Those shoes are death traps. They tried to be very fashionable a few years back.
I’m hoping that those laces are painted on because they’d make really stupid permanent tattoos.
It is indeed a tattoo on the back of her legs, though I can’t imagine why she did that. My main concern is how a person would walk in those shoes. Is it like walking tippy toe while barefoot? What if she accidentally distributes her weight evenly like she would in normal heels? This hurts my brain.
They are not difficult to walk in if you already walk in platforms. There is some “smoke and mirrors” involved in the way they are designed.
The weight is dispersed evenly.
Yes, they tend to be very temporary because surface piercings don’t heal well and are hard to maintain. They actually have a high rate of infection and scarring, too, so everyone will know what a dumbass you were.
Me too, you’re not alone.
I think I have the same issue here I had with the skirt-selling chick with the hairy pits – takes too long to figure out what the eff she’s selling.
I think this was how we save money – shooting the etsy pics/suicide girls set at the same time.
It would help a lot if the fascinator wasn’t the same color as her hair. my reaction was “My hair looks just like that! Awesome!” then “nice ass”. And finally, “what the hell is she selling?” *studies picture* “Hmm, nice ass – oh yeah, what was I looking for? Ah. There it is.”
Yeah… This is me not caring.
Though I do appreciate it when people take the time to make the carpet match.
Insert inappropriate Kari Byron fantasy here.
No. Those are not “armadillo” shoes designed by Alexander Mc Queen, made fashionable by GaGa. Those look to be like a a pair of Nina Ricci platform boots, from the 2009 fall collection. Designed by Oliver Theyskens.
I was thinking she looks damn good and I’m jealous, though I felt like I was playing where’s waldo trying to find what she’s selling, it literally took me a minute to see the pic, read the description then go back to the pic to see what she was selling, find it and then think to myself, I’m straight and think she is super hot.
Yeah, I would never have guessed she was selling the fascinator. I thought maybe the shoes…or the stool? The gloves? Showing off her tattoo artist? Maybe the ass is fake and she is modeling how well her plastic surgeon did on it? Can you sell plastic surgery on Etsy?
Nobody’s arguing against her attractiveness (I mean LOOK).
It’s the use of full-body porn shots to sell a tiny headpiece that is inherently ridiculous. They’re not even selling lingerie or a glass dildo or some other obviously sex-related object. It’s a fascinator! It goes on top of your head! WTF!
I mean seriously. It’s a lady’s headpiece. If they want me to buy it they better get a naked guy into more of these photos.
My items tend to appeal to people that aren’t bothered by nudity and aren’t scared about wearing bold accessories. The fascintor was used in the picture and I have permission to use the picture. In my listing I use a crop as the main picture and I include the full picture as a compliment to the model and the photographer. Not because I’m selling porn. The picture isn’t porn. I know not everyone agrees with me there, but that’s not an issue because enough people do.
Here’s a beautiful person with almost no clothing on, legs spread, ass facing the camera as she looks over her shoulder with half-closed eyes and pouting lips. You know what, my mistake. This is obviously not material intended to sexually excite the viewer. I don’t know what I was thinking.
I hate listings where it’s not immediately obvious as to what is for sale. (Granted, I could read the description, but I’m a visual person, so pbbbtttt.)
I actually like the way that they photoshopped the image to look more like an Olivia painting … as an art print. As a way to show off what you’re selling, it truly sucks, since you can’t see it. Ugh.
I noticed the painting look, but I’m sure more is photoshopped than just the “style”. No one has a body like that; you can see the “soft edges” where they’ve thinned her down and smoothed her out…
It has been photoshopped and smoothed to give it a slightly unreal painted feel as they photographer does with all his work. Why could no body have a body like that?
You know that feeling when you’re in shorts and you’re sitting on a plastic or leather covered seat on a hot day? The surly look on her face makes me think she’s experiencing that kind of discomfort.
If you like this, you’ll like the rest of Alvarado’s work. He’s an prominent NYC pin-up photog. Chances are, the model’s just trying to get rid of some junk and this was the only photo she had of the itel for sale.
