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Reflections on product placement in movies, music and on TV

Tag: Louis Vuitton

Unintentional product placement: Apple, Louis Vuitton and Darfurnica

A few days ago young Danish painter Nadia Plesner won an unusual battle against LVMH, one of the world’s largest fashion companies. Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy had filed a lawsuit against her because they recognized themselves on her painting Darfurnica.
However, the story has its beginning in 2008 when Plesner printed T-shirts and posters with an [...]

Louis Vuitton at the World Cup

In about 4 years time we’ll remember the final game of the 2010 Football World Cup as a rather dull and physical game with lots of fouls and yellow cards. Of course Andres Iniesta’s winning goal will never be forgotten, but otherwise the final game was a bit of a letdown.
Usually I don’t mix sports [...]

Arctic

When I started watching the movie Sex and the City I immediately noticed lyrics in the opening song. It’s the song Labels of Love, performed by Fergie.
Shopping for labels, shopping for love
Manolo and Louis, it’s all I’m thinking of

Buying things is hard to say
Rocking Christian Audigier, Manolo, Polo, taking photos in my Cartier

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Product placement prostitution

Last week SKYY Spirits announced that SKYY vodka will be again named the official vodka for the movie Sex and the City 2. The company will also offer limited edition bottles designed by Patricia Field, the movie’s costume designer. Additionally the company will be using advertising, sweepstakes and organize advance screenings.
So on Friday, May 28 [...]