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We know. Right now, looking at holiday shopping catalogs, commercials, and mailers must seem like cruel and unusual punishment because, let's face it, we're all collectively broke. Sigh.

If you're a famous young socialite trying to break your way into Hollywood, take some hot photos in your undies -- your career is sure to soar.

For those of you who live in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer of 2008 is in full swing by now. And for celebrities who seemingly vacation year round, this is prime bikini season! So who are this year's Female Top 10 Best Bikini Bodies? Keep reading to find out.

It was just a couple weeks ago that recently-rehabbed actress Eva Mendes appeared in Vogue Germany -- for the most part without her clothes. And now, word 'round the Internet is that the star's latest ad campaign is similarly scandalous.

The TV spots are for a new Calvin Klein fragrance called Secret Obsession, and apparently clearly show Eva "having illicit thoughts." So illicit, in fact, that they're making network TV sensors very uncomfortable -- which means the ads will likely never see the light of day.

Clearly it's not enough for Naomi Watts to be just an Oscar-nominated actress with a beautiful baby and a super-famous best friend. No, the King Kong and Funny Games star has designs on the modeling industry, too -- she has just been signed up as the first celebrity face of Thierry Mugler's Iconic Angel perfume.

Any eagle-eyed dress-watchers at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala Benefit in New York last week will have spotted the suitably angelic appearance of Watts' dress... of course, it was a Mugler design. Crafty.

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We're dying to know who, upon seeing the new ads for the House of Dereon's clothing line for little girls, has any desire to buy these clothes for their daughters. Beyonce and her mother, Tina Knowles, are the brains behind the collection, so we suppose it's not a huge surprise that the inventors of bootyliciousness would come up with kids' clothes that are a little edgy, but these ads are just ... well, take a look through the gallery and decide for yourself!

To be fair, the clothing itself isn't all that bad. Not good, either, but not quite as "Go on, baby, and earn your lunch money the old fashioned way" as the ads make them appear. But seriously, who's going to want their daughter associated with the clothing in these ads? You know, besides Mrs. Knowles ...

[via Gawker]

As we mentioned before, Kate Moss has returned to Agent Provocateur, starring in the lingerie-maker's latest batch of advertisements. But instead of sticking to a straight-up print campaign, the company has decided to create six pseudo-artsy, mostly pretentious videos of Moss prancing around in her skivvies.

Each video is based on one of the high-concept (and kind of racy) print ads, which are supposed to convey "the demise of a bride's 'big day' and serialize the unraveling of the religious organization behind it." Heavy stuff -- and it gets heavier. Each ad is based on one of the following themes: The Happiest Day of Her Life, The Garden of Eden, Bad News, Frenzy, Revenge, and Let Them Eat Kate.

Confused yet? So are we. Check out the gallery to see if you can figure which ad is supposed to go with which concept. Honestly we have no idea.

[via New York Magazine]

Finally, the runway show you've been waiting your whole life to see. Cows, goats, and more, all strutting down the runway, acting like divas, and puking in the bathroom -- just like real models!

It's an ad for Harvey Nichols, an upscale UK department store that sells clothing, home accessories, and -- somewhat randomly -- food. Embracing the oddity of combing eating and fashion, the company came up with the above TV spot -- which is totally genius.

If you're as enamored as I am, keep reading for a behind-the-scenes "making of" video that shows you how the whole thing came together. It must have been a nightmare coordinating all those animals!

Good slogans make you want to run out and buy while bad slogans make you want to run the other direction. Every year consumers are forced to suffer through a new series of catch-less catch-phrases intended to make you feel something you wouldn't otherwise feel: the urge to shop (or in the case of bad slogans, the urge to vomit).

The BBC Magazine Monitor has started a new feature called the "Lame-o Xmas Slogan Watch." Just for fun, I've created a list of a few holiday slogans I love to hate.

Here are my current favorite adverto-bombs:

Merry Cashmere (The Gap): What does that even mean?
Peace, Love the Gap (The Gap): What, did you just randomly decide to drop the "and"?
Thank Virgin it's Christmas (Virgin Records): Shouldn't we be thanking Sir Richard instead?
Every kiss begins with Kay (Kay Jewelers): Actually, it doesn't.
Have a priceless Christmas with Mastercard (Mastercard): Have a 18% APR Christmas with Mastercard!
Merry Clinique (Clinique): More like "Spare Me Clinique."
Give Heaps Get Happy (Old Navy): Give Hives Get Heaves.

So tell me, which holiday slogans are driving you crazy?