Showing posts with label Faux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faux. Show all posts

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Plastic Animals







A small selection of some faux animals I've come across in the past few weeks. Since I was a kid I've been fascinated with mascots, statuary or anything fake that resembles animals or people, hence my toy collection. I do like when they try to be realistic looking but sometimes the faker they look the better they become.
I tend to carry my camera wherever I go as one never know when that one-of-a-kind moment will pop your way. Maybe I'll run into a celebrity or I'll be able to catch a news-worthy incident, but usually it's just pictures of kitschy colorful stuff. I have a small Sony digital camera that is just the right size (and weight) to keep in your pant pockets and not be a burden. I prefer cargo pockets if I know I'll be walking around a lot or I'll carry a man-purse when I go to work.



Monday, November 26, 2007

Faux 80's Video Game Commercial Contest



My good friend Marty sent me his oh-so-cool entry for Ziddio's faux 80's video game commercial contest and I just love it!! The challenge was to create a commercial for a fake video game that would have come out in the '80s. Contestants had to combine the provided music with video that they shot and edit it all together. The winning video will be showcased on G4's Attack of the Show. Also the creator of the winning video will receive "Live Free or Die Hard" on DVD, "Rock Band" for your game system of choice, a Drum Throne, Guitar Stand and be eligible for Ziddio's huge User Created grand prize! Attack of the Show is TV's "Only Source For All the Stuff You Care About" or so they claim. AOTS is a daily, live television show on G4 that covers video games, technology, movies, the Internet and all things pop culture every weeknight at 7pm. G4 is the one destination on television that feeds geeks' addiction for the latest must-have tech gadgets, web culture and video games.
Check out Marty's video and vote for his commercial that I think is hilarious!

To watch more videos go to Ziddio

Friday, October 05, 2007

Faux Handbags






I spotted all these faux handbags during a single day's outing in Rio de Janeiro. I still kick myself for being too shy to pull out my camera in the subway when I saw this shabby-looking granny carrying a faux Louis Vuitton Murakami handbag, bows and all. Like any other major city these days, you will find peddlers selling copy-cat Guccis, Pradas and Fendis, and Rio is no exception. The local government does such a poor job to combat piracy in general, with conterfeit CDs, DVDs and computer software being sold EVERYWHERE, that I assume fashion is not high on their priority list.
Considering that for the price of a real LV bag you can purchase a good second hand car in Brazil it is no wonder that the local ladies also want to sport some flash, even if without the cash.