Misogynistic Marketing – Is Duncan Quinn’s Fashion Ad Inappropriate? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I’ve seen and written my share of controversial ads here at Trend Hunter, but I have to say nothing has come close to this Duncan Quinn fashion ad. In its quest to be edgy, the ad blatantly plays the most…

Fashionable NYC Boroughs – Louis Vuitton Ads Shot at Queens Unisphere (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We wouldn’t normally associate luxury brand Louis Vuitton with the borough of Queens, NYC. However, the new Louis Vuitton Fall-Winter 2008-2009 ad Campaign uses the iconic Unisphere of Queens as its backdrop.…

Killing Animals For Oil – Toyota Prius Awareness Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This Toyota Prius campaign depicts a stark truth: draining fuel from mother earth is like taking life away. Use less fuel and you have more life.

The message is delivered with simple illustrations, by…

Possessed Shoes & Earphones – Allegro.pl ‘Things Get Closer’ Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This 2008 campaign for Allegro.pl, a Polish trading site where you can buy and sell stuff, uses creepy notions of possessed items that cling to you. The message? “Things get closer.”

The print campaign,…

Futuristic Anti-Smoking Ads – Live to See Naked Chicks & Bin Laden Caught (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These fun ads for Brazilian Association For Smokers Awareness encourage you to quit smoking by showing you what you would miss if you do not overcome this bad habit (and most likely die early).

For example,…

Britney Spears & Angelina Jolie Highlight Fuel Efficiency – Renault Clio Campus Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This new Renault ad campaign uses celebrity taglines to show how their Renault Clio Campus is really economical.

The print ads use tag lines such as, “The last time I filled up my tank, Britney had hair,”…

Romantic Cafe Fashion Ads – Kate Moss & Gaspard Ulliel for Longchamp (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The ever ubiquitous Kate Moss stars alongside French actor Gaspard Ulliel in the new ad campaign for Longchamp Fall/Winter 08-09.

The stylish black and white campaign was shot by Alas & Piggott with a…

Sports Commentators as Players – ‘NTV Spor’ Analysts are IN the Action (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This new campaign for Turkish sports channel NTV Spor shows you how their sport commentators and analysts are so in the game spirit, they are in the heart of the action.

Created by TBWA Istanbul, the…

Defaced Film Posters – Dark Knight Promo Posters (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is the latest poster for the The Dark Knight movie due for theatrical release in the USA on July 18th. The amount of viral publicity created for this film in the form of posters, trailers, videos,…

Carved Vegetable Bikinis – The ‘Big Is In’ Campaign by Magimix (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) ‘Big Is In’ campaign for the Magimix line of food processors features print ads which use Rubinesk, bikini-clad, veggies. Food carving has been seeing a resurgence in recent days, and here we see eggplants,…

Interactive Aquafaces – National Aquarium Ad Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The National Aquarium in Baltimore has a new ad campaign called “More Fun in Every Sense”. Fun is right, the set of five posters, created by advertising agency gkv, also of Baltimore, contain images…

Chinese Olympic Torture Techniques – Amnesty International’s Beijing Awareness Ad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This powerful new campaign from Amnesty International uses Olympic games such as swimming, archery, and weight lifting as torture techniques.

In an obvious critique of China’s human rights violations…

The Return of Romance – Burberry’s Melancholy Fall 08-09 Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Burberry brings romance back with a ‘melancholy’ campaign for its Fall 2008-9 collection. The subdued black and white ads star actor Sam Riley and model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Fashion photographer…

Scandalously Provocative Soda Campaigns – Coca Cola Burn Ads (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Coca Cola is getting sexy in its ad campaigns. Following the raunchy Coke Zero commercial, we bring you a visually enticing campaign for Coca-Cola’s Burn energy drink.

Lets start with the video commercial…

Breaking Glass in Case of Adventure – Nissan Armada Ads (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Nissan has released this incredibly enticing ad captioned, “Break Glass in Case of Adventure.”

The print ad, created by The True Agency, is for “the new full-size Nissan Armada.” The video shows an Armada…

Shoppers as Vultures – 2 Harvey Nichols Sale Campaigns (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Just like his collections, Harvey Nichols’ ad campaigns are always creative and visually appealing. After featuring his “Fashion Statement” ad campaign a while back, we bring you two of his recent sales…

70s & 80s Clichés As Fashion – Chloé Resort 2009 Collection (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s all coming back. Designer Hannah MacGibbon embraced ‘Seventies and Eighties clichés’ in the new Chloé Resort 2009 Collection.

The collection sports full-sleeve blouses, polka dot skirts,…

13 Retouched Electric Art Photos – From Naked Bodies to Fun Animals (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Electric Art is an internationally renowned retouching studio based in Sydney. Over the past 14 years, they have contributed their incredible talent to many amazing works of art and ad campaigns.

Trend…

Controversial Depictions of Children – Energizer Wins Cannes Lions Grand Prix (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I have to say that even though I think this Energizer campaign is pretty funny, I do not believe it is worthy of a Cannes Lions 2008 Press Grand Prix. We are talking GRAND PRIX, people. Not just a gold…

Ads With Naughty Symbolism – Skyy Vodka’s “Twig and Berries” (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has seen a suggestive alcohol ad or two before, but Skyy Vodka takes it to another level with this super naughty ad.

Couple a creatively placed pair of cherries in front of a Skyy bottle…