Dior's Natalie Portman Ad Banned In Britain.
Britain's Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad for Dior's
Diorshow New Look mascara after receiving a single complaint,
reportedly from L'Oreal UK, that the ad exaggerated what the mascara can
do.
The image, which stars Natalie Portman and was shot by Mert Alas and
Marcus Piggott, was originally intended to advertise a lipstick, but
Dior told
the ASA that it was later changed to a mascara ad. The photo was then
digitally altered to "separate/increase the length and curve of a number
of her lashes and to replace/fill a number of missing or damaged
lashes, for a more stylized, uniform and tidy effect." Dior also said
Portman wasn't wearing any false lashes in the ad, and that it "did not
consider that the post-production techniques went beyond the likely
consumer expectations of what was achievable using the product."
Nevertheless, the ASA has ruled that the ad can no longer appear in its current form. Dior has agreed to "amend or withdraw" the ad instead of going through a formal investigation about how it altered the image.
This ban comes on the heels of other beauty ads that were shut down for their altered imagery. Earlier this year, the ASA told
L'Oreal to stop circulating an ad for its Revitalift Repair 10 starring
Rachel Weisz because it "misleadingly exaggerated" the face cream's
effects. In 2011, it banned
a Lancome ad featuring Julia Roberts and a Maybelline ad starring
Christy Turlington because they were "not representative of the results
the products could achieve."
Note: In an interesting twist, the original stories concerning this ad on both The Daily Telegraph and Vogue UK
appear to have been taken down. The biggest difference in this case and
previously banned ads is that the others resulted from consumer
complaints, not reports filed by competitors. Both news outlets alleged
that L'Oreal complained about Dior's ad. Might that have something to do
with why mum's the word now?
No comments:
Post a Comment