THAT’S why this kept striking me as odd. I think I get it now. For a second there I thought maybe the model and the artists were the same person as they’re both in London but I think it’s more that the Etsy artist supplied the headband FOR the photo shoot, and thus probably received a copy of the final work as a result. Seems like she then decided to use it for her product… I personally would have gone with a product picture but hey. Not a photoshop though, of her product in any case. The model has other photos with the headband in her modelmayhem port.
Actually, for the main picture I do crop it to just her head and arms
I did supply the fascinator at the request of the model, which I do often. I leave it up to the model how to shoot my products. This is the way she went with it and I love all the pictures. I wish there was one that was just a close up, but Alvarado doesn’t seem to do close ups.
is this the right target audience for this? I mean aren’t most people looking for hair fascinators going to be women? And how many women are going to find this and be so blown away by the actual fascinator that they can’t wait to pay the nude model for it?
I don’t know, for some reason I’m a straight woman but now I want to buy the fascinator so I can look just like that, of course that won’t happen but a girl can dream right?
Agreed. Not that larger women necessarily have larger asses… I’m about as “real-sized” as you can get without needing a forklift to get out of bed, and I have a boy’s ass, too.
Not saying small is evil, but my wife of 25 yrs gained a lot of weight having two kids in 18 months. I love her, not her body. My ideal woman gained weight along with my wife.
Personally, I think she looks great (but hey, we all have different tastes)
Not something I’d like to see when shopping online, but she’d make a great pin up model or something.
It really doesn’t look like this woman needs our money. Those shoes alone have to be as much as my monthly house payment. Not to mention the expensive body art. POW! Or is that supposed to be P.O.W. Now I’m sad.
I can’t think of how this image could help sell a fascinator, unless the seller also peddles the rest of the stuff in the image and poster prints of the model.
I actually don’t mind the corset piercing tattoo or anything else really. And I LOVE the shoes. If you’ve got it, flaunt it.
That said, I dunno why you’d flaunt it to sell a fascinator. There are SOOOOO many better opportunities to be seem naked on the internet, and in some cases, you can even get money.
Models borrow items from designers all the time. If they just did shoots with no props ever they’d have a very samey portfolio. They aren’t doing it to be naked on the internet, but it is part of the deal.
And some people are just that comfortable with their bodies. Is that so wrong?
July 19, 2011 at 9:58 am
What are those shoes?! Are they like platforms? And is that a tattoo on the back of her legs? If so, Why? I’m am so confused.
July 19, 2011 at 10:00 am
There is just so much “why” in this pic.
July 19, 2011 at 10:01 am
Those shoes are death traps. They tried to be very fashionable a few years back.
I’m hoping that those laces are painted on because they’d make really stupid permanent tattoos.
July 20, 2011 at 11:42 am
I really hope it is a tattoo instead of a series of piercings. I’ve seen piercings like that before, but not on the legs.
July 19, 2011 at 10:04 am
It is indeed a tattoo on the back of her legs, though I can’t imagine why she did that. My main concern is how a person would walk in those shoes. Is it like walking tippy toe while barefoot? What if she accidentally distributes her weight evenly like she would in normal heels? This hurts my brain.
July 19, 2011 at 12:59 pm
They are not difficult to walk in if you already walk in platforms. There is some “smoke and mirrors” involved in the way they are designed.
The weight is dispersed evenly.
July 19, 2011 at 10:16 am
I believe those are supposed to be piercings on her calves with ribbon laced through.
July 19, 2011 at 10:18 am
Yeah, there are some people who get genuine “corset” piercings that they can lace up; others, I guess, just get the tattoo version?
July 19, 2011 at 10:31 am
Better to get piercings than tattoos. . . LOL, if you don’t want the piercing anymore, just take it out.
July 19, 2011 at 12:55 pm
I’ve heard the corset piercings are only temporary anyway. They don’t stay in very long.
