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Kenneth Cole's Clever Wordplay Saves Economy
Professional designer and amateur writer of excruciating ad copy Kenneth Cole knows times are tough as leather. Maybe it's not fashion-able, but he's optimistic America will design a solution to sew up all these problems! More » -
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Kenneth Cole's Bad Slogans Cut Across Party Lines
Middling designer Kenneth Cole is well known for writing his own pun-tastic advertising copy after only seconds of thought, and he hasn't lost his razor-sharp mind. Yesterday there was already a Kenneth Cole billboard up for Obama's election: "A precedent we can be proud of.—Kenneth Cole." He had one ready for a McCain election, too: "Out with the old...In with the older.—Kenneth Cole." In case of a third party victory, he could have gone with: "OMG I'm so surprised I didn't even think one up! Well okay how about like, 'Third is the word.' Yea, I like that because it has, like, different levels. Raoul, send that one over to the billboard people.—Kenneth Cole." [NYT]
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Comment by Elizabeth Bathory was Framed!!!: Kenneth Cole is kind of a sham because both the women's and men's shoes are incredible (not just the style--the... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Somebody Please Pun-ch Kenneth Cole. Get It?
Kenneth Cole is not just a middling designer and outspoken advocate for responsible journalism; he's also, for reasons we can't fathom (narcissism), his own advertising copywriter. A bad advertising copywriter. It's not every CEO of a massive fashion brand that's too cheap to hire someone to write his own billboard taglines. But in Kenneth Cole's case, coming up with them only robs him of mere seconds of thought. That's how his poor clothing line ends up with billboards like this one on Houston St.—presumably the balls are there to distract you from the slogan itself: More »
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Comment by brionity: My! It's the size of a studio apartment! KC and the KopyWriters Banned. more » | Other threads
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Those Who Would Fight To Destroy This Great Nation
Middling designer and anti-patriot Kenneth Cole's blog declares that the USA's awesome title as most drugged-out country in the entire world is "A Number One We Don't Want To Be." Better ask your models about that, man. [Awearness Blog]
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Comment by Tattertotter: I told him the Valium room-fogger at his last show was a bad idea, but did he listen? Noooooooooooo. more » | Other threads
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Kenneth Cole Is Vaguely Outraged
Middling designer Kenneth Cole is upset that tawdry media outlets these days spend all their time covering sensational stories, rather than important things like, you know, his blog, for which he is plastering ads all over NYC. It's not that his underlying point is wrong—the media does specialize in "fueling the paranoia." The problem is the cognitive dissonance involved in being lectured by Kenneth Cole in a blog post titled, "Is Responsible Journalism an Oxymoron?" I'll tell you what's an oxymoron: "Kenneth Cole... good." Yea, score one for the media!
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Comment by winniemc: Take it easy on my boss, okay? You weren't laughing so hard when he came up with Prevention is the... more » | Other threads
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Long Island Slaver Suing Armani Over Perfume
If this weekend's Journal Pursuits is to be believed, the centuries-long mega-trend of boys who want to be pretty like girls has colonized one more of the 5.5 human senses. Guys are buying perfumes by the likes of Burberry, John Varvatos, as well as Kenneth Cole's R.S.V.P., and Tom Ford's "Tuscan Leather" and "Tobacco Vanille"—many of which are "more evocative of women's perfumes than traditional male fragrances." But compared to such foppish florals, say the Journal's sniffers, Armani's new Attitude "exudes old-school machismo" with its lemon-coffee- lavender-cedar blend and Zippo-lighter bottle. Then again, Armani's new scent—let's call it 'Tude!—and its manliness might actually stem from something else altogether, according to crazy court records. More »
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By jliuComment by jillmontreal: this article has the stench of old sock gender binaries. more » | Other threads
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You Can Support AIDS Research Even Without Buying Kenneth Cole's T-Shirt
Today is, as we hope you know, World AIDS Day, and it's as good a time as any to remember that, two decades into the pandemic, millions of people worldwide are still dying and there is still no cure. This year, AmFAR chairman and lefty shoe designer Kenneth Cole created the "We All Have AIDS" awareness campaign. While it has goals we share and a King Christian of Denmark sensibility we admire, we're entirely unconvinced that selling this particular t-shirt is necessarily the best way to raise money for the cause. More »
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By JesseComment by The Assimilated Negro: if we're to criticize, we should have our own offering, no? Mine is: AIDS Africa Is Da Shit (ahh, nothing like the sweet sound... more » | Other threads
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Pressing Questions From the Fashion Industry
In the face of natural disaster, we too wonder what the fuck to wear. A riveted hobo bag really would go nicely with those deadly muscles aches and pains. More »
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By JessicaComment by Norma Desmond: I think Weisberger got it wrong - The Devil Wears Reaction! more » | Other threads
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