tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post6390292183411524239..comments2024-03-27T00:32:29.877-07:00Comments on Photos and Stuff: Balenciagaamolitorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-28485908496832875682019-02-20T11:46:52.105-08:002019-02-20T11:46:52.105-08:00Well, sure. Also, Iron Man is actually just Robert...Well, sure. Also, Iron Man is actually just Robert Downey Jr. in a plastic costume.<br /><br />It's possible that we're talking not about the literal people in the pictures, but about the roles they are playing.<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-64288282037462137842019-02-20T11:34:59.340-08:002019-02-20T11:34:59.340-08:00The women in the Balenciaga ad are ipso facto fash...The women in the Balenciaga ad are ipso facto fashion models, flogging glad rags.David Smithhttp://designartcraft.com/photo/afbp.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-39171417911482328452019-02-20T09:03:39.893-08:002019-02-20T09:03:39.893-08:00What an absurd notion.
No. The Kleinstadt girls a...What an absurd notion.<br /><br />No. The Kleinstadt girls are (roughly) powerless and poor, they area leaning on their prettiness, their sexuality. The women in the Balenciaga ad are wealthy and powerful, and are definitely not relying on their prettiness or their sexuality.<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-78819951374682766232019-02-20T08:09:29.827-08:002019-02-20T08:09:29.827-08:00Because "the girls in Kleinstadt" aren&#...Because "the girls in Kleinstadt" aren't fashion models?David Smithhttp://designartcraft.com/photo/afbp.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-62946706312393823942019-02-19T07:54:19.017-08:002019-02-19T07:54:19.017-08:00This is the antithesis of the girls in 'Kleins...This is the antithesis of the girls in 'Kleinstadt'Niglihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133186764538955375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-46954732880184319002019-02-19T05:27:49.052-08:002019-02-19T05:27:49.052-08:00I am not a fan of wealth and power as such, my del...I am not a fan of wealth and power as such, my delight comes not in those properties by themselves, but in the refreshing change of photographing women in such a way as to project those qualities.<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-1433073342658332522019-02-18T22:20:05.651-08:002019-02-18T22:20:05.651-08:00I don't quite agree with the last paragraph. T...I don't quite agree with the last paragraph. The (male) quest for power and the ensuing culture of aggression, dominance and competition brought our world into the lamentable state in which it currently is (wars, hunger, ecological devastation, you name it). In my opinion, gender equality should have more to offer than women partaking on equal terms in the insanity of our patriarchal culture.<br /><br />Best, ThomasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-44295601972120632742019-02-18T19:53:50.666-08:002019-02-18T19:53:50.666-08:00Well, obviously she's a hired model.
But I re...Well, obviously she's a hired model.<br /><br />But I read her as a mother-in-law.<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-77331193641859757222019-02-18T19:31:34.438-08:002019-02-18T19:31:34.438-08:00This could be interesting. By the way who is the c...This could be interesting. By the way who is the crone in the middle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-860504070320642922019-02-18T14:54:45.021-08:002019-02-18T14:54:45.021-08:00I dare say that either of the two principal women ...I dare say that either of the two principal women could look perfectly beautiful, sexy. In this picture, though, they are certainly not presented so.<br /><br />The message, to my eye, is clear: If you are a 20-something woman looking for flattering, sexy, clothing, please go to some other shop (although there are some nice looking articles in the background). If, on the other hand, you are exceedingly wealthy, and wish to project power and wealth, come on it, we have a number of different articles which may interest you.<br /><br />It's not about beauty, or sex, for once. It's about power. Which, in an ad with female-models forward, is refreshing change.<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-1607382580908647002019-02-18T14:51:44.957-08:002019-02-18T14:51:44.957-08:00Well, I have no such intention *now*, but perhaps ...Well, I have no such intention *now*, but perhaps I will note and attempt however clumsily to explore some relationship later!amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-56167545573013272202019-02-18T14:50:42.922-08:002019-02-18T14:50:42.922-08:00I think the words you are looking for are 'res...I think the words you are looking for are 'resting bitch face.'David Smithhttp://designartcraft.com/photo/afbp.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-41491452299028852622019-02-18T14:24:59.242-08:002019-02-18T14:24:59.242-08:00Andrew
Is it your intent to tie this high fashion...Andrew<br /><br />Is it your intent to tie this high fashion pinstripe mafia family back to the slovenly Churchill in pinstripes in the previous post?<br /><br />JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-980404255801782282019-02-18T12:47:48.137-08:002019-02-18T12:47:48.137-08:00My initial reaction to both pictures was being rep...My initial reaction to both pictures was being repelled by the aggressive, abrasive expression of the models. Do the stylists or art directors really consider such a facial expression as attractive or desirable?? Rhetorical question - the answer is most likely "yes". Probably this is considered to be "dynamic" or whatever. Just like the grilles of recent car models, they look like aggressive faces, too.<br /><br />Makes me wonder if there is a mass psychosis, something like an atavistic cult of war or death going on.<br /><br />I don't care about the chain link fence, though.<br /><br />Best, ThomasThomas Rinkhttp://www.picturesfromthezone.com/noreply@blogger.com