Clothing terms

Garson O'Toole adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM
Mon May 24 18:27:57 UTC 2010


Product placement
Here are the items that are planted in “The Joneses” as image makers.

All-wheel drive cross-over car - starting at $37,350
Energy-saving house windows - $42,000
Rugby V-neck men’s sweater - $160
Zip-front leather racer jacket - $1,500
Sun-bleached pre-torn hi-top men’s shoes - $142
Titanium butterfly for Demi Moore’s shades - $499
Chocolate nubuck oxford shoes for David Duchovny - $525
Burnished brass buckle for the teen daughter - $325
Premium Bermuda eco-bland sod for the front lawn - $9.99 per square foot
Ruffled silk blouse for the teen daughter - $370
Italian cashmere cardigan on Demi Moore - $280

List found on the following website:
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/review-joneses-give-american-dream-wakeup-call

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at stanford.edu> wrote:
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> On May 24, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Arnold Zwicky wrote:
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>> the size and resolution of this version made it impossible for me to *read* the clothing descriptions (and prices) there, and blowing the image up didn't help.  maybe it's just my aging eyes.
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>> but i could read this version:
>> http://www.filmhobbit.com/new/It-s-Expensive-To-Keep-Up-With-The-Joneses-Poster-17283.html
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> modified rapture.  even on this one, there are a few things i couldn't be sure of:
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> son’s shoes: Sun-bleached pre-torn[?] [something??] tops $142
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> father: Chocolate [something??] oxfords $525
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> daughter’s shoes: Classic tweed [something??] flats: $120
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> note the tag line for the movie:
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> The Joneses: They’re not just living the American dream, they’re selling it.
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> arnold
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