Once video of John Galliano drunkenly declaring his love for Hitler started circulating online and throughout the media, public opinion was generally in favor of a different couple who claimed the former Dior designer insulted them using anti-semitic language, which is illegal in France. A French judge agreed that where there are declarations of admiration for Nazis, there is usually antisemitism and handed down a guilty judgement which will see the designer fined, but not facing any jail time.
Burger King recently ditched “the King” in favor of a focus on more green options (nevermind the fact that avocado on a Whopper might make it more green, but doesn’t really make it more healthy), but in other kitchens across the country, calories and grease are still the order of the day.
Big fashion brands often pay lip service to the importance of new media, but few have embraced it as wholeheartedly as Burberry. The Financial Times is reporting that the company is truly putting their money where their plaid-patterned mouth is by reducing their ad spend in print magazines to spend more online.
Some things are just better in motion, and this week we were reminded of that with a few viral style videos that have started making the rounds online.