July 19, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Yes, they tend to be very temporary because surface piercings don’t heal well and are hard to maintain. They actually have a high rate of infection and scarring, too, so everyone will know what a dumbass you were.
July 19, 2011 at 10:54 am
I dig the tattoos. Plus, redhead.
I didn’t even notice the headband, though. “POW!” has got to be the quietest statement she’s making.
July 19, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Me too, you’re not alone.
I think I have the same issue here I had with the skirt-selling chick with the hairy pits – takes too long to figure out what the eff she’s selling.
I think this was how we save money – shooting the etsy pics/suicide girls set at the same time.
July 19, 2011 at 2:08 pm
It would help a lot if the fascinator wasn’t the same color as her hair. my reaction was “My hair looks just like that! Awesome!” then “nice ass”. And finally, “what the hell is she selling?” *studies picture* “Hmm, nice ass – oh yeah, what was I looking for? Ah. There it is.”
July 19, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Back to lady boner time. I don’t care what she’s selling.
July 19, 2011 at 8:07 pm
I think her ass is the most fascinating thing about ‘er…
July 19, 2011 at 6:07 pm
she’s not a natural redhead….
July 19, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Well no shit Sherlock…
July 20, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Yeah… This is me not caring.
Though I do appreciate it when people take the time to make the carpet match.
Insert inappropriate Kari Byron fantasy here.
July 19, 2011 at 12:18 pm
They’re intended to look like armadillo feet… I think they go by the same name
July 19, 2011 at 12:39 pm
Armadillo’s also carry leprosy. Why would you want to emulate them?
July 19, 2011 at 12:47 pm
It’s tough being new and edgy when all the “cool” animals have been done before.
July 19, 2011 at 12:56 pm
No. Those are not “armadillo” shoes designed by Alexander Mc Queen, made fashionable by GaGa. Those look to be like a a pair of Nina Ricci platform boots, from the 2009 fall collection. Designed by Oliver Theyskens.
July 19, 2011 at 3:43 pm
They’re still ugly.
July 19, 2011 at 10:01 am
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July 19, 2011 at 10:31 am
Honestly, I think her ass looks good. lol
July 19, 2011 at 11:23 am
I was thinking she looks damn good and I’m jealous, though I felt like I was playing where’s waldo trying to find what she’s selling, it literally took me a minute to see the pic, read the description then go back to the pic to see what she was selling, find it and then think to myself, I’m straight and think she is super hot.
July 20, 2011 at 11:47 am
Yeah, I would never have guessed she was selling the fascinator. I thought maybe the shoes…or the stool? The gloves? Showing off her tattoo artist? Maybe the ass is fake and she is modeling how well her plastic surgeon did on it? Can you sell plastic surgery on Etsy?
July 19, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Nobody’s arguing against her attractiveness (I mean LOOK).
It’s the use of full-body porn shots to sell a tiny headpiece that is inherently ridiculous. They’re not even selling lingerie or a glass dildo or some other obviously sex-related object. It’s a fascinator! It goes on top of your head! WTF!
I mean seriously. It’s a lady’s headpiece. If they want me to buy it they better get a naked guy into more of these photos.
July 19, 2011 at 9:48 pm
I’m just glad she’s not selling a thong. Imagine what THAT pose would entail…
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July 20, 2011 at 11:16 am
Here’s a beautiful person with almost no clothing on, legs spread, ass facing the camera as she looks over her shoulder with half-closed eyes and pouting lips. You know what, my mistake. This is obviously not material intended to sexually excite the viewer. I don’t know what I was thinking.
July 19, 2011 at 10:02 am
Wait a minute, I think I saw someone in this exact outfit at the royal wedding.
July 19, 2011 at 10:18 am
I thought Princess Margaret really worked the look, too!
July 19, 2011 at 10:06 am
The fuckery is strong with this one.
July 19, 2011 at 7:27 pm
Before I read the description I looked at the pic and said, “If she’s selling the stool, I’m not buying.”
July 19, 2011 at 10:14 am
I sure am glad there are not cloths on her to distract me from that fascinator…..
