Did Akoo clothing line go to far with it’s recent ad campaign? Looking at past jean companies this falls in line with ad strategy. Controversy sales in the fashion world and sometimes risque ads work out well for the clothing line (Calvin Klein).

We personally feel this ad can be taken either way, but what are your thoughts? We will add one tidbit the model is not responsible for picture selection she or he is there to give the client what they are looking for.

So in your comments or thoughts keep in mind don’t attack the model, perhaps the direction of the clothing line.

Excerpt and video below are from WABC

NEWARK, NJ (WABC) — A sexy billboard for jeans in Newark is drawing criticism from the Mayor and citizens.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, some people say two words come into mind when they view a new billboard ad in Newark.

The racy billboard is for Akoo Jeans, a clothing line by rapper T.I. It’s perched at the corner market and Washington Streets in Newark. It’s a busy intersection for the state of New Jersey’s largest city.

The Ad shows a woman knelt in front of a man.His jeans are unbuckled, his underwear is exposed, and her hand is wrapped underneath him.

People on the street said they never noticed the billboard before, but once Eyewitness News pointed it out, they had plenty of opinions.Many felt it was not right in their community.

Mayor Cory Booker says he’s fed up.

In a statement to Eyewitness News, Booker said, “So often when I am out in the community I see kids wearing their pants too low and others using inappropriate language in public.” He added while there are lots of fronts to fight, “I will work with my city council to see if we can address it so we don’t see these types of advertisements displayed in our city in the near future.”

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It’s ironic timing that, just after the issue of race came up at London Fashion Week with PPQ staging an all-black-model runway show, French Vogue is catching heat for a controversial photo shoot with Lara Stone. A 14-page spread for the October issue shows the Dutch model in blackface.

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If the show isn’t wow-worthy, it can be easy to flip through Style.com without really absorbing what I’m looking at, much like I did with my textbooks in high school (and, let’s face it, college). But I looked through Gucci Handbags Spring 2010 twice, with rapt attention – not only is this Frida Giannini’s best collection of clothing since her era at the brand began, but it’s also the strongest lineup of accessories that I’ve seen from the brand in years.

The collection’s clothes have a way of being minimal and ornate simultaneously, and that’s the only way to describe the bags as well. Even the lean, angular clutches are fashioned out of candy-colored crocodile skin that makes me want to say “I’ll take one in every color,” hand over my credit card, and not look at the total on the receipt.

And that’s just the beginning. There’s texture galore by way of exotics like crocodile and python and Gucci’s signature logo embossing, and a few of the company’s classic details, like bamboo handles and horse bit hardware. The collection was varied and nuanced, containing a little bit of something for everyone; it was perhaps the most wearable, beautiful bag collection I’ve seen grace the runway in several seasons.

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Financially, what is the real support system for urban modeling? In the other Fashion Industry, when a new model enters the scene, she’s scooped up by an agency,(real agency meaning, with a real company structure, operating in a real office building, with multiple employees working to book models) Sex and or dating the models is not allowed. He/She is given the opportunity to work real national or international ad campaigns, real paying jobs, real contracts with real clothing companies, runway shows, and magazine spreads. This is the support system of the other Fashion Industry, but not the urban modeling industry.

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