No, it's not to keep your tie clean. That would be far less appalling.

Thanks to the Dallas Morning News shopping blog for implanting these disturbing images in my brain.

You must see the Business Bib for yourself. And be sure to view the Flickr slideshow.

And, the DMN points out, they are sold out.

Labels: clothing, shopping, the horror

"Poor dad"


Dad, would you prefer dull (far left), butt-ugly (far right) or elastic-waist shorts? (Middle photo, far left. Or perhaps slightly too-short shorts. I have no particular gripes about the third pair of shorts but they need to keep better company.) Which says "I love you" to you?

For rich dad we have bling. Note the quote under the little photo of father and son. Presumably the little boy is supposed to have said that but do the copywriters know what the idiom "you wind me up" means? So are we celebrating dad's magic ability to wind his kids up? Yeah, OK. Tasteless bling should do the trick.



And finally, I'm not sure what annoys me about this ad--too bad my scanner is too small for full page ads--but it does. Please fill in your own mocks.

Labels: advertising, clothing, fashion, father's day

So many questions...

Is it at all possible these are twins? Their hair is parted on different sides. Or is that just a clever, clever way of tricking us into thinking it's not the same woman?

This is/these are a very pretty woman/very pretty women--can't she/they get any better work?

What about these outfits made the Dillard's advertising department think them worthy of featuring in a half page ad?

Does Dillard's sell only the most hideous clothes its buyers can find? Is that why they can afford only one model?

Why does Dillard's they hate mothers? (This is a Mother's Day sale ad from yesterday.)

Any other questions?

Labels: advertising, clothing, mother's day, newspapers, shopping, the horror