Photographer
Monsante Bey
Posts: 2111
Columbus, Georgia, US
After 2 years of scouting models, holding contests and whatnot, this is what they went with for their ad campaign. ![https://cdn.efashionnetwork.com/sites/applebottoms.com/product_images/AB-D51707_AUT_ex.jpg]() Now, I know some of you aren't in tune to this, but if you're holding contests for a clothing company that's supposed to be catering towards curvy models.... Well, you get the picture.
Model
~*Isabel Aurora*~
Posts: 5778
Boca del Mar, Florida, US
well their jeans don't work like they say they do anyway
they actually made my butt look flat
they say that they conform to your shape, but they really just stretch out so you have to weat a belt or your undies stick out
don't believe the hype....they are not worth the money IMO
Photographer
Monsante Bey
Posts: 2111
Columbus, Georgia, US
IsabelAurora wrote:
well their jeans don't work like they say they do anyway
they actually made my butt look flat
they say that they conform to your shape, but they really just stretch out so you have to weat a belt or your undies stick out
don't believe the hype....they are not worth the money IMO Sounds like regular jeans to me.
Wardrobe Stylist
stylist man
Posts: 34382
New York, New York, US
I hope that is not your shot. That is not attractive.
Photographer
ChrisPaul- Chrispimages
Posts: 512
Los Angeles, California, US
thats not actually a result of the competions they hold thats their product photograpy fpr the site... its been like that since it launched i always wondered why they used size 0 models to showcase jeans for girls with curves. They do have the ads on the site from the winner from last year... and they also should have some from the worst applebottom ever aka eva pigford dont know who made that descision
the contests are actual cool events to go to (except all th ehorrible nelly music) but they rarely pick the model that looks the best in the jeans and fits the concept of what they say the jeans are inteded for.
Photographer
Monsante Bey
Posts: 2111
Columbus, Georgia, US
MHana wrote:
I hope that is not your shot. That is not attractive. Oh no, I "hate" studio shots.
Wardrobe Stylist
stylist man
Posts: 34382
New York, New York, US
Monsante Bey wrote:
Oh no, I "hate" studio shots. Okay, then it is one of the worst ads I have ever seen.
Well, it is.
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James Jackson Fashion
Posts: 11132
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
MHana wrote:
Okay, then it is one of the worst ads I have ever seen.
Well, it is. "one of the worst"???
I could nominate that for worst photograph of all time
Model
StacyJack
Posts: 2297
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
ugh, are those zippers on the ankles? what is this? 1992?
Photographer
GWC
Posts: 1407
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Monsante Bey wrote:
Well, you get the picture. Looks like some flat-ass white chick.
You know what's going on?? All those rappers and stuff they've got shilling for applebottoms are just posers doing it because their PR weenies told them to or they're getting paid $100,000 per appearance or something like that. You gotta bet that the money behind applebottoms is a bunch of 60-year old white guys from wisconsin who decided they were going to "capitalize on hip hop culture" to the tune of a few $million. So when it came down to picking booty for their ad they got some conservative pose and a scrawny chick with no curves and played it safe.
I, GWC, know that to be real you cannot play it safe.
They shoulda used some chick with like a slammin' 36-24-36 figure (but only if she's 5'3" - thanks Mix-a-lot!) and shot that with a full rear-view occupying the whole camera frame.
I coulda done better than that shot! And THAT is SAYING SOMETHIN!
GWC!
Photographer
La Seine by the Hudson
Posts: 8587
New York, New York, US
That's pathetic. And at first glance, the jeans suck.
Photographer
Landra Lee Photography
Posts: 276
Los Angeles, California, US
Where is the booty? Not a very flattering pose either.
Photographer
Monsante Bey
Posts: 2111
Columbus, Georgia, US
GWC wrote:
Looks like some flat-ass white chick.
You know what's going on?? All those rappers and stuff they've got shilling for applebottoms are just posers doing it because their PR weenies told them to or they're getting paid $100,000 per appearance or something like that. You gotta bet that the money behind applebottoms is a bunch of 60-year old white guys from wisconsin who decided they were going to "capitalize on hip hop culture" to the tune of a few $million. So when it came down to picking booty for their ad they got some conservative pose and a scrawny chick with no curves and played it safe.
I, GWC, know that to be real you cannot play it safe.
