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Jaiyant Cavale

Jaiyant Cavale — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

No.. They don’t cross any limits of decency. The limits of decency has been crossed by many in India much before vogue even entered here. Why don’t we talk about all the kgarish ksoaps and of course tasteless movies? I think the limits of decency has been crossed by news channels which air disturbing images of dead people and their bodies rotting. now that is indecent.. Not showing respect to dead people.. Vogue need not be blamed for anything, they are just a lifestyle/fashion magazine who decided to make the promos a little fun and interesting..

Sweta

Sweta — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Completely agree with Jaiyant. There are other things we must focus on that are crossing all levels of decency on an everyday basis. What’s fashion after all without a little fun (and perhaps a little controversy)?

Mani

Mani — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

these western companies thrive on controversy to market their products. vogue, benetton etc have all been guilty of creating some controversy or other from time to time...

they completely lack sensitivity of people and often cross the line to be downright disrespectful...

Prabhunarayan

Prabhunarayan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I am a middle-class and perhaps a poor Indian whose relatives live in remote village and not much different from the people shown in the pictures. But I don’t have a problem. I have problem with only those people who see a problem and a controversy in everything Western.

Mandira S

Mandira S — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Personally, I find it sad that those in poverty may have been exploited, I’m hoping the folks shown in the photographs were paid lots of $$$.

Nishi Roy

Nishi Roy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

It is just a fashion shoot period.

Hamed

Hamed — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

It is fashionable for fashion houses and fashion journals to make fun of people often creating controversies. As there is nothing called ‘bad publicity’ such attempts often work out in their favor. Fashion knows no decency and this is one such example.

Ahmed

Ahmed — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Yes they have crossed limits by making fun of Indians who are poor. What do the images want to say? See, we don’t have money to buy a pair of shoes but I can’t be seen dead without the designer umbrella. Or I don’t have milk to feed my baby but I can’t take her without that Fendi bib.

Adrian

Adrian — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Vogue sucks. Period. The elitist class who subscribe to the magazine also sucks. Period. Such magazines are social menage. They show no cultural sensitivity and do whatever they feel like in the name of artistic freedom. Period.

Leena

Leena — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

It depends on the way one takes it. Some might think Vogue is making fun of the poor, but if view it from another angle it is not so. Being toothless, walking barefoot or riding threesome on a bike in the typical Indian way does not portray poverty but the rural Indian habits. I heard that there are some really rich guys amongst the rural lot, but its just that they don’t flaunt their wealth and remain very rural in their dressing sense and lifestyle. Maybe the ads are for such people to learn to live a polished lifestyle.

Gagandeep

Gagandeep — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Vogue India is completely justified in its branding campaign; though its success is rather doubtful. Posing rural folks with expensive stuff is just trying to position the brand as something that’s not the monopoly of the rich.

The only thing that I disapprove of is the fact that the Indian models remain unidentified. Name them and the campaign may generate more arguments in favor.