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Adventures in advertising and marketing - the contemporary, the historical, and the hysterical. http://deanna.dahlsad.com/
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Ad Campaign Challenges Beauty Ideals By Replacing Female Models With Ph.D.s

Ad Campaign Challenges Beauty Ideals By Replacing Female Models With Ph.D.s | A Marketing Mix | Scoop.it
How’s this for subverting conventional standards of beauty? In their new spring fashion campaign, clothing brand Betabrand replaced professional models with Ph.D.s and aspiring Ph.D.s. Challenging the ridiculous cultural notion that women can’t be both beautiful and ambitious, th
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Bad Hair Is No Joke (Or, Hairy Situations In Racism & Misogyny)

Bad Hair Is No Joke (Or, Hairy Situations In Racism & Misogyny) | A Marketing Mix | Scoop.it

I don’t know that I actually have to beat all the dead horses in this vintage ad, do I?  [But] while we are on the subject of hair…

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One horrible vintage ad (and those who click through to read will find lots of info on hair history).

Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight, November 20, 2013 12:07 AM

Horrible advertising & hair history.

Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight, November 20, 2013 12:15 AM

Horrible advertising & hair's cultural power.

Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight, November 20, 2013 12:16 AM

Horrible advertising & hair's cultural power.

Curated by Deanna Dahlsad
An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
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Kinsanity
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