Oh Tango Mannequin, You Will Be Mine
25/04/09 00:30 Filed in: Disturbing
Mascots
This is one of the first photos I took here in HK.
Its from the window display of a British kitchen
appliance chain. I had assumed this was a noble but
misguided attempt by management to lure in
prospective buyers, but the tag line and the rather
bizarre 'dance partner' theme are actually baumatic's
official branding, so in their defense the locals
were obligated to go with it. These are the most
'intentionally' ugly appliances I've ever seen; sharp
edged, utilitarian boxes in bright color options,
like soviet era washing machines given a fresh coat
of loud paint. Needless to say I like the
fire-breathing piranha logo and odd tango poster, but
I love the authentically dressed anatomic figures. Oh
tango mannequin, you will be mine.
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