Advertising Is Good For You

Homages to luxury

Louis Vuitton-inspired cake:

Burberry-inspired house of artist Jens Werner:

Custom Gucci upholstery in a Ford Explorer:

DIY Chanel quilted bag:

Celebrity Saturday: Charlotte Casiraghi for Gucci

FYI, Charlotte Casiraghi is the granddaughter of Grace Kelly and the daughter of Caroline, Princess of Hanover.

Via Daily Mail

Celebrity Saturday: Blake Lively for Gucci Premiere fragrance

                                                                        Via Pursuitist

Romeo Beckham appears in inane Burberry spot

Burberry hired David and Victoria Beckham's progeny, 10-year-old Romeo, to star in a TV commercial. 

I think it's silly.

Click here to watch Romeo Beckham in a Burberry commercial.

Via Mashable

Christmas shoe trees from Christian Louboutin

Luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin hired Studio XAG to decorate its Paris and Geneva boutiques for the holidays. 

Using Louboutin's iconic red soles as inspiration, Studio XAG created a new interpretation of 'shoe trees.'

Via If It's Hip, It's Here

Ad for Hermes china

Hurricane Sandy's aftermath should be this pretty. Hope things are safe and dry where you are.

Click here to see another Hermes ad.

Louis Vuitton store window

One of the windows at the Louis Vuitton store on Michigan Avenue, in Chicago. Looks like some sort of sea creatures. But the window next to this one featured big showy flowers. It may not make sense but it did catch my eye as we were driving by.

Click the image to enlarge it.

Brands in Full Bloom: illustrations by Daryl Feril

Click here to see another artist's interpretation of two luxury brands.

Via Behance

Garden hoses even a fashionista could love

To position Garden Glory garden hoses as premium hoses, Swedish agency Mockup Advertising designed packaging that's evocative of luxury designer handbags.

They even gave the hoses names such as Minty Mermaid, Bordeaux Baby and Candy Crush.

I love this idea.

Click here to see how real luxury designer bags are sold.

Via The Dieline

BMW M5 video: Fast car smashes stuff. Awesome.

Toronto agency Cundari created this video to promote the BMW M5, the "fastest sedan in the world." It shows the vehicle driving through a glass apple, water balloons and a shooting target.

Click here to watch the spectacular BMW M5 video.

Click here to see a slightly creepy TV spot for Subaru.

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.

Via Pursuitist

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.

Via Design Taxi