They shoulda used some chick with like a slammin' 36-24-36 figure (but only if she's 5'3" - thanks Mix-a-lot!) and shot that with a full rear-view occupying the whole camera frame.
I coulda done better than that shot! And THAT is SAYING SOMETHIN!
GWC! Exactly.
It's not the worst ad i've seen, though. It's just a sad misrepresentation of the company.
Model
Cynthia Leigh
Posts: 799
Orlando, Florida, US
I think the pose is supposed to actually make it seem like there's more there than there is, but the problem is that there isn't anything to emphasize.
And they're not the first company to promote plus-size products and then place them on standard size models. Which makes it really hard on the consumer because they don't get realistic idea of what it'll look like on us--otherwise they could just stick it on a hanger and take a picture!
This is also why brands like Torrid get recognition. They stay true to their market (even though the type of clothing they now supply is more mainstream).
Model
Brandy Engle
Posts: 257
Raleigh, North Carolina, US
The good news is those jeans are way too ugly for me to consider buying.
YAY!!!!
Model
Rx
Posts: 178
the model they used doesn't even have an apple bottom.
Photographer
Marcus J. Ranum
Posts: 3247
MORRISDALE, Pennsylvania, US
There are way better photographs - AND "apple bottoms" on ModelMayhem.
mjr.
Model
Ms Isadora VonPainne
Posts: 57
Columbus, Ohio, US
I could have sworn that I seen a expose' on VH1 a while ago for the search for the perfect "AppleBottom Girl". Just for this whole ad campaign.
Definite bad choice for an add.
Photographer
studio36uk
Posts: 22898
Tavai, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna
chris paul wrote:
the contests are actual cool events to go to (except all th ehorrible nelly music) but they rarely pick the model that looks the best in the jeans and fits the concept of what they say the jeans are inteded for. CDs and ADs with V I S I O N !!!
What happens when they hear the phrase "FAB...u...lous darrrr...ling, abs...o...lutely FAAAAB...u..lous" one time to many and begin to believe it... Worse yet the client they are working for begins to believe it.
ROTFLMAO - Garbage in = Garbage out
Studio36
Photographer
studio36uk
Posts: 22898
Tavai, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna
GWC wrote:
They shoulda used some chick with like a slammin' 36-24-36 figure (but only if she's 5'3" - thanks Mix-a-lot!) and shot that with a full rear-view occupying the whole camera frame.
GWC! Imagine... J-Lo in jeans.
Studio36
Photographer
PDXImaging
Posts: 1476
Lake Oswego, Oregon, US
It actually looks more like a man than a woman in the image, the midriff that shows is simply not feminine... maybe it IS the company CEO, you know, run a contest, enter it yourself, declare yourself the winner and... LOL
Model
Mayanlee
Posts: 3560
New City, New York, US
Dana Nicole wrote:
heinous. Heinous.... I like that word... 
I think that art director needs to read the thread "The Direction of Art Direction" here...
Someone needs to be fired.
Photographer
studio36uk
Posts: 22898
Tavai, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna
Mayanlee wrote:
Heinous.... I like that word...
I think that art director needs to read the thread "The Direction of Art Direction" here...
Someone needs to be fired. Just mentally flashing on Mayanlee in those jeans....
Hummmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!
Studio36
Model
AngelinaMonique
Posts: 8
STATEN ISLAND, New York, US
Hey MMERS well I'm going to an applebottom casting tomorrow here in the city can u guys take a look @ my page and tell me if I should even bother?
Thank you
Photographer
B L O P H O T O
Posts: 472
Chicago, Illinois, US
Monsante Bey wrote:
Oh no, I "hate" studio shots. ...agreed a complete digression from their overall concept, but it "ain't the studio shot" that makes it a poor shot. I know a lot of studio shooters (present compmany included) that would have rocked the pants off the "Apple Bottom" campaign. And honestly I gotta believe this can not be their lead image.
Photographer
Monsante Bey
Posts: 2111
Columbus, Georgia, US
AngelinaMonique wrote:
Hey MMERS well I'm going to an applebottom casting tomorrow here in the city can u guys take a look @ my page and tell me if I should even bother?
Thank you Go, enjoy yourself.
