diesel ads - be stupid

diesel ads - be stupid

italian jeans, casuals and accessories manufacturer diesel has launched a new provocative
ad campaign.

its slogan is 'be stupid'.



how stupid is that?!?
let’s look at the image, where the diesel jeans wearer is killed by an elephant.
gee, that’s aspirational.
this guy made an ill-fated investment in a garment.

diesel chairman renzo rosso chose a new artistic director bruno collin, founder and former
publisher of the french fashion mag WAD, to oversee the creative. the shots for the campaign
were taken by photographers kristin vicari, melodie mcdaniel and chris buck and the
advertising agency responsible for the campaign is anomaly london.

'the global jeans manufacturer is assuring that there is nothing dumb about being stupid.
it is sure that the brightest ideas appear in the heads of those who are not afraid to express
themselves. at first, these ideas may seem stupid, but over decades they start to rule the world.'

so here's my stupid question: so stupid it's smart perhaps?




stupid manifestos






andrea db
01.18.10  
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The distinction they're making is between left brain (logical, reasoning, orderly) and right brain (holistic, emotive, spontaneous) kinds of thinking.
J Santiago Pedrosa   01.18.10
Stupid campaign. I'm serious.
Laura   01.18.10
LOVE it.........nice humour
Stojcevski   01.18.10
i'm lovin it !!!! diesel full on!!!
DaRia   01.18.10
if only they didn't use sweat shops
alecu   01.19.10
I have something to add
Smart don't buy Diesel, stupid Do
vuk   01.20.10
well, on paper, it looks like they have done the thinking, but the actual ads, its poorly executed, and doesnt really deliver the idea, or it is giving the wrong direction. it is BAD CHOICE after all for this whole campaign.
bad choice   01.21.10
the most annoying campaign ever done
palak bhati   01.21.10
strOng Idea! gOrgeOus
margOt   01.22.10

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