Sunday, October 7, 2012

Sex in Advertising Italian Style - Then and Now

It struck me, as we were walking over to the Spanish Steps, that the Italians use a lot of sexy women in advertising. A few examples from just a couple of miles of walking:

But then, I suppose that's been going around for a long time; take for example, these fresco "billboards" from the bordellos of Pompeii, over the door, advertising the services to be found within:


There was a lot more truth in the old Roman advertising...

Wombat-Socho at The Other McCain rechecked his email, and found this way back in the inbox for last week, but put it in this weeks Rule 5 extravaganza "Pulchitrudinous Power Hour."

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