Wardrobe Stylist
Crazy Benny
Posts: 1654
Rochester, New York, US
they should photoshop an apple on her bottom
Photographer
B L O P H O T O
Posts: 472
Chicago, Illinois, US
Crazy Benny wrote:
they should photoshop an apple on her bottom ......LOL!
Photographer
studio36uk
Posts: 22898
Tavai, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna
AngelinaMonique wrote:
Hey MMERS well I'm going to an applebottom casting tomorrow here in the city can u guys take a look @ my page and tell me if I should even bother?
Thank you Have you seen this?
http://www.applebottoms.com/fitmodelframes.html
All applicants should meet the following requirements:
Height: 5'6 -5'9
Dress size: 5-9
Inseam: 32 inches
Bust: 34-36 B/C
Hips: 36+
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First, you are an inch shorter than their minimum.
Then, if you are 5'5" [as on your stats] your inseam won't be long enough for them to fit you. At 5'5" you are probably closer to a 28 - 29 inseam than the 32" they are asking for.
Your normal dress size may be a problem as well? Just guessing here you are what? A 10-12? [They are doing skirts and tops as well as the jeans]
You have to decide if it is worth your time to go if you don't meet the minimums.
Studio36
Model
~*Isabel Aurora*~
Posts: 5778
Boca del Mar, Florida, US
studio36uk wrote:
You have to decide if it is worth your time to go if you don't meet the minimums.
Studio36 Yeah, and unless you are some drop dead gorgeous creature that they can not live without, then they are pretty strict on their criteria and will simply send you away....
Model
Angel Tara
Posts: 2214
Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Monsante Bey wrote:
After 2 years of scouting models, holding contests and whatnot, this is what they went with for their ad campaign.
![https://cdn.efashionnetwork.com/sites/applebottoms.com/product_images/AB-D51707_AUT_ex.jpg]()
Now, I know some of you aren't in tune to this, but if you're holding contests for a clothing company that's supposed to be catering towards curvy models....
Well, you get the picture. I feel stupid. I heard about the casting but didn't go. Felt I didn't qualify. Shouldn't you have a booty that somehow resembles the APPLE bottom? LOL I could have done better than that!
Model
Angel Tara
Posts: 2214
Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Crazy Benny wrote:
they should photoshop an apple on her bottom Ahhh hah! Maybe that's the key! Maybe the final ad will be completely "inflated!" LOL
edit: Bey, how do you know this?
Photographer
Marcus J. Ranum
Posts: 3247
MORRISDALE, Pennsylvania, US
studio36uk wrote:
Imagine... J-Lo in jeans. Oh, I can imagine that all too well... Yum!
Heck, they could have gotten Beyonce into a pair of those... Or Mary J Blige... Or even Janet Jackson...
It's funny, when you look at the picture in the ad, you can tell that the jeans are cut to admit more booty than is actually in them. They look loose - flaccid - vaguely sad. They need to be packed with jiggly stuff to make them happy. J-Lo would fill them nicely except have you noticed that now she's down-playing her butt?  Her butt is what got her into show business in the first place ("Look! I can sleep with a rapper! Wow!") and now she's downplaying it. Betraying your own ass is extremely sad...
mjr.
Model
Sindia
Posts: 195
Cleveland, Ohio, US
J-Lo has her own line of jeans that are catered to shaping your bottom. If i'm not mistaken, she came out with the idea first.
Model
Jade Jadore
Posts: 7
Chicago, Illinois, US
there's no APPLE in that BOTTOM and they do make her bottom look flatter, not flattering at all. i also don't care for the apple logo on all the jeans.
Model
Jade Jadore
Posts: 7
Chicago, Illinois, US
Sindia wrote:
J-Lo has her own line of jeans that are catered to shaping your bottom. If i'm not mistaken, she came out with the idea first. yes, i agree! her clothing line is made for curves!
Model
Mayanlee
Posts: 3560
New City, New York, US
studio36uk wrote:
Just mentally flashing on Mayanlee in those jeans....
Hummmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!
Studio36 Are you saying I'm fat?!
Photographer
Monsante Bey
Posts: 2111
Columbus, Georgia, US
Angel Tara wrote:
Ahhh hah! Maybe that's the key! Maybe the final ad will be completely "inflated!" LOL
edit: Bey, how do you know this? TKM forums, baby *non-flirtatious wink*
Now THIS is more like it
![https://www.applebottoms.com/fitmodel/fitmodel_01.jpg]()
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