Advertising Is Good For You

Lovely Hermes ad, photographed by Nathaniel Goldberg

Click here to see another Hermes ad.

Via Design Scene

Luxury fast food

ACCESS Agency answers the question, what would luxury fast food look like?

Click here to see the answer to another question relating to brands.

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Animated GIFs from Burberry

Burberry has created animated GIFs of its newest fashions. The hope is that Burberry fans will share the GIFs via Twitter and Tumblr.

Great idea.

Click here to see a menswear campaign from Dolce & Gabbana.

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I got you something from Tiffany for Valentine's Day

Ads for Tiffany & Co. created by Kate Forrester.

Click here to see a Valentine's Day themed ad from a few years ago.

Valentine's billboard from Lebanon

Aishti is a luxury store in Lebanon.

Click here to see a billboard FAIL from a Mobile, Alabama TV station.

Via Brofessional Review

Becca Kallem's animals love their luxury brands

Mr. Longneck loves Burberry:

Mrs. Henrietta L. Vuitton loves Louis Vuitton:

Click here to see more of Becca Kallem's work.

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Co-branding that sparkles

To celebrate its 125th anniversary, luxury jeweler Bulgari teamed up with San Pellegrino.A special edition of the sparkling water's bottle label will include jewel graphics.

 

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2010 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book

The annual catalog of Christmas gift ideas from Neiman Marcus will look like this. According to Luxist, this year's offering includes:

Tequila Avion private party by Colin Cowie, a Dale Chihuly pool installation, a gourd ukulele handmade by Danny Ferrington, and a limited edition Leica M9 camera... This year's featured car is the 2011 Neiman Marcus Edition Camaro Convertible.

Infiniti is creating a limited edition of its limited edition

It's been announced that there will be a Bloomingdale's-only edition of the Limited Edition Infiniti G37 Convertible Premier.

Two hundred of the automobiles will have standard features that include different upholstery, wheels and grille as well as a touchscreen nav and Bose sound system -- and they will be sold only through Bloomingdale's.

Read more about it at Auto Blog.

The question was: Why do we need graphic standards manuals?

Photo: Hanuk     Source: style.com

Neiman-Marcus 2008 Christmas Book

The Neiman-Marcus Christmas Book, a 54-year tradition of opulence and extravagance, has been released. This year's lineup of fantasy gifts includes a limited-edition BMW, a backyard golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus, a collection of every top 100 hit record from 1955 to 1990 and his-and-hers likenesses made of Legos.

See the rest of the so-called "Wow! Gifts" at the Neiman-Marcus website.

This photo freaks me out.

Back in the day, self-respecting Euro-Commies did not allow themselves to be photographed with their luxury accoutrements for the proletariat and all the world to see.

So I was taken aback by this photo of former Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev and his $1,000+ Louis Vuitton bag. Shot by Annie Leibovitz, no less.

It's brilliant advertising. Unlike the Louis Vuitton campaign featuring actress Scarlett Johansson.

The Johansson campaign is perfectly fine, but we all know endorsements from Hollywood types can bought. To get the former leader of what was once the most powerful Communist country in the world to promote your product is an impressive coup.

Source: Cherry Flava

Haagen-Dazs promotion raises the bar for indulgence.

I've never understood the allure of breakfast in bed. No breakfast food I can think of can be eaten comfortably while sitting in bed.

Eating ice cream in bed, however, does sound kind of appealing.

According to Mainichi Daily News, ice cream maker Haagen-Dazs promoted its newest luxury ice cream product, Dolce, by filling a Tokyo museum with beds and inviting people to lie in them and eat ice cream while enjoying a classical music concert. Not just any beds, either; these were beds that retail for $2,500+.

Dolce photo source: CookieM