelle dress looks strikingly similar to the Cue look – the dress has certainly been doing the rounds on the likes of Mary J Blige, Elle Macpherson (on the set of The Beautiful Life) and Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf on the set of Gossip Girl since July 2009.

It is shocking however, that judges didn’t spot the copy and Kelly won for her look that The Age newspaper’s fashion editor Janice Breen Burns called elegant. But it was her performance after her win that seemed to impress Breen Burns more, describing it as “a figment of Helmut Newton’s Paris in the mid-20th century”.

We have yet to go into Cue to see how much the two-piece ensemble will set you back, but we estimate it would cost around AUD$500 – 600 (approx USD$450 – $550). It’s not Forever21 or Bebe prices but it is a substantial mark down from the real Carmontelle dress which sold for USD$3,145 on Net-A-Porter.com.

Do you think Cue was inspired by Victoria Beckham’s Carmontelle dress
when they created the matching two piece look?

Pictured above in Victoria Beckham’s Carmontelle dress:
Elle Macphereson, Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf (Gossip Girl) and Mary J Blige.

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Was Cue inspired by Victoria Beckham’s Carmontelle dress?

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Do we even need to ask: Valentino or Paris Hilton?

Helen Lee — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:25:42 +0000

An email in our inbox caught our eye today, the subject line simply said “Valentino or Paris Hilton?” and our first thought was – do we even need to ask?

Ask me any day, any time and Valentino would win hands down.

But what if the shoes are practically identical with their d’Orsay style, peep-toe and bow adorning the vamp – except that the Hilton pumps have similar red soles to a pair of Christian Louboutin’s. While spending $695 on a pair of designer heels may be out of the question for many women, would you go and spend $93 on a pair of shoes baring Paris Hilton’s name?

Which would you chose, the Valentino Patent d’Orsay pumps which retails at $695 or the Paris Hilton Senorita pump which retails at $93?

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Do we even need to ask: Valentino or Paris Hilton?

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Get your own Michelle Obama Inauguration Ball white one shouldered dress

Helen Lee — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:01:51 +0000

The Jason Wu-designed Inauguration Ball gown Michelle Obama wore has fashion critics all over the world calling it a bold and courageous dress with Robin Givhan of The Washington Post calling the First Lady the “leader of the fashion able world”.

Wu had no idea he was designing the crystal encrusted one-shouldered gown for the Neighborhood Inauguration Ball last week. “I knew it had to be formal, and my only memo was that it had to sparkle,” he told WWD. “I thought, I can do it, I can do sparkle.”

Wanting to show off her beautiful shoulders, Wu, together with Chicago boutique owner Ikram Goldman who acted as a conduit for Obama’s inauguration looks, designed the dress as a one shouldered gown and embellished with dozens of white organza flowers and Swarovski crystals.

Unfortunately for stylish women who want to channel Obama’s enviable style at the Neighborhood Inauguration Ball last week, the gown was specially made for the First Lady and will be donated to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C to be eventually displayed next to other inauguration gowns worn by former First Ladies.

While Jason Wu‘s Spring 2009 collection ships into stores (including to online shop Net-A-Porter.com) next month you will have to look elsewhere for similarly stunning dresses for your special occasions, especially if you can’t afford the usual price tags associated with Jason Wu evening gowns of $2,990 to $4,700.

For a more affordable but equally as beautiful gown, try this One Shouldered White Gown from eDressMe (pictured above).

Priced at $329 it features ruched detail on one shoulder with floral sequins and lace embellishment scattered across the bodice while sequined rosettes are scattered throughout the skirt.

White is such a beautiful and pure colour it would look amazing on any skin colour and while it may not be Jason Wu (after all First Lady, Michelle Obama will be the only one to get that dress) this is not a bad second choice for a prom or evening dress.

Meanwhile, if you want Isabelle Toledo’s green dress and matching jacket, the dress will be released along with Toledo’s Spring 2009 collection at Barney’s in March.

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Get your own Michelle Obama Inauguration Ball white one shouldered dress

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Gwen Stefani Goes Minimalist, Mod. And It’s Marvelous.

