VW Welt #2: Mini Darth Vader

Yet another classic- this ad for the new Passat. Powerful music that refuses to leave your head and I love the expression (the raised eyebrow) that the father gave the mother. Oh Volkswagen, you've done it again!

VW Welt: The Beetle

Who needs to film a car when you can create a beetle with racing stripes? This is way more interesting and memorable!

adspiration

I love well thought out advertising and innovative marketing. There's something so inspiring and creative about them- whether they be smart or sporty car ads (like this Ford commercial that I saw today), beautiful perfume ads, great beauty ads, funny beer ads or even something a bit more mundane as supermarket advertising.

the celebrity solution

It seems like the standard celebrity solution, the one-size-fits-all solution, to all problems is that when in doubt, go sue the other party. This time, it's Paris Hilton suing celeb photog Bingo Rimér because some of his film footage, from his time spent in her house, has somehow found its way into the new Treadstone single 'Six Feet Under'. I'm not saying it's either wrong or right, but rather that this news reporting gets tiring. 'Such-and-such-famous-person sues whoever', 'Some-other-famous-person files a lawsuit against another-somebody'. Sigh.

Bet you the Swedish band is loving the free publicity though!I expect the number of views for their MV to skyrocket as more people find out about this.

playtime with chanel

Beautiful bags and boxes further entrench my love for shopping. For example, Lane Crawford shopping beats David Jones any day, if for nothing other than the lovely stiff cardboard carry bags you get. The ones from DJs are flimsy nothings, even if they have now re-enforced the handles so it doesn't get completely mutilated as soon as you pick them up.

laced and masked

Going to my friend's mask party on Saturday and I'm planning on making it black and lacey, in honor of Audrey Hepburn's 'How to Steal a Million' and all the face gear I've seen on the runways and in editorials over the past few seasons.

(tumblr, fashiontitbits)

Well, it was either lace... or ripping apart a pair of blk fishnets and pulling it over my face semi- burglar style- probably not the greatest runway-to-reality look in the world. Surprisingly, as I try on my creation... having lace over eyes is not nearly as much a vision impairment as I would have thought. And I can use it as a headband if I feel entirely too awkward with it on, or if no one is abiding by the masked theme!

australia's first female prime minister

(danwarne)

The Kevin Julia debacle has the whole world reeling, but Ikea has the solution. After all, the Swedes know best!