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Object to Suit Supply which offers pornography along with its suits

183 replies

franch · 17/11/2010 09:44

See Suit Supply - these images are displayed as posters in Suit Supply stores in the UK (including Westfield and Regent Street).

For more info and to object, visit this site.

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Beachcomber · 19/11/2010 15:12

Sounds like he could do with having 'CENSORED' stamped on his forehead. What a git.

sethstarkaddersmum · 19/11/2010 15:05

'Suit Supply founder Fokke de Jong has agreed to remove the posters but said: "We make no apology."'

Well you should, you arrogant arsehole!

ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave · 19/11/2010 14:55

Hmm. Am not at all happy about "Suit Supply said it was in negotiation with Westfield about displaying censored versions of the posters."

It's not as though there are specific bits of the images that need to be blanked out with "CENSORED" stickers, much as SuitSupply would like to do that to look like a poor put-upon close-to-the-edge ultra-hip fashion retailer. It's the whole thing the poses, clothing, ambience and you'd need a bloody big "CENSORED" sticker to cover that.

ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave · 19/11/2010 14:52

I got the same response from Westfield; will be interesting to see if anything happens (although if they do take the posters down I will now feel morally obliged to actually go and do some shopping there, as I implied it was only the posters that prevented me and the DCs from descending on Westfield immediately and maxing out the credit card).

PMSL at "We are not religious or American"...

sunfunandmum · 19/11/2010 14:48

'Erotic' adverts banned from London Westfield suit shop
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11797066

Well done everyone who complained.

I couldn't care less about this giving the company more publicity, who cares, the important thing is they've got to realise it's not acceptable to show images like this in this particular context.

AppleTreeWick · 19/11/2010 14:30

I have also complained to Westfield. I decided to go with suggesting they review contracts and explaining that shopping centres should be safe, women friendly environments...

Maisiethemorningsidecat · 19/11/2010 14:09

Although they would help to fuel the cremation - whoooosh!

smallwhitecat · 19/11/2010 14:06

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Maisiethemorningsidecat · 19/11/2010 14:04

Or perhaps they mean that they make great coffin suits?

Sakura · 19/11/2010 14:04

Have sent a letter

Beachcomber · 19/11/2010 13:58

The question is, of course, is murder cooler than misogyny?

smallwhitecat · 19/11/2010 13:52

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JessinAvalon · 19/11/2010 13:52

Misogyny.....see I knew I wasn't very clever....

JessinAvalon · 19/11/2010 13:50

Yes, I thought the same one about the coffee drinking photo! 'You enjoy yourself darling but I'm just going to finish my cup of coffee. Don't disturb me too much because otherwise I'll spill my drink! And let me know when you're done." So aspirational!

And yes, that blogger is obviously way more intelligent than us dimwitted Mumsnetters because she can see the irony in the misogyny whereas we just see the misoygny.

sethstarkaddersmum · 19/11/2010 13:49

of course you realise that if you do that SleazySuits will want to photograph the actual shooting for their next shock campaign?
pools of blood and everything, preferably guts too - very artistic doncha know.

smallwhitecat · 19/11/2010 13:44

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sethstarkaddersmum · 19/11/2010 13:38

you mean like the coffee one?
my favourite way to read the image is that she is so bored with sex that she is making a game of it to see if she can drink her coffee while he shags her without spilling a drop. Message: bad lovers wear SleazySuit suits!

smallwhitecat · 19/11/2010 13:35

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Maisiethemorningsidecat · 19/11/2010 13:32

Wrong thread Seth! (unless said party bags are going to feature pornographic pictures - now there's something I'd like to see Grin)

sethstarkaddersmum · 19/11/2010 13:31

aargh, wrong thread!
have never done that before in years of posting Blush

Maisiethemorningsidecat · 19/11/2010 13:30

Or grasp even Wink Sorry - couldn't resist!

I'm still waiting for my reply from Westfield Angry. At least they do appear to be dealing with the issue.

sethstarkaddersmum · 19/11/2010 13:30

AIBU to want to introduce party bags for royal banquets? My mum and dad have can do them at very reasonable rates, but GMIL thinks they are tacky.

smallwhitecat · 19/11/2010 13:27

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Iklboo · 19/11/2010 13:19

Something for the wank-end sir?