Monday, January 5, 2009

Girls will be Girls?

What is this ad on the corner of West 4th and Bowery (aka Cooper Square) trying to sell us? Water? Illicit behavior? What do you think?  

31 comments:

Tanya Breese said...

Is this the original "Girls Gone Wild"? Interesting add but this is out in the open for kids to see?

ChickenUnderwear said...

Tanya;

This is New York City. You can't imagine what my kid have seen. :0

Vanda said...

Elderflower liquor (I have a bottle). It is odd, I would expect it to advertise absinthe.

Anonymous said...

Let's misbehave. Pernod when it was still made of wormwood.

Vanda said...

Or Coca Cola when it still had coke in it?

marley said...

The bottle looks like a vodka bottle, and these girls look like they've drunk the lot! Great photos.

Judy said...

I never know what is being advertised anymore but this one certainly gets your attention.

Laurie Allee said...

WOw -- it's like an old booze ad campaign was once shopped out to Anais Nin. What does elderflower liquor taste like?

Laurie Allee said...

Oh I get it... ELDER flower -- thus the vintage hotties.

Tanya Breese said...

Oh no Ken, I meant is the ad in public where small kids can see? Not on your blog, in fact, I like the ad. I don't think it's in poor taste, just not something that should be advertised on a street corner kwim?
Hope I didn't offend you :)

Unknown said...

St. Germain is one of my favourite bands... apart from that I had no idea about the liquor and to be honest I really don't know what elder flowers are (but I have to look for the translation). Anyway... the bottle looks great! Lol!

Virginia said...

What do I think KM? I think I was born a "number of years" too late. Damn!
V
PS I thought it was perfume but if JM 's drinking it I'll have some too!

dianasfaria.com said...

Lingerie? wait...is that how you spell it?

Anonymous said...

Perfume? Lingerie? Photography Studio? Pray tell...

DI
The Blue Ridge Gal

Gigi Ann said...

I'm very confused, and I confuse very easily. I don't get it! What is being advertised?!?!

CoyoteFe said...

Random, pointless, illicit behavior would be fun!

Cyd said...

This advertisement is trite and stagey. I'd prefer to see your original photographs!

Virginia said...

KM,
No emails from you my friend. What's up?

PJ said...

It isn't everyday you get to see twin fannies. Anywhere.

Ken Mac said...

i mean really!

Clueless in Boston said...

I like the old advertising look. The old hotties reinforce me anyway that the 'good ol days' weren't so good, at least for feminine beauty.

SAPhotographs (Joan) said...

Oh la la!! :)Maybe they are advertising shoes. LOL!! Elderberry wine is very old and you don't find it anymore but it was made from their flowers if I remember correctly.

sonia a. mascaro said...

Grerat photos!
I like the old advertising.

I guess it is add of a liquor...

sonia a. mascaro said...

Ops! Sorry... I mean "great photos" and "ad of a liquor".

Marie-Noyale said...

I am glad you posted these pictures .
I was hesitating to put one with bare breasts, now I will.
Not too late, I hope, to wish you a happy New Year.

Jane Hards Photography said...

As my partner said who cares what they are advertising, he'd buy. Compare to today's so called glam girls. These had real sex appeal.

Dave said...

Interesting pictures Ken. Naughty but nice... - Dave

Anonymous said...

I thought you were going to give us the answer.....

Paz (still trying to guess)

Ken Mac said...

i don't know!

Cyd said...

St Germain is an Elderflower Liqueur
http://www.stgermain.fr

Their website claims that some old guys on bicycles will carefully gather individual flowers just at the peak of their blossom.

It's astonishing that people buy into this marketing drivel.

Jerez Sherry said...

Some things are never new under the sun!

Sex is the main one! Sex sold then and sex sells now!

You'd think people might tire of it..but heck no, why isn't Larry Flynt trying to get 5 million to keep porn alive , I mean , I guess he thinks everyone else is gettin' money, he may as well get his share for sex!!.

Great, fun photos, somehow not alluring! hehee