When is a Fashion Ad Not a Fashion Ad?

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When it’s a planned marketing campaign to keep a designer hip.

The Marc Jacobs ads with their signature look and feel have been the subject of much debate as to their artablility (not a word, but work with me indies).  Cathy Horny (spelled wrong cause it’s funny) gets off of blogging about the runway to actually write a full piece on the unique relationship between photog Juergen Teller and Monsuir Midlife himself Marc Jacobs.  It’s not that good of an article, but some people do care about such trivial things like stories that were interesting 10 years ago and ads that border on boring home candids.  Personally, I don’t see the appeal, but I’ve always been a Richardson/Dov man myself and Teller’s work is just so, blah.

And before I get hate male from Jacob groupies let me make this statement, it’s not really art if you’re trying to make it art.  Plus, while the subjects have changed the artist doesn’t seem to evolve.  The older works are better cause Teller’s gotten into a boring little niche that allows him to shoot everyone in a very similar matter.

If you want to read the article, click here.