Clothing terms

[Garson O'Toole]

Sorry, the list below is incomplete. Another item you queried about is probably:
Classic tweed ballet flats $120

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Garson O'Toole
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> Product placement
> Here are the items that are planted in “The Joneses” as image makers.
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> 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
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> List found on the following website:
> http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/review-joneses-give-american-dream-wakeup-call
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> 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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