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  • My New Style: Shabby Apple's Glacier Dress

    My New Style: Shabby Apple's Glacier Dress

    Body Shirt

    Body Shirt: Summer Collection

    Happy Day, everyone! If it's raining as much near all of you as it is over here in New York, I sincerely hope you're all staying dry! What's the best thing to do on a rainy day, in my opinion? Online (window) shop! I love learning about new and up-and-coming stores, as well as checking in with my favorite websites to see what was recently added to the inventory (or what's on sale!).

    The store where this beautiful dress came from is certainly not unknown - this is the Glacier dress from the super-popular, super-lovely website Shabby Apple! This dress is part of their Berkshire line. I love what they have to say about this line of beautiful dresses:

    Barbie's Dress

    "Made for the last breaths of summer, this line embraces the Woman-in-the-wild--with basic,feminine silhouettes in easy-to-wear fabrics that provide you the ease and comfort you need for a weekend getaway, a last summer barbecue, or even a long day at the office. Slip into one and feel the joy of the evanescent summer - you'll be glad you did."

    I'm sold! As I sit in my apartment shivering and watching the students battle with umbrellas in the storm-like conditions, I could certainly go for a sweet, lingering summer day! Even though this line is inspired by the end of summer, I think this dress is totally a fall piece. It's made from the "sturdiest, no-fuss poly blend," and has the sweetest pinstripe detailing. I love the pleats in the skirt. I think this dress has an incredibly-flattering shape that anyone can wear! Look at those details! So pretty and graceful. Thank you, Shabby Apple, for making such a wonderful dress.

    Suiting Up at Express

    I've always loved the chic styles in the windows of Express! Whenever I need something classic and pretty for an event or a night out, I'm eager to check out what's new in the store. Right now I'm crazy about the women's suits that can be found in store or online. These tailored pieces are so flattering and would definitely make a statement.

    I mean, look at how cute the Rouched Sleeve Jacket and Wide Leg Editor Pant Suit is! I think the silhouette is modern and just so classy. I could totally see myself wearing this to a job interview. Look at the Luster Tweed Jacket and Editor Pant Suit. The details on the jacket are lovely. I love the pockets. I think this suit can easily go from work to play with the addition of some fun accessories (a pretty necklace or a cute clutch).

    Guess what, readers! Right now there's an Express sweepstakes taking place on their Facebook page! The Work It Sweepstakes is offering one winner a $500 Express Suiting Makeover! How great is that? Wouldn't you like the opportunity to add one of these cute suits to your wardrobe?

    What Express suit do you like best? Where would you like to wear one of their suits, and how would you make it uniquely you?

  • Harvey Nichols 2012 Same Little Red Dress Christmas Cat Fat Advert

    Harvey Nichols 2012 Same Little Red Dress Christmas Cat Fat Advert

    This years Harvey Nichols 2012 Christmas ad is an all out war between two ladies caught in the same dress. It's that all too familiar scenario. You've spent weeks, months even, searching for that seemingly perfect party outfit and arrive feeling fabulously festive — only for someone else to show up wearing the exact same dress.

    This year, the Harvey Nichols Holiday video explores the dilemma of a #samedress situation, heightening the drama by extending the initial death stare, so that this fashion face-off is played out with laser beams and explosive energy bolts!

    Credits:
    Ad Agency: Adam & Eve

  • Tide and Dad Star In "The Princess Dress" Commercial

    Tide and Dad Star In "The Princess Dress" Commercial

    You know that outfit your son or daughter just can't live without? Well this dad has a trick up his sleeve so he can wash his daughter's favorite princess dress. Tide and Downy present "The Princess Dress" in this sweet new commercial. Below is by far still one of our favorite Tide spots; the ad features Betty White preparing for dooms day as she bunkers down in bunker and prepares for the Apocalypse with her Tide Vivid and canned fruit.

