Was this the best they could do after getting rejected by Sarah Palin?
After illegally using President Obama's image in their "Fit For A President" campaign, Weatherproof has now tapped the very dead 16th President Abraham Lincoln to be featured in their ads.
Guess no one is alive to tell them they can't use his image, right?
The obviously photoshopped billboard is set to go up in Las Vegas, near Mandalay Bay and will stay up for 28 days, which includes running during the MAGIC fashion trade show.
We're just confused on why they couldn't choose someone less dead and more relevant than Abe.
Thoughts???
[Image courtesy of Weatherproof.]
You betcha'!
Now that Weatherproof has to take down their Times Square billboard featuring Barack Obama, they've been trying to come up with who his successor will be.
As of right now, Weatherproof has offered the spot to ex-Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin to be the face of their women's campaign.
Palin has yet to accept the offer, but we don't see why the Republican would pass up a deal to replace the President in an ad campaign.
Until Weatherproof obtains OK'd pictures of Sexy Sarah, a picture of Mount Rushmore will be saving her place.
Thoughts???
Update: According to CNN, Palin's camp has declined the offer.
May we suggest John Edwards or Senator Scott Brown for the position?
[Image via AP Images.]
That didn't take long.
After failing to get permission from the White House to use Barack Obama's picture in their ads, Weatherproof will be taking down their billboard featuring the Commander In Chief that sits above the busy streets of Times Square.
Weatherproof still maintains that all they did was "saw a picture of President Obama visiting the Great Wall of China and we said, ‘Boy that looks like our coat'" and used it, First Amendment experts says it's a tough idea to defend.
Intellectual property lawyer Barbara Solomon chimed in on CNN saying "This is not an issue of expression. This is a pure commercial appropriation. This is an advertisement and nothing but an ad. It is a violation of Mr. Obama’s right of publicity, his right to control his appearance and his likeness."
It still seems harmless, but we get it.
Bet you they'll ask next time.
[Image via AP Images.]
Talk about a model president!
Say what you will about President Barack Obama, but there's no denying the man's a looker. With that in mind, outerwear company Weatherproof has decided to take advantage of a picture perfect situation.
When Weatherproof president Freddie Stollmack saw a picture of the President Obama in front of the Great Wall in Badaling, China, he noticed that the coat the president was donning seemed mighty familiar. After closer inspection with a magnifying glass, his suspicions were confirmed: the president was indeed wearing a Weatherproof jacket.
Now, most people would probably be pretty excited and might even send the photo to a few friends, maybe some colleagues, etc. Apparently none-too-bold, Stollmack decided to take it to the next level by blowing up the picture and putting it on a gigantic billboard in the middle of Times Square, tagged with the line, "A Leader In Style."
Unfortunately for Stollmack, Weatherproof failed to get the permission of the White House before doing so.
White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton said on Wednesday that the White House has long disapproved the employment of Obama's name and/or likeness for commercial use.
The photograph was originally taken by the Associated Press's Charles Dharapak, and Weatherproof did buy the rights to use the photo from AP, but Weatherproof still needed to get further clearance from the White House before plastering the (admittedly rugged and handsome) image across a Times Square billboard.
Still, Stollmack insists that the company's use of the photograph is completely legal: he says, "[the President] didn't come to us. It's just a great looking jacket on a great looking president."
Well, that's true. But the president is photographed wearing brand name suits, shirts, and pants all the time, and you don't see all those other companies exploiting those images for their commercial benefit.
Stollmack shopped the ad around, but it was turned down by The New York Times, the New York Post, and Women's Wear Daily. Smart on their behalf! We have a feeling this will get ugly, especially considering how smug Stollmack is: "We did this in good faith. This is an image that we thought would enhance the president of the United States."
Right.
Still, it's pretty smart of Weatherproof. Regardless of what happens, this is definitely going to get lots of attention.
Bet he'll be hearing from lawyers any day now!
[Image via AP Images.]
We may not have liked the outfit she wore earlier in the day, but Michelle Obama looked beautiful last night at the Nobel Peace Prize Banquet in honor of her husband, President Barack Obama, in Oslo, Norway.
We love the color of her Azzedine Alaïa gown, it's gorgeous against her warm skin tone. We love the detailing and the fit, and we love love her earrings, hair, and makeup.
Our First Lady's got style!
[Image via WENN.]
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