Image Description
This is a Dolce & Gabbana ad. The reason I chose this image is because everytime I open up a magazine, their ads offend me the most. There are two girls in the picture and they are lying on hay and appear to be in a pen. They are skinny to the point of unhealthy and there is rope in the pen as if to tie them up if necessary. Their eyes are blackened and dark as if they were hit. There is the leg of another girl at the far left of the image which looks as if the girls are strewn about the pen in an uncivilized manner. The lighting is bright and is even throughout the whole image. The two girls are in the middle of the image. It is a tall shot and you can see their entire bodies. The color in the image is very dull; there are a lot of browns and neutral colors except for their stockings and shoes. I feel so upset everytime I look at this ad because it dehumanizes women to an extreme.
For a look at more of their ads, see their website: http://eng.dolcegabbana.it/main.asp
Comments
This ad upsets me too. What upsets me the most is that it is like it is trying to shock people into starting at their ad and thought this was it and were right.
Posted by: Heeja | September 17, 2006 8:39 PM
This ad is very upsetting to me also. One thing that I believe is important that you left out is the fact that it is very suggestive. One thing I noticed with this ad is it is homoerotic. The women are nestled in together with this very content look. This just plays into the use of lesbianism to sell products because I guarantee a man flipping through a magazine would see this and love it.
Posted by: Amanda Amundson | September 18, 2006 10:10 AM
“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” – Buddha
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