Sexual fashion advertising: Provocative or Offensive?

When do adverts go too far? Is there a line that shouldn't be crossed?





Obviously NSFW, so if you're at work click close ;)

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Emanuel Ungaro

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Gucci SS1998 Ryan Locke by Luis Sachiz

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Versace

Miss Sixty SS2003 Maja Latinovic, Mick Clark by Mario Testino

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cK

Sisley (by Terry Richadson)

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Gucci SS2003 Adam Senn, Carmen Kass by Mario Testino

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* Emanuel Ungaro - Sexy.. but boring at the same time?
* Gucci Is fine but he looks more excited then she does.
* Versace does nothing for me, maybe a little jealous of the body.
* Not keen on the the weird lens effects on Miss Sixty
* cK really isn't doing much for me again.
* Sisley is cheeky and cute.
* Gucci has great branding.

they are all just glamorised porn. i completly agree with allan's shorthand description of each photo, but i do also just feel that each one is over done, they dont need to do porn advertisments to sell there products - these people are top of the line, people are out to buy them whenever they can... i feel that some of these ads cheapen there product my the nakedness in there ads... BUT in saying all of that please dont get me wrong, i love the artist cleverness of each one of the above, like Gucci for example thats just classic!

also i have come to notice that alot of the time my opinions and explanations come across as quite contradictory... i do hope that you make sense of the point i am trying to make a majority of the time!