  • Bold Is The New Black | Old Navy

    Bold Is The New Black | Old Navy

    Even fashion critics Joan Rivers and Mario Cantone agree, bold color is "in" this fall. Introducing the Little Bold Dress, your go-to dress that comes in colors like blue, purple and green.

    Credits:
    Old Navy YouTube Channel

  • That Little Black Dress Found It's Way On To A Pillar

    That Little Black Dress Found It's Way On To A Pillar

    The online fashion retailer, Diva by Makole shows us just how wrong you can never being wearing that little black dress, so the dressed a street pillar in one.

    Credits:
    Advertising Agency: dunkelblaufastschwarz, Salzburg, Austria
    Art Director: Reinhard Obinger
    Copywriter: Mark Schneider
    Photographer: Chris Rogl
    Additional credits: Peter Mitterhauser

  • Target Makes The Grocery Isle Fashionable With 4 New Ads For The Everyday Collection

    Target Makes The Grocery Isle Fashionable With 4 New Ads For The Everyday Collection

    You’ll never think about Tide and Oreo Cookies the same way again, creative ad agency, mono teamed up with high fashion director and photographer Matthew Donaldson to amplify universal truths about everyday items to epic proportions with a suite of national ads for Target and The Everyday Collection.

    Spot: "Matador" — Tonight's menu: sirloin steak, chicken breasts and pork, with a side of fierce. Welcome to The Everyday Collection by Target.

    Is Target's grocery aisle ready for its close up?

    Target is pushing its food, laundry detergent and other groceries in a national ad campaign that pokes fun at high-fashion advertising by featuring models interacting with everyday products.

    In one ad, a model in a white dress and high heels struts by blueberry muffin and cake mix boxes that explode in different colors. Then she crushes an egg with her hand.

    "Dominate that PTA bake sale," a voiceover whispers. "The Everyday Collection. By Target."

    The campaign is part of a larger move by Target, better known for its cheap-chic clothing and home goods, to focus more on its grocery-store aisle. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other Target competitors also have been expanding their selection of groceries to lure more customers into stores.

    For its part, Target has been expanding its grocery selection, particularly with investments in its "P-Fresh" fresh-food section. Out of its 1,782 stores, about 1100 have an expanded fresh food layout and more than 250 have a full grocery store.

    With that push complete, Target decided the time was right to put the focus on its groceries, but in a way that still plays on Target's fashion know how, said chief marketing officer Jeff Jones.

    Target, with ad agency Mono in Minneapolis, created the tongue-in-cheek campaign that treats groceries and home products like fashion accessories in a photo shoot. Spending is undisclosed on the ad campaign, but it will include eight TV ads that will run throughout 2013. In addition to TV spots and newspaper inserts, it will include eight TV spots, three radio ads, and digital short films that will run as banner ads online.

    One TV ad shows an $11.99 bottle of Tide laundry detergent and a model in a white dress dancing fancifully.

    "We all yearn for something," says a voiceover as bubbles float by the model. "And that something is the other sock."

    The campaign "creates a foil for what people are used to seeing for grocery advertising," said Jones. "It combines the design ethos and fashion creditability that Target has with the idea that it also has great grocery items at a great price." article via: The Associated Press.

    Spot: "Laundry" — Lose yourself in Tide laundry detergent. Who knows what you'll find? Give in to The Everyday Collection. By Target.

    Spot: "Ravenous" — Pickles, Ruffles chips and other timeless cravings. Attack! Give in to The Everyday Collection. By Target.

    Spot: "Bake Sale" — Cake and muffin mix hit the catwalk in true Target fashion. Welcome to The Everyday Collection. By Target.

    Credits:
    Creative Ad Agency: mono, Minneapolis.
    Director: Matthew Donaldson
    Creative Co-Chair: Paula Biondich

  • Danish eBay site shreds Fender Stratocaster and burns wedding dress to make Danes sell used stuff

    Danish eBay site shreds Fender Stratocaster and burns wedding dress to make Danes sell used stuff

    DBA is Denmark's biggest marketplace for classified goods and owned by eBay. An analysis conducted by Epinion for DBA revealed that the Danes have used goods equivalent to more than 20 billion Danish kroner (approx. 2,7 billion Euro) lying around in cabinets and attics, that is just slowly losing value.