July 19, 2011 at 10:32 am
I am distracted by how her hair is the same color as the fascinator.
July 19, 2011 at 10:34 am
…and here I am staring at this for 30 seconds and I still don’t see a fascinator….
July 19, 2011 at 11:17 am
I hate listings where it’s not immediately obvious as to what is for sale. (Granted, I could read the description, but I’m a visual person, so pbbbtttt.)
July 19, 2011 at 11:24 am
The main picture used for the listing is a cropped version
July 19, 2011 at 10:20 am
The headband would not have been my first guess for what this is selling. She looks quite fabulous, though.
July 19, 2011 at 10:22 am
you know what’s a good way to sell your product? Take a sexy, unrelated image, and stick the product on the one spot that is nearly the same color.
July 19, 2011 at 10:32 am
I expected it to be the bar stool for sale..
July 19, 2011 at 10:40 am
Me too – and hopefully some sort of cleaning solvent for the seat.
July 19, 2011 at 10:44 am
The Health Department should require that the Bar Stool be disinfected.
July 19, 2011 at 10:23 am
I never thought Rainbow Brite would grow up to pose for these kinds of photos.
July 19, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Nope, that’s not Rainbow Brite.
Clearly it’s an all grown up Red Butler. Post-op.
July 19, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Hmmm. . .it sounds like you’re not very familiar with the internet. Rainbow Brite’s done a LOT worse than this out there!
July 19, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Clearly we use Google for very different things.
July 19, 2011 at 10:30 am
I hope someone wiped the seat afterwards. It’s rude to leave wet spots for the next guy.
July 19, 2011 at 10:36 am
I actually like the way that they photoshopped the image to look more like an Olivia painting … as an art print. As a way to show off what you’re selling, it truly sucks, since you can’t see it. Ugh.
July 19, 2011 at 11:24 pm
I noticed the painting look, but I’m sure more is photoshopped than just the “style”. No one has a body like that; you can see the “soft edges” where they’ve thinned her down and smoothed her out…
July 20, 2011 at 1:33 am
Except that she does have a body like that.
It has been photoshopped and smoothed to give it a slightly unreal painted feel as they photographer does with all his work. Why could no body have a body like that?
July 19, 2011 at 10:36 am
Pure Genius!
July 19, 2011 at 10:37 am
You know that feeling when you’re in shorts and you’re sitting on a plastic or leather covered seat on a hot day? The surly look on her face makes me think she’s experiencing that kind of discomfort.
July 19, 2011 at 10:40 am
Screw the fascinator, where can I order a print of this photo??
July 19, 2011 at 10:44 am
probably from the original airbrush artist that painted it in the first place before this seller “borrowed” it an photoshopped the hair thing on.
It looks way too much like airbrush art instead of a photograph.
July 19, 2011 at 10:46 am
http://www.modelmayhem.com/15033
July 19, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Suddenly, it’s all crystal clear.
July 19, 2011 at 10:45 am
If you like this, you’ll like the rest of Alvarado’s work. He’s an prominent NYC pin-up photog. Chances are, the model’s just trying to get rid of some junk and this was the only photo she had of the itel for sale.
July 19, 2011 at 11:07 am
THAT’S why this kept striking me as odd. I think I get it now. For a second there I thought maybe the model and the artists were the same person as they’re both in London but I think it’s more that the Etsy artist supplied the headband FOR the photo shoot, and thus probably received a copy of the final work as a result. Seems like she then decided to use it for her product… I personally would have gone with a product picture but hey. Not a photoshop though, of her product in any case. The model has other photos with the headband in her modelmayhem port.
July 19, 2011 at 11:18 am
Agreed; I would have cropped the shxt out of this picture.
July 19, 2011 at 11:22 am
Actually, for the main picture I do crop it to just her head and arms
I did supply the fascinator at the request of the model, which I do often. I leave it up to the model how to shoot my products. This is the way she went with it and I love all the pictures. I wish there was one that was just a close up, but Alvarado doesn’t seem to do close ups.
