SHS: Goodbye Innocence
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
Unlike our resident fashion mavens, I have little interest in the clothing that adorns my corpulent and odious frame. Owning, as I do, one filthy, purple suit and a wide array of burlap sacks, my attire is merely utilitarian; allowing me to leave the house, if I so choose, without being arrested or shot.
I present these twin ads for SHS clothing, then, without the faintest knowledge of the products they represent. For all I know SHS may deal in fine, iron shoes or suits made from reappropriated hobos. No, I am only interested in the images; and these have it all. Moustaches! Fezzes! Various and sundry corpses of beloved childhood characters!
Yes, there is little that is not amazing here, although the implication that ears are actually solid bone is a bit odd. Lastly, I have no doubt that someone, somewhere will look past the bleached skull of Hello Kitty and the robot skin rug and become apoplectic with rage over the depiction of Caucasian models being flanked by servants whose skin tones are of a decidedly darker hue. Any bets on how long that will take?
Goodbye innocence [electro^plankton] : Thanks, Nark!
Categories: Hello Kitty, Moustache, Fezzes, Ads, Fashion
Posted at 11:32 am on August 13, 2008
12 Comments -
I did kind of notice that motif, and immediately thought that the Things White People Do guy would have a fucking field day with it.
Comment by Giania — August 13, 2008 @ 11:39 am
what, you aren’t slightly offended that this managed to be awesome but sullied it with racism? hey, great white colonial hope, happy olympics, happy food riots! xoxo!
Comment by mordicai — August 13, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
These are fucking fantastic. I wish I’d had this idea first.
@Mordicai: I can’t tell if you’re being facetious or serious. But it doesn’t matter, as both are equally amusing.
Comment by Qais Fulton — August 13, 2008 @ 12:18 pm
I’m serious in that, eff the casual racism of the day-to-day west? & yeah, they are awesome, but you go & sully it with all that? Bah!
Comment by mordicai — August 13, 2008 @ 12:44 pm
Forget the fashions; I want the robot skin rug.
@mordicai: Pardon me, dear sir, but might I lend you a larger shovel? I don’t believe that the model you’re currently utilizing is digging your hole fast enough.
Comment by citybeatnik — August 13, 2008 @ 1:54 pm
Er, mordicai, they’re using people that look African and Indian in order to remind people of Victorian safaris. It’s not an attempt towards racism on the part of the artist, it’s a callback used to make the photos seem slightly old-timey.
But this has all the makings of a troll, so we’ll leave it there.
Comment by CJ — August 13, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
1) Killer.
2) Reminds me of some cartoon character skeletons I ran across a while ago.
Comment by dr.hypercube — August 13, 2008 @ 5:25 pm
Skeletons moved - looks like they’re here now.
Comment by dr.hypercube — August 13, 2008 @ 5:29 pm
The only thing that bothers me about these photos is the way they hold their guns. SAFETY FIRST!
Comment by Bat21 — August 13, 2008 @ 10:05 pm
Had they included Pacman’s skull , I’d have bought whatever crap they sell. Bibs, tops or bell-bottom pants, I don’t care.
Comment by Optical — August 14, 2008 @ 2:05 am
I need the plush unicorn skull. Now.
Comment by D — August 14, 2008 @ 12:36 pm
Pretty cool. It evokes time paradox barbarians and the good old British Empire.
Comment by Kingfisher — August 18, 2008 @ 2:37 am