    To stop this madness DBA created a content site www.dbaguide.dk in order to inspire Danes to do something about this major waste of resources. To launch the site we developed two films, one targeted at men, one targeted at women. The films points out the grotesque in having all these values lying around and involves two real Danes, the content of their attics, a Fender Stratocaster, an RS-40 Shredder, a celebrity designer wedding dress and a weed burner.

    Content containing the two participants Maria and Christian, where they tell about their stuff and why they did not sell it will follow up the two films. DBA will also launch a competition where you can only participate by buying their actual stuff.

    Some interesting facts from the Epinion analysis:
    · Danes estimate they have 291 things in average that they no longer use
    · 57% don’t do anything about it, because they feel it is difficult and time-consuming to sell the stuff
    · 44% feel it is not worth to sell it
    · However 63% thinks second hand will be a more popular in the future

    This campaign for DBA is created by Danish agency Robert/Boisen & Like-minded (www.rblm.dk). Internationally known for the ‘Do it for Denmark’ and ‘Do it for mom’ campaigns.

    The Credits:
    Robert/Boisen & Like-minded (Ad agency):
    Søren Christensen, Strategist
    Heinrich Vejlgaard, Creative Director
    René Sohn Kammersgaard, Art Director
    Gitte Andersen, Account Manager

    Gobsmack Productions (Film production)
    Christina Bostofte Erritzøe, Producer
    Cille Silverwood-Cope, Production
    Peter Harton, Director
    Laust Trier-Mørk, DOP
    Ole Krogstad, Editor
    Mike Bothe, Grader
    Magnús Sveinn Jónsson, Visual Effects
    Ole Krogstad, sounddesign

    Advice (PR)
    Stine Green Paulsen, Chief Advisor
    Thilde Danielsen, Advisor
    Kristina Rasmussen, Advisor

  • Pro Skater Eli Reed Skates PLAYBOY Mansion

    Pro Skater Eli Reed Skates PLAYBOY Mansion

    Pro Skater Eli Reed teams up with Playboy for “Lost Paradise,” a short film featuring Reed skating the Playboy Mansion. Check out the short film, sponsored by Diamond Supply Co. and Tenga, wherein the skater takes a nasty fall in New York City’s Chinatown and consequently wakes up in the Playboy Mansion to the likes of Playmate’s Kayla Collins, Ashley Doris, Carly Lauren, Crystal McCahill, Jaslyn Ome, Tiffany Toth, and Dani Mathers.


    The bikini clad bunnies, who dress Reed in a flamingo pink Marc Jacobs look (an ensemble hand selected by Mordechai Rubenstein aka Mr. Mort) and give him free reign of the mansion, act as human obstacles as the skater Ollie’s, Hippy Hops, and Switch Pop Suvits over the poolside Playmates.
    Eli Reed teamed up with Playboy.com to romanticize the imagination of a New York City skater in “Lost Paradise”. As he skates through the sweltering, concrete island that is NYC he takes a nasty spill and wakes up in easy, breezy Beverly Hills. His eyes flutter open to find himself draped in women inside of the Playboy Mansion. He finds paradise in the arms of Playmates Kayla Collins, Ashley Doris, Carly Lauren, Crystal McCahill, Jaslyn Ome, Tiffany Toth, and Dani Mathers.

    As we watch pro skater Eli Reed skate around the forbidden Playboy Mansion in his flamingo pink Marc Jacobs suit, we are met with visually stunning imagery of Hugh Heffner’s iconic home. The film is a new twist on an old favorite. Babes, boards and bunnies.

    Video by James Buckmen.

  • New MasterCard Tango Priceless Ad

    The "Tango" is the newest commercial from the Mastercard Priceless ad campaign.
    The ritual of preparation. The handmade shoes, designer dress and classic shave. All of these things are worthless without the courage to step out onto the floor and reignite your passion. The exhilaration of dancing the Argentine Tango with the locals of Buenos Aires? Priceless.