Colleen Nika — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:52:51 +0000

While things on the L.A.M.B. front are mighty quiet these days, Gwen Stefani herself is looking as fit and fierce as ever. Observe these latest promo shots that have emerged of Gwen rocking out with No Doubt just in time for the announcement of their Spring tour!

Refreshingly spartan, graphical, and gimmick-free in their restraint, these new promo shots are a far cry visually from Gwen’s days spent as a Harajuku dominatrix, hip-hop pirate queen, or rastafarian wannabe. We hope these shots, which remind us of Mary Quant, teddy boys, and Carnaby Street, offer a glimpse into the visual and sonic direction Gwen takes next. Mod revivalism never gets old.

Then of course we also have to consider the fact that Gwen only gave birth literally months ago and has already shrank back down to her enviously svelte old self. Looks like a decade-long commitment to grueling aerobics and personal training sessions still does Gwen’s body good. Did you know she turns 40 this year? We can’t believe it either: it seems only yesterday she was a starry-eyed twenty something singing about the burdens of mid nineties post-feminism.
Like her professional endurance, pop legacy, and aptitude for style reinvention, her self-disciplinary streak seemingly also rivals Madonna’s.

Speaking of style evolution: while we don’t exactly know where L.A.M.B. is heading for Fall 2009, we’ve got a hunch it will speak to the modern minimalist trend by mirroring Gwen’s new clean and sleek mod simplicity while taking style notes from the wardrobes of musical icons past. We’re thinking looks influenced equally by Debbie Harry, Twiggy, and The Specials — basically, the type of striking, two-tone ensembles Ben Sherman and Fred Perry have been trying to create for their elusive female client (essentially: Gwen Stefani) all these years.

Does Gwen still interest you as a style & musical figurehead in 2009?

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Gwen Stefani Goes Minimalist, Mod. And It’s Marvelous.

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He Lives! Everyone is Going Crazy for Sprouse

Colleen Nika — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:43:54 +0000

Stephen Sprouse was a downtown NYC media artist whose day-glo graffiti aesthetic touched the lives and street style sensibilities of everyone from Debbie Harry to Gwen Stefani to Marc Jacobs. He tragically died from lung cancer in 2004, but 5 years later, the Gotham art, fashion, and media crowd commemorate Sprouse’s colorful legacy in a series of upcoming collaborative projects. We walk you through them, one by one.

Tomorrow night, NYC’s Deitch Gallery unveils “Rock on Mars”, a Sprouse retrospective, opens and will feature many of Sprouse’s most notable pop-art highlights, including vivid works depicting a pantless Sid Vicious and Iggy Pop hoisted upon a crucifix. His infamous runway shows, pioneering for avant-garde NYC fashion and pivotal to a then upstart Marc Jacobs, will also be broadcast at the exhibition.

Speaking of Marc Jacobs, his special Stephen Sprouse for Louis Vuitton capsule collection hits LV stores tomorrow. Believe it or not — we can’t! — it’s been nine years since Sprouse & Jacobs graffiti & rose print monogrammed bags forever shook up the parochial reservation that had come to define pre-millenial Louis Vuitton. Now, Jacobs new Sprouse tribute collection includes graffiti-decorated T-shirts, leggings, jeans, footwear, outerwear, even an extremely limited edition skateboard. “I did my best, in a very first degree way, to do what I think Stephen would have done,” Jacobs said in a statement.

Then there is the The Stephen Sprouse Book, published by Rizzoli, which hits select Louis Vuitton stores tomorrow and major retailer’s bookshelves on January 13th. Divided into 15 era-defining, chronological chapters, the book comes in four distinct, radioactive-hued jackets.

Finally, Le Book, aka every media gazer and jetsetter’s Bible, is going all out for the dearly departed art provocateur: they dress up their current New York 2009 guide in the resplendent patterns of Sprouse’s printed iconography. The reference book will be available for purchase this in March at MoMA Design stores throughout the United States.

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He Lives! Everyone is Going Crazy for Sprouse

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