July 19, 2011 at 10:45 am
is this the right target audience for this? I mean aren’t most people looking for hair fascinators going to be women? And how many women are going to find this and be so blown away by the actual fascinator that they can’t wait to pay the nude model for it?
July 19, 2011 at 11:27 am
I don’t know, for some reason I’m a straight woman but now I want to buy the fascinator so I can look just like that,
of course that won’t happen but a girl can dream right?
July 19, 2011 at 9:29 pm
Yeah, I’m with lilianna. This actually does sell the item I think; it gives you an idea of how to work it into a look.
July 19, 2011 at 10:55 am
So tired of boy’s asses on models. Let’s see some real-sized women!
July 19, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Agreed. Not that larger women necessarily have larger asses… I’m about as “real-sized” as you can get without needing a forklift to get out of bed, and I have a boy’s ass, too.
July 19, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Not saying small is evil, but my wife of 25 yrs gained a lot of weight having two kids in 18 months. I love her, not her body. My ideal woman gained weight along with my wife.
July 19, 2011 at 2:18 pm
D’aaawwwww.
July 19, 2011 at 11:27 am
Personally, I think she looks great (but hey, we all have different tastes)
Not something I’d like to see when shopping online, but she’d make a great pin up model or something.
July 19, 2011 at 11:37 am
I believe that bar stool is currently for sale in a Japanese vending machine.
July 19, 2011 at 11:54 am
Am I the only one that, while reading the title, I thought “POW” meant “Prisoner of War?”
More like a prisoner of fashion, AMIRITE?! ahem…
July 19, 2011 at 4:14 pm
i thought that, too. especially since i couldn’t find the headband for ages.
July 19, 2011 at 11:55 am
It really doesn’t look like this woman needs our money. Those shoes alone have to be as much as my monthly house payment. Not to mention the expensive body art. POW! Or is that supposed to be P.O.W. Now I’m sad.
July 19, 2011 at 9:32 pm
It’s not the seller or even a model she hired- she just happened to supply stuff to a glamour shoot & got the rights to some of the images.
July 19, 2011 at 12:10 pm
One does not walk in these shoes, they merely pose.
Preferably with legs wide open.
July 19, 2011 at 12:36 pm
I showed this one to my hubby & said “She’s selling the headband.” His response? “She suurrre is. She is selling the shit outta that headband.”
July 19, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Not gonna lie, the actual fascinator seems like a cool idea.
As for the rest of the pic, what in the living fuck?
July 19, 2011 at 2:06 pm
I can’t think of how this image could help sell a fascinator, unless the seller also peddles the rest of the stuff in the image and poster prints of the model.
July 19, 2011 at 5:28 pm
She’s adorable and I love the fascinator. I just tend to wear more clothes with my hair accessories.
July 19, 2011 at 5:50 pm
I actually don’t mind the corset piercing tattoo or anything else really. And I LOVE the shoes. If you’ve got it, flaunt it.
That said, I dunno why you’d flaunt it to sell a fascinator. There are SOOOOO many better opportunities to be seem naked on the internet, and in some cases, you can even get money.
July 19, 2011 at 5:55 pm
“seem” = “seen”
Dammit. Spellchecker doesn’t catch it when the typo is a real word.
July 20, 2011 at 1:37 am
Models borrow items from designers all the time. If they just did shoots with no props ever they’d have a very samey portfolio. They aren’t doing it to be naked on the internet, but it is part of the deal.
And some people are just that comfortable with their bodies. Is that so wrong?
July 19, 2011 at 8:37 pm
I want to be her!!!
July 19, 2011 at 8:54 pm
There are a lot of Fascinators in this picture. The one for sale is the most disappointing.
July 20, 2011 at 6:19 am
I want to be snarky, but…pow! What are you selling again?
July 20, 2011 at 1:46 pm
She’s looking a bit like Traci Lords in this photo.
July 20, 2011 at 7:32 pm
She’s a POW all right – Prisoner of WTF.
August 8, 2011 at 2:10 pm
That’s one fine ass hat.