Halftime Hope Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 ETA2: trigger warning: the video could be upsetting if you or a loved one are dealing with eating disorder issues. The models are all very thin. So Vera Wang just released her bridal collection on video, of all things. I clicked on it to see the vid, because a lifetime ago, I made a formal dress from a Vera Wang pattern, and it was really lovely. Watch the video, and then read the comments under it. Fair warning: no liquids anywhere near you while reading, k? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/13/vera-wang-bridal-2015_n_5143276.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular ETA: comment #40 just cost me three tissues. It is the comments that had me in stitches, not the video. (Nothing in the comments worth your time after 1-40.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I thought, " is heroin chic back in vogue?" I tried to just look at the dresses but it was difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I couldn't watch all of the video... it's kind of disturbing.... who in the world thinks these models exude "happiest day of your life" bridal?? Maybe for Corpse Bride. The comments were great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellie Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 i think it was done purposefully. even the music was a downer. and their mascara was white, taking even more color out of their faces, the black rose petals... the girls in a circle reminiscent of a witch movie (please don''t hate on me for that, it's just what came to mind.) but seriously, it looked intentional to have the models look like that. so sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 i think it was done purposefully. even the music was a downer. and their mascara was white, taking even more color out of their faces, the black rose petals... the girls in a circle reminiscent of a witch movie (please don''t hate on me for that, it's just what came to mind.) but seriously, it looked intentional to have the models look like that. so sad. I agree. And I am no fashion guru nor am I a marketing genius...but my question is WHY??? Who would watch that video and want to purchase one of those dresses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Of course it is intentional. There is nothing there by accident. It's a marketing thing, every little detail. But the comments were so normal, so human, so funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Looks like an ad for horror movie. I expected them to pull out a bloody hatchet at any moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoshannon Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Why are they so hunched over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 And what was with all of the girl-on-girl caressing? If you want to go after the lesbian wedding market, knock yourself out, but shouldn't it at least look kind of fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I think Vera has been watching too much Tim Burton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 :huh: That was...awful. And, call me a prude (for probably the first time in my life, lol), but I don't think jokes about heroin addicts or eating disorders are very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Why are they so hunched over? It's a Thing. http://www.thefashionspot.com/runway-news/167623-the-hunch-a-look-at-the-preeminent-supermodel-pose-and-how-to-perfect-it/ (I love your kids' names!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Eww. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Disgusting. I keep hoping the fashion industry would move to something more natural, but they don't cease to disappoint me. No progress when it comes to modeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I didn't find the comments humorous at all. I think the video is sad and I think the fact that people feel free to comment about other people in such a manner is sad as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 No wonder she didn't do a show, people would have been running for their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 It wasn't the heroin-addict *look* or the zombie comments that I thought funny, even though I have been know to watch a zombie show or two. It was the common sense, feed the waifs, "who would like that look anyway" comments, many of them cleverly written. To each their own. Those girls know that the look is marketable, and they are *choosing* to take it to the bank. Just like everyone else up and down in that industry. Whether it backfires on Vera Wang, time will tell. God help Jimmy Fallon if one could never use humor to point out the ludicrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I thought it was a vampire bride slumber party - those didn't look like dresses, but Victorian underwear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Maybe it was commentary on her own collapsed marriage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Well, the models were doing what models are supposed to do, look vapid, a blank canvas. Projection is in the eye of the beholder. And when has a wedding photo shoot ever been about marriage? Phrased another way, when has any fashion photo shoot ever been about reality :smilielol5: Fantasy is the currency not reality. Some of the comments were amusing...my personal fave was, 'I'll donate some pork chops' :lol: but mostly the comments are simply reflective of the zeitgeist. I guess I'm in the minority in terms of the dresses, I thought a number of them were quite pretty, feminine and romantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 It wasn't the heroin-addict *look* or the zombie comments that I thought funny, even though I have been know to watch a zombie show or two. It was the common sense, feed the waifs, "who would like that look anyway" comments, many of them cleverly written. To each their own. Those girls know that the look is marketable, and they are *choosing* to take it to the bank. Just like everyone else up and down in that industry. Whether it backfires on Vera Wang, time will tell. God help Jimmy Fallon if one could never use humor to point out the ludicrous. To each their own--exactly. I'm actually quite a fan of inappropriate humor, especially if it's used to show just how ridiculous something is. I wasn't offended by the comments, they just didn't make me LOL or anything. Probably because I've seen good, decent people die because of heroin addiction. I read through many of the comments, but I probably didn't dig deep enough to get to the ones you're talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I don't mind the sullen, skinny models, they are de facto in the fashion industry, but we are a world of many lovely colours, Wang is Asian, and a large percentage of her clients are from all over the world. Why only one race? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The whole thing looked like a trailer for some slasher film lol sister wives slaughter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 And speaking of funny amazon product reviews...be warned this is not for the delicate of mind :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The whole thing looked like a trailer for some slasher film lol sister wives slaughter You win the internets today. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 And speaking of funny amazon product reviews...be warned this is not for the delicate of mind :lol: :svengo: :rofl: Hate to admit, but...I could've been that lady. I seriously bought one of those for a trip to the middle of nowhere Costa Rica. It went down pretty much just like that. Beers and all. :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 This commenter pretty much summed it up for me: "That video is more of a dirge than a celebration" I'm so over the anorexic, barely-alive model look. <insert giant soap box rant here> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 What are those dresses even make of? They look like they would be ripped before the bride even got down the aisle, they're so thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 How could they compare those models to dead people? I know people who have died. Oh, the humanity! And in any case, most of the people whose wakes I've attended looked MUCH better than those models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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