    Credits:
    Directors: Lynn Fox
    Agency: McCann Erickson
    Production Company: Furlined

  • Newspaper Standart — there, where news

    Newspaper Standart — there, where news
    Agency Mccann Kenya advertises newspaper Standart under a slogan "Where, where's news".

    News from the 1st person

    A series of prints of Kenyan agency represents as the newspaper there are in those events about which subsequently there will be news notes.

    Always in epicentre of events

    African runner

    Dress code

    Handyman

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  • The myth of Cleopatra at Pinacotheque de Paris

    The myth of Cleopatra at Pinacotheque de Paris

    Cleopatra is without a doubt one of the most famed historical personalities in History’s pantheon, alongside Caesar, Charlemagne, Napoleon or De Gaulle.

    The myth of Cleopatra at Pinacotheque de Paris
    On the purely archaeological level, many pieces have been destroyed. On the historical level, the accounts and opinions are still widely debated. All that is left of her is the notion of an outstanding beauty, of fantastical love affairs with the two most powerful men in the world at that time, an image that was created during her lifetime and that took on an unimaginable scale as soon as she vanished, to be transformed into an ancestral myth, which never ceased to be taken up in all its forms and in all periods.

    No Queen throughout time has remained more famous in the world than Cleopatra even though we still do not know exactly what she looked like. She was shown as Egyptian, obviously, but also as Nubian or African and black, never as the Greek she was in fact. Imagined as irresistible, she is even shown as having been the most beautiful women in the world whose nose remains famous thanks to Pascal’s phrase: “Had Cleopatra’s nose been shorter, the face of the earth would have been changed.”

    The myth of Cleopatra at Pinacotheque de Paris
    The head of a statue depicting Cleopatra (69-30BC), the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt,
    is displayed as part of the exhibition entitled "the myth of Cleopatra" on April 9, 2014
    at the Pinacotheque in Paris [Credit: AFP/Eric Feferberg]
    She was a young Greek queen, 18 years old – descendant of Ptolemy the First, son of Lagos, general of Alexander the Great, who was endowed with Egypt at the Emperor’s death and who became Pharaoh in order to emphasize his power and to govern that province. After her death, she became one of the most enduring myths in the history of mankind.

    Throughout the centuries she became the most representative image of an Egypt that has in fact absolutely nothing to do with what was the Ancient Egypt of the Pharaohs, Memphis or Tutankhamen.

    From the genuine Cleopatra to all her most famous incarnations, from Sarah Bernhardt to Liz Taylor and Monica Bellucci, it's all an attempt to tell who that young queen was and how that woman’s myth took hold of her own life, so as to turn it into an authentic living legend, which none of us, old or young, wherever we are on this earth, can ignore.

    The myth of Cleopatra at Pinacotheque de Paris
    People look at the head of a statue depicting Julius Caesar (100-44BC) as they visit the exhibition entitled "the myth of Cleopatra" on April 9, 2014 at the
    Pinacotheque in Paris [Credit: AFP/Eric Feferberg]
    Everything is regarding Cleopatra. From the soap we use every day, stamped with her profile, or the glue, up to the merest fancy dress party where Cleopatra’s clothes and her famous headdress are seen and are often the most noticed.

    The supposed romance she entertained with Caesar then with Mark Anthony, she became all by herself, through her own death, one of the most classical images of her character.

    The exhibition was made possible, due to the complicity with Italian partner Arthemisia and with Mrs. Iole Siena and her team that enabled its first presentation in Rome. It is also due to the outstanding work carried out by the exhibition’s curator, Giovanni Gentili that this show has managed to take on this depth and this importance in the Pinacotheque de Paris.

    It also due to the presence of the foremost specialists of each of the experts fascinated by Cleopatra’s myth, that this exhibition is so all-encompassing.

