Gucci's G-spot and Miss Sixty's P-spot
It struck me. Until now, I had been firmly convinced that human pubic hair—let alone female pubic hair—was still one of the few taboos,
Fashion Until now I was of the unshakable conviction that the human, let alone the female pubic hair, still belonged to the few taboos that would not be touched by advertising. Far from it. Gucci, the Italian fashion label of the well-heeled, disposes of the taboo right down to the pores and artfully with a razor. The effect touches the affect: Disgusted, one turns away from the G-fris, and even the supposed lover may not really look. In contrast, the Miss Sixty ad is refreshing. A sharply photographed, exciting mood setter. And last but not least, because the Gucci subject is ominously close to the subject of sex education, if male readers think the hairy "G" is a reference to the G-spot, they are sitting on the wrong side of the bed. (ck)
