Left: Tom Ford perfume advertising campaign, Right: An ad for Tom Ford Sunglasses, now banned in Italy.
Radar reports The Italian Advertising Institute (IAA) has banned the above right ad for Tom Ford Sunglasses, labeling it “sexually implicit”. “[It] goes beyond acceptable limits for advertising aimed at the general public”, says the institute. Meanwhile, the Tom Ford perfume ads in America, some of which appeared in ArtForum earlier this year, and prompted our discussion, have escaped censorship in this country. Since sexually explicit material doesn’t seem to faze the US at all, if Tom Ford really wanted to piss people off he’d consider dreaming up a line of fragrances that smell like Iraqi oil. He can call the line Haliburton, and see how far he gets with that in this country.
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that’s our usual hypocrisy…
that’s our usual hypocrisy…
… i dont think either the american or italian ads are truly that bad.
I mean, call me overly open but most females have a vagina and boobs, it isnt really a secret.
But i guess peoples opinons are their own so on that note, its everyones right to speak.
(even if its through this ad)
… i dont think either the american or italian ads are truly that bad.
I mean, call me overly open but most females have a vagina and boobs, it isnt really a secret.
But i guess peoples opinons are their own so on that note, its everyones right to speak.
(even if its through this ad)
We’ll I think if you are one of the fortunate ones to have an open mind then it’s art. Yes it’s sexual but apparently it works, I mean the man is rich, and besides we all know sex sales anyway weather it’s a book or a peice of art on a shelf but oh no let it be some perfume or glasses and the entire world or maybe 1/2 of it is going crazy b/c of an add. I am a 43 yr old black female 2 (grown kids) and 1 grandchild 8mths old/ I myself love art in this form it’s beautiful and if I had the body to flaunt like the young ladies and men in his photos do yeah I would do exactly that. Come on people look on the bright side of things at least you would be making some money and having some fun. Now of Course if your MIND is closed then you would not understand.
Spice….
We’ll I think if you are one of the fortunate ones to have an open mind then it’s art. Yes it’s sexual but apparently it works, I mean the man is rich, and besides we all know sex sales anyway weather it’s a book or a peice of art on a shelf but oh no let it be some perfume or glasses and the entire world or maybe 1/2 of it is going crazy b/c of an add. I am a 43 yr old black female 2 (grown kids) and 1 grandchild 8mths old/ I myself love art in this form it’s beautiful and if I had the body to flaunt like the young ladies and men in his photos do yeah I would do exactly that. Come on people look on the bright side of things at least you would be making some money and having some fun. Now of Course if your MIND is closed then you would not understand.
Spice….
I think these people is just full of sh*t. I however think that the Tom Ford Ads is really awesome!
I think these people is just full of sh*t. I however think that the Tom Ford Ads is really awesome!
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