    Source: Beyluxe [April 11, 2014]

  • Super Bowl 2013 Ad Watch: Bar Refaeli The New Sexy Face of GoDaddy

    Super Bowl 2013 Ad Watch: Bar Refaeli The New Sexy Face of GoDaddy

    Ad agency Deutsch New York, is filming the one of 2 GoDaddy 2013 Super Bowl ads this week, GoDaddy also announced that one spot will feature supermodel Bar Refaeli with return GoDaddy girl, Danica Patrick, ironically in a spot entitled "Perfect Match".
    Story via USA Today: Sexy Super Bowl ads may emit a tad less sizzle this go-round — but two will feature knock-out supermodels.

    Go Daddy, historically the Super Bowl's raciest advertiser, on Friday will name supermodel Bar Refaeli as its newest Super Bowl-bound Go Daddy girl.

    She was ranked No. 1 on Maxim's Hot 100 for 2012. The move comes just weeks after Mercedes-Benz announced that supermodel Kate Upton will star in its game spot.

    Both models are former Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girls.

    But neither of the hotter-than-hot models will appear in racy attire. In fact, both will appear in formal dresses — as plans are right now. Even as Super Bowl marketers are reaching out to the world's most beautiful models, some appear to be evolving away from ultra-racy imagery.

    "It's about intrigue and desire," says Noreen Jenny Laffey, president of Celebrity Endorsement Network, which links celebrities with marketers. "It's not what you see; it's what you don't see — but you know is there."

    For Go Daddy, it's also an attempt to soften its image. "The new sexy at Go Daddy is all about the customer," says Barb Rechterman, chief marketing officer.

    This will be Refaeli's first Super Bowl spot. The Israeli native, who has dated actor Leonardo DiCaprio on and off, will star with veteran race car driver Danica Patrick in the 30-second ad.

    Refaeli, 27, who was the cover model for the 2009 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, says she has no hesitation about linking up with an advertiser whose brand image has been built and tarnished by its often-racy Super Bowl commercials.

    "I am a model who is well known for her body and feminine image," she says. "I'm not here to make people think I'm the next Einstein."

    The ad, to be filmed next week in Los Angeles, also features Patrick, who will star in her record 11th and 12th Super Bowl spots for Go Daddy.

    Go Daddy won't reveal detailed contents of the spot, called "The Perfect Match." But the two will likely discuss why helping customers is the new meaning of sexy at Go Daddy.

    While Refaeli's outfit in the commercial is still undecided, it will be a cocktail dress or something very formal, says Rechterman. "We're not thinking bikinis or anything like that," she says. "You might say we've come up in the world."

  • The Gap "Dress Normal"...because apparently we don't!

    The Gap "Dress Normal"...because apparently we don't!








    Creative Credits:  
    Advertising Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, New York, USA

  • Met Museum spotlights American Indian art

    Met Museum spotlights American Indian art

    An exhibit of American Indian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art throws the connection between art and collector into unusually sharp relief.

    A feathered basket from the early 20th century, made of plant fiber and quail feathers from Pomo, California is on display in New York in this photo provided to Reuters on January 17, 2012 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. An exhibit of American Indian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art throws the connection between art and collector into unusually sharp relief. The show features key pieces from The Coe Collection of American Indian Art, the life's work of a Ralph T. Coe, a collector and museum director who played a central role in reviving interest in American Indian art [Credit: Reuters/Metropolitan Museum of Art]
    The show features key pieces from The Coe Collection of American Indian Art, the life's work of a Ralph T. Coe, a collector and museum director who played a central role in reviving interest in American Indian art.

    "The exhibit honors Coe and the role he played in the acceptance and understanding of the Native American work," said Julie Jones, head of the museum's Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.

    The show includes about 40 objects representing a wide range of materials, from stone to animal hide, as well as time, place and distinct peoples.

    Most of the Coe collection dates from the 19th to early 20th century when Native Americans came in contact with outsiders ranging from traders to missionaries to the U.S. army.

    "Coe had some particular interests, one of them being objects that have come to be called souvenir art," Jones explained.

