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Wednesday 4 March 2009

Forget the recessionista, this season we’re downgrading to depression fashion …

hessian-shoe All those jokes about sackcloth seem to have been taken rather literally by some high fashion labels. What else would explain Miu Miu’s hessian heels, and the un-ironed look championed by sister label Prada? At the Oscars many stars wore styles redolent of 1930s fashion, building on a new, rather scary style trend — depression fashion. ‘Cos when you’re down to your last £270, a pair of Miu Miu shoes are clearly what you’re going to spend it on…

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Product Placement Eats Itself

Tuesday 1 February 2005

How movie ‘non-placement’ that has created demand for a sneaker that doesn’t exist

From advertising age, this story about a movie ‘non-placement’ that has created demand for a sneaker that doesn’t exist …

The unpaid inclusion of a nonexistent Adidas shoe in the movie The Life Aquatic has sparked a brisk consumer demand for the product. This custom-made version of the Adidas ‘Zissou’ is now for sale on eBay. Other Web sites provide instructions for making your own Zissous.

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LIFESTREAM | TWITTER / Jul 31^st 2010

Jul 28^th 2010

AF: “the geckos are 'warming' to us”

Jul 24^th 2010

AF: “holiday! celebrate! etc.”

AF: “do we need to take two laptops on holiday? Really?”

Jul 23^rd 2010

India unveils 'laptop' costing $35

AF: “designing a cat calendar”

	We posted 2 pictures on Flickr...

Jul 22^nd 2010

AF: “RT @PeterTatchell: You can see BBC footage of my ambush of Nick Griffin, and of his thugs shoving me away, here:

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Advanced Style: Forever Shop at Selfridges Department Store

A billion Chinese speakers get easier access to Internet

YouTube - The Runners in NYC Downlow @ Lovebox

AF: “Now that Vanessa L Williams is joining Desperate Housewives, I might start watching it again”

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AF: “Can't believe that the BBC is dignifying this 'story' by covering it. Leave the Brass Eye-isms to the Daily Mail

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BBC News - Do typefaces really matter?

Facebook reaches 500 million users

AF: “I see that HHCL is now being referred to as 'legendary agency HHCL'. Good.”

Jul 21^st 2010

Attention Men: Japan's Uniqlo Says You Can Lose Weight Just by Wearing its Latest High-tech Underwear - Japan Real Time - WSJ

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Amazon's ebook milestone: digital sales outstrip hardbacks for first time in US

Jul 20^th 2010

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AF: “RT @darrellberry: #Lovebox 2010

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Jul 19^th 2010

AF: “#maccosmeticsfail #CiudadJuárez

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AF: “Loved @Dickiebeau and @HelenNoir at the ICA. Loved Inception. Loved the NYC Downlow at Lovebox. Now need a lie down.”

Tokyo’s Digital Billboards Know Who’s Checking Them Out | Singularity Hub

Jul 18^th 2010

AF: “Lovebox Sunday”

Jul 17^th 2010

Zen and now: Japan's ryokans get a modern twist | Travel | The Guardian

Jul 16^th 2010

Review: Sex and the City 2 | ICON MAGAZINE ONLINE

Teen issue | Life and style | guardian.co.uk

Jul 15^th 2010

AF: “Smiles all round. Argentine Senate backs bill legalising gay marriage

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