tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879006027819443616.post3248812862213318023..comments2024-02-27T04:29:23.845-05:00Comments on The Ethical Adman: H&M and the curious case of the cyborg modelsTom Megginsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342481605991016501noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879006027819443616.post-64321745765277997712011-12-07T13:43:09.803-05:002011-12-07T13:43:09.803-05:00At first, as a female, I was a little perturbed by...At first, as a female, I was a little perturbed by this. More flawless, half-naked bodies for today's girls to live up to. <br /><br />But are they really THAT different than what we see in the media? The Victoria Secret Fashion Show took place not too long ago, and many of those models have far better bodies than what H&M is portraying. <br /><br />I get what they are doing marketing-wise. Keep it consistent. Save some $$. Make the clothes look better. It IS tough to shoot clothes on real bodies - dealing with wrinkles on the clothes, model fees, etc. Who knows, maybe they even secretly hoped to get a bit of buzz around this issue during the holiday shopping season. <br /><br />But at the end of the day, it's not like childhood obesity is on the decline, so really - are figures like this really to blame for poor self-image, or is it a combination of everything else?Heleena Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213835839346003861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879006027819443616.post-58542829329032745232011-12-07T11:37:39.407-05:002011-12-07T11:37:39.407-05:00Head, desk collision imminent.
Will be repeating ...Head, desk collision imminent.<br /><br />Will be repeating until everything goes a nice shade of grey.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On a serious note, this really bugs me (I blogged about similar lies here: http://interacter.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/ive-got-an-idea-lets-lie-to-our-customers/).<br /><br />Surely it wouldn't be too hard to get a bunch of real people in to model the clothes? Would it?<br /><br />At least that would be a bit more... well... honest?Neil Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816259096830688194noreply@blogger.com