    Souvenir art melded Native American art with European art, such as mocassins embroidered with European-like floral designs. Work from the people of the Great Plains evokes the men on horseback wearing feathers and buckskin.

    Masks and head dress ornaments, sometimes used in theatrical ceremonies and story-telling, are another aspect of the exhibit.

    An imposing sculpture of a Noble Woman by the Northwest Coast Haida artist Robert Davidson, dated to 2001, is a contemporary expression of a long tradition of carving wood. Most of the objects were made by artists who were schooled by their predecessors.

    "Traditions were handed down," Jones said.

    The man behind the collection

    Born in 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, Coe grew up in a home with filled with works by Renoir, Pissarro, Monet and Manet, all collected by his father, a trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

    "Coe came from a solidly Eurocentric point of view. He grew up in a house full of European paintings and learned to love them," Jones said.

    But a book by Miguel Covarrubias, a Mexican artist and amateur archaeologist sympathetic to tribal art, was a catalyst for Coe to turn his attention to the art of Native Americans.

    Soon after reading it, Coe bought a carved model of a totem pole, his first work of American Indian art that would eventually form part of the Coe Collection, a group of more than 1,100 objects, some dating from prehistoric times.

    He became a champion of American Indian art, a mutualism that continued for the next half-century.

    By 1962 Coe, a curator at Kansas City's Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, organized "The Imagination of Primitive Man," an exhibit designed to illuminate the creative imagination of tribal peoples.

    The most ambitious campaign Coe waged on behalf of this art resulted in "Sacred Circles: Two Thousand Years of North American Indian Art," shown in London as part of the United States Bicentennial in 1976, and in Kansas City one year later.

    Its nearly 700 objects revealed the Indian approach to nature and nature's relationship to man, myth, time and space to a public that was unfamiliar with it.

    "'Sacred Circles' changed the popular presentation of American Indian art and influenced a generation of collectors and museum professionals," Jones said.

    For his last large exhibition — "Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art, 1965 -1985" — Coe crisscrossed North America, seeking works of art that used traditional forms and materials, but were redefined by contemporary visions.

    It marked Coe's transition from art historian to an advocate for the new, larger world of North American Indian contemporary art, and was shown in several museums in 1986.

    Author: Ellen Freilich | Source: Reuters [January 17, 2012]

  • PayPal Voices Ad Will Make Your Head Spin

    PayPal Voices Ad Will Make Your Head Spin

    PayPal's latest ad entitled "Voices" is a dizzy disaster that should have been called 1 Million Faces.
    We Are The People,
    who have built a whole new place to live, dream and be.
    We employ ourselves, and vote with our money.
    Our phone is our wallet.
    We can spend Bitcoin with a tap, without a pocket
    We can buy and sell and rent and send
    And lend a twenty to a friend
    from the coffee bar and share-car, We Are
    unstoppable, with our thumbs.
    Just One Touch to buy just about anything.
    No need for filling billing info time-after-time
    or remember password rhymes
    to get that dress, a cabin, a concert ticket.
    We live on all devices, and are as mobile as nature intended.
    No need to send any details or data,
    Not even when we pay each other.
    We have magical money, not bound by bank or bill
    It’s instant, simple, and secure enough,
    to get out of the way.
    Consider yourself invited to 'The People Economy'

  • Toronto Creative's At Cossette Bring Back Bugles and We Can Play With Them Before We Eat Em

    Toronto Creative's At Cossette Bring Back Bugles and We Can Play With Them Before We Eat Em

    Ah remember those triangle shaped chip snack Bugles, you know the ones you used to insert on the ends of your fingers before you ate them? Well thanks to Toronto ad agency Cossette they are making a come back with a retro styled ad campaign that introduces a number of Bugles games. The campaign; "Bugles — The Game That You Can Eat" features six spots and the games to play before we eat 'ems, all below.

    Toss Bugles until one stands on end...

    With Bugles, you can play charades.

    It's fun to dress up with Bugles.

