While watching Jess Franco's "Eugenie: the Story of Her Journey Into Perversion" the other night, I was struck by the similarity between images in this film and images from American Apparel's notoriously sexualized ad campaigns. Say what you will about American Apparel's controversial founder and CEO Dov Charney, the man has a consistency of vision that involves a svelte, diaphanous pantslessness that many Eurotrash cinema auteurs would appreciate. In fact, I remember visiting an AA storefront on Broadway some number of years ago and being impressed by the floor-to-ceiling display of Lui and Oui magazine covers (these have since been dispensed with, what with the company's expansion into shopping malls in Square States).
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Eurotrash Cinema or American Apparel Ad--YOU Be the Judge!
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Oh, dear. Um, all the ones wear the people are glossy and look like they're standing still are AA.
Ha - excellent! (And much sexier than the "Pornstar Name or My Little Pony?" contest.)
p8
OK, that is seriously difficult. Well done!
My guesses:
AA ad: 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14
Eurotrash: 1, 3*, 4, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16
*because that looks like actual latex? but YUM, if so, what movie please?!
p8
Well that second to last one is from The Blind Dead. Beyond that, I don't know. Good one though.
You've got me pretty much stumped. By the way, is it just me, or is AA making Abercrombie & Fitch look like Laura Ashley?
i love you.
Oh come on, guys! I know that some more of you have GOT to have guesses of your own. Take a stab at it! I won't judge anyone TOO terribly harshly :)
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