Bravo, W. You totally got us on this one. Flipping through the November 2011 issue of W, we were surprised (and a little horrified) by a few of the ads we saw. The almost completely nude model for "La Femme" perfume was a little offending, the "Pizzazz Collection" with a Toddlers and Tiaras-esque beauty queen (maybe 6 years old) was unbelievable, but we drew the line at "Tantrum Intimates", showing not one, but five men posing like dogs with big slap marks on their butt-cheeks. No. Just no. We were so horrified that this brand (whatever it was - we had never heard of it) had gone that far for an ad, so we hopped on Google. Searching "Tantrum Intimates" brought us to an article on the W Magazine website explaining that the ads were completely fake - shot by photographer Steven Meisel starring a "who's who" of today's pop culture. Touche, W. Touche. (And take another look at the La Femme perfume ad - notice anything strange? We didn't either. That woman, Carmen Carrera, is actually a man. Holy wow!)
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