    Immerse yourself in a game of wits and strategy.

    Stack Bugles one by one...

    Credits:
    Creative Agency: Cossette

  • Rock Girl: Sable Starr

    Rock Girl: Sable Starr

    Sable Starr

    Sable Starr

    Okay, so maybe I will never actually dress (or act) like Sable Starr, the "supergroupie" who, in the 1970s, was notoriously linked to such stars as David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls. I do, however, totally love this photo of her here:

    Sable-Starr and Iggy Pop

    Sable Starr and Iggy Pop

    How great is that little ensemble? I love the hat and sunglasses, and the shirt is too cute. It's crazy to think that Sable Starr and other teenage girls flaunted their way onto the rock scene at as early as thirteen years old! They sure had guts.

    I recently read an article entitled "Rock Groupies and Feminism" on Rachel Rabbit White's website, where I learned a lot about the "groupie babies" of the 1970s. Did you know that there was even a magazine (that ran for only five issues) centered around groupie lifestyle? The magazine was called Star, and you can find excerpts of it here.

    I totally admire this chick for owning her style. She wasn't shy about taking risks or wearing something crazy to get attention, and that's pretty cool. I'm looking forward to reading more about Starr's very unique teenage lifestyle and her escapades across LA.

  • Dr. Phil Stars In New Acura Holiday Ad "Season of Reason"

    Dr. Phil Stars In New Acura Holiday Ad "Season of Reason"

    Dr. Phil is the voice of reason in the one of three new ads for Acura and "Season of Reason" campaign. Watch for Suze Orman and Santa Claus himself to star in the other 2 spots from the campaign.

    The spots, shot by Park Pictures Director Alison MacLean, put a bulls-eye on the self-indulgent impulse buys that are a hallmark of holiday culture. Dr. Phil, starring in his first-ever commercial, Suze Orman or Santa screech up in an Acura just in time to stop wild-eyed shoppers from unloading their wallets to take home a new dress, a giant Christmas tree or an animatronic Santa. The intervention continues as the ambassadors usher their students into the car and, during a high-speed ride, talk them out of their unreasonable purchases and remind them to instead opt for the smarter decision. The voice-over spokesman, actor James Spader, then says, “This holiday, listen to the voice of reason. Acura’s Season of Reason sales event.”

    Credits:
    Client: Acura
    Spot Titles: "Ornamental"
    Agency: rp&
    Exec VP, Executive Creative Director: John Hage
    VP, Head of Art: Phillip Squier
    Senior Copywriter: Jimbo Embry
    Senior Art Director: Josh Gilman
    VP, Executive Producer: Jack Epsteen
    Production Company: Park Pictures
    Director: Alison MacLean
    Director of Photography: Michael Fitzmaurice
    Visual Effects: Brewster Parsons
    Editorial: Rock Paper Scissors
    Editor: Carlos Arias
    Sound Design: Robot Repair
    Music: Elias Arts
    via: Trust Collective

  • The Blushing Bride

    The Blushing Bride

    MAD MEN

    MAD MEN

    American filmmaker Paul Feig was always the bridesmaid and never the bride when it came to his career. At least that's how he saw it. But at 48-years old he's now the blushing bride. The writer, director and producer's latest film Bridesmaids is a colossal success, having just passed the $130 million mark at the US box office and opening in Australia last week. Feig said he relates to the central character Annie (Kristen Wiig) who's at a slump in her professional and personal life.

    ``It's the exactly kind of story I do in everything,'' he said.
    ``This person doesn't know where they belong in the grand scheme of things and that appeals to me because that's how I feel in every single moment of my life, even when things are going right.
    ``That's how I felt for a lot of my career. I mean, I think I'm making good work and then . . .
    ``Bridesmaids is the first thing I've had a big part in that's been successful.''

