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Victoria Beckham

Fashion ads that try not to be fashion ads

Submitted by LaurenMitchell on Mon, 2008-04-14 10:25. | | | |

I don’t know what to make of these new ads for Marc Jacobs featuring Victoria Beckham. This New York Times article covering the ads asks “When is a Fashion Ad not a Fashion Ad?” And I’m not sure what the answer is. Jacobs has a history of using images that don’t feature his clothes but are touted as being “interesting” and “provocative.”

A large Marc Jacobs shopping bag with two legs sticking out with highs heels on.

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