The ‘disturbing’ mother-daughter lingerie ad

A New York company publicizes too-close-for-comfort images of scantily clad kin. Thought-provoking ad campaign, or shameless publicity stunt?

A lingerie company insists that it intended only to spark thoughtful debate with an ad campaign featuring this scantily-clad mother-daughter duo. Photo: Tom Hines

Best Opinion:  Daily Mail, Scallywag Vagabond, Babble

The image: Talk about a mother-daughter bond. The Lake and Stars, a New York-based lingerie and swimwear company, is making waves for a new ad campaign that features a pale, red-headed 19-year-old girl posing seductively in lingerie with her tan, fit, silver-haired mother, also in skimpy lingerie. (See the images at right and below.) “There’s no shock value here,” says Maayan Zilberman, the company’s co-owner. ”We’re not trying to make people feel uncomfortable in order to provoke dialogue.” These images are just about the “psychology between women as they’re growing up and dealing with family politics or women in the workplace.”  

The reaction: “Is this sexy, disturbing, or awkward?” says Leon Watson at Britain’s Daily Mail. Regardless, this “provocative” campaign “cleverly extends its branding,” says Scallywag at Scallywag Vagabond. It forces the consumer to “take the extra second to consider what it is what we are witnessing and how or why it intrigues and… perhaps repulses us.” Well, I don’t think these images are worth my time, says Meredith Carroll at Babble. This is a publicity stunt, pure and simple. Judge for yourself:

Photo: Tom Hines

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Adult shop could be front for more than lingerie modeling

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – A lingerie modeling business is now shut down after allegedly selling a bit more than legal adult entertainment.

After receiving complaints in September about the so-called “lingerie modeling” business, “Temptations” on Earl Avenue in Lafayette, police as well as the owner of the building decided to investigate.

The owner of the strip mall, Shane Mundell, didn’t want to appear on camera.

But he said he has already asked the store’s owner to leave the space because he felt their business was a front for something more than just lingerie modeling.

Lafayette Police Lieutenant Tom Davidson said according to complaints filed with the police department that may not be too far off track.

“Inappropriate sexual contacts, and things of that nature. I wouldn’t say prostitution, but just short of,” said Davidson.

The business was also facing zoning violations for running an adult entertainment business within 500 feet of a residential zone.

Calls to the owners of the “Temptations” lingerie store were not returned.

An employee of a nearby business said “Temptations” seemed to always be a pretty busy operation.

He said several cars could often be seen parked around the back of the strip mall.

Coming up tonight on NewsChannel 18 at six, we ask the question just how often do these illicit operations pop up, and how does it reflect on the legal adult businesses in town.

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