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New Mad Men kicks off with a look back to the sexy tunes (and politics) of the 1960s

New Mad Men kicks off with a look back to the sexy tunes (and politics) of the 1960s

By Stephen Foster on March 26, 2012

The 1960s in the US was clearly the era of sexy songs at birthday parties and, even, presidential inaugurations. Here’s Mad Man Don Draper’s new wife Megan showing him she isn’t a doormat at his 40th birthday, from the new series. And the original, “Kiss, kiss’ or maybe a bit more, from 1962. By Brigitte [...]

Posted in Agencies, Media, News | Tagged Brigitte Bardot lookalike, Don Draper, Frank Sinatra, Gillian Hills, inauguration, JFK, Kennedys, mad men, Marilyn Monroe, new series, wife megan

Rihanna for Armani Jeans is the sexiest commercial - but who said so? Ad Age or the Daily Mail?

Rihanna for Armani Jeans is the sexiest commercial – but who said so? Ad Age or the Daily Mail?

By Stephen Foster on December 30, 2011

Here we have singer Rihanna getting ‘em off (or possibly on, it’s hard to tell) on behalf of Armani Jeans. And the UK’s Daily Mail says this has been designated 2011′s sexiest commercial by Ad Age. But Ad Age says it never did. Sounds like another case of the British tabloid press never letting the [...]

Posted in Agencies, Clients, Creative, Media, News | Tagged Ad Age, armani jeans, daily mail, dior, fashion, fashionistas, Grace Kelly, hooker chic, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Rihanna, sexiest ad

Luxury brands like Dior show a world upside down

Luxury brands like Dior show a world upside down

By Angie Dean on September 6, 2011

Dior, founded by Christian Dior in 1946, is not just a huge luxury brand but a significant component in one of the most powerful companies on earth, LVMH Moet Hennessey of which it owns 42 per cent. Both Dior and LVMH are chaired by French tycoon Bernard Arnault. Times was when such luxury brand were [...]

Posted in Clients, Creative, News | Tagged Bernard Arnault, Charlize Theron, Christian Dior, dior, Grace Kelly, Jean-Jacques Annaud, lvmh moet hennessey, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich

Hugh Hefner bids $185m for Playboy, well at least he likes it

Hugh Hefner bids $185m for Playboy, well at least he likes it

By Stephen Foster on July 12, 2010

Veteran publisher and man-about-the-Playboy-mansion Hugh Hefner is trying to take the Playboy business private with a bid that values the boobs and bums empire at $185m. Mind you, he does own most of it already so it’s a bit of a present to himself. 84-year old Hefner has been trying to unload the business for [...]

Posted in Media, News | Tagged Hugh Hefner, Marilyn Monroe, penthouse, playboy

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