    Success is in the eye of the beholder when it comes to Feig. After meeting Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year Old Virgin) when they were both teenagers and doing stand-up together, the pair created Emmy-nominated teen series Freaks and Geeks. It was cancelled before the end of the first season, but not before it launched the careers of its stars James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel and Linda Cardellini. It also became a cult hit. Feig went on to direct several unsuccessful features such as I Am David and Unaccompanied Minors, before making a considerably more successful return to TV directing Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Mad Men, Weeds and the US version of The Office.

    But it was Apatow who coaxed him back to the big screen with a ``fantastic script'' from former Saturday Night Live star Kristen Wiig and her writing partner Annie Mumolo.

    ``With Bridesmaids, we wanted to tell a very relatable and real story that appealed to both women and men,'' he said.
    ``It was easy to avoid all the pitfalls of the chick flick genre because it's not how any of us thought.
    ``Those types of films come from people doing things they think women want to see, which is really condescending.
    ``We knew we wanted to go R-rated with it and we wanted women to see other women on screen who are just as dirty as they are.''

    From suffering food poisoning in a bridal shop to dropping the C-bomb, the ensemble cast of Bridesmaids don't play clean. Feig said he and executive producer Apatow even shot a PG-version of every scene in case the women at test screenings didn't like it.

    ``But they loved it,'' he said.

    The film follows a rag-tag group of Bridesmaids as they're led through the pre-wedding rituals of bachelorette parties, bridal showers and dress fittings. Led by Wiig, Bridemaids also stars Melissa McCarthy, Jon Hamm, Aussies Rose Byrne and Rebel Wilson (Thank God You're Here, Fat Pizza) in her first big Hollywood role. Wilson plays the sister of Annie's weird room mate, Little Britain's Matt Lucas.

    ``I'm so happy Rebel's in it, I'm such a big fan of hers,'' said Feig.
    ``The room mates weren't originally in the script but we knew Matt Lucas wanted to do something in the film but we didn't know where or what.
    ``Then Rebel came in to audition for one of the bridemaids and she was so hilarious, I turned and said to Judd `she looks like Matt's sister.'
    ``She's such a great improvisational comedienne and it's so exciting to have her in it.''

    With Bridemaids a financial and critical success and talk of a sequel, Feig and Apatow are now working on another comedy starring Mad Men's Jon Hamm. Hamm has openly spoken about his appreciation of the skilled and suave Fieg - who's known for wearing a suit to work everyday.

    ``Other directors are just a bunch of slobs,'' joked Feig, in reference to the director's stereotype of casual dressers.
    ``I've been doing it for the past 11 years.
    ``In fact, I went to direct Mad Men and I showed up on the first day and they thought I was there for casting.''
  • Hollywood Actress: Audrey Horne (from the television show Twin Peaks)

    Hollywood Actress: Audrey Horne (from the television show Twin Peaks)

    Audrey Horne

    Style Icon: Audrey Horne

    My most recent style icon just so happens to be a fictional character - Audrey Horne from the television show Twin Peaks! The show, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, ran from 1990 until 1991. It follows an FBI agent's investigation of a young woman's murder in the small town of Twin Peaks. I started watching the show on Netflix this summer and I was hooked from the start! There's all kinds of great drama, as well as lots of humor, too.

    Audrey, the daughter of a wealthy hotel owner, was played by the super beautiful Sherilyn Fenn. Ah, just look at how perfect those brows are! Who wouldn't want to be this girl?

    Style Icon: Audrey Horne

    Audrey's look is all about the sweater. She's often seen sporting tight-fitting sweaters in soft colors: perfect for fall! The addition of the saddle shoes to this outfit make it so perfect. Sweet and fun. For anyone who thinks that a sweater and skirt combo is "too stuffy", or "too preppy", just take a gander at this next photo:

    Actress Audrey Horne

    Um, hello! How sexy is that look? She looks great - super polished and very classy. Now if only I could learn to tie a cherry stem with my tongue... (Oh yeah, she looks great in a Little Black Dress, too!)

    Aside from having great fashion sense, Audrey Horne is cool, intelligent, and confident. I think that makes her a pretty great style icon, wouldn't you say so?