Max Mara Spring 2012 Ads Photobombed By Flower (PHOTOS)

The past few years have seen the rise of The Photobomb, as numerous pictures featuring an unexpected face have gone viral (recall the adorable photobombing seal and meme-worthy squirrel?)

Now it seems the trend has come to fashion with Max Mara's latest ad campaign.

OK, so the ads aren't really photobombed. But we couldn't help but feel that the vivid bloom in the photos, held at various angles by Saskia de Brauw, looks a bit out of place.

We assume Mario Sorrenti, who snapped the pics, must've liked the unexpected burst of color. We just can't stop thinking about how awkward and out of context that darn flower is. Like a squirrel in a family photo.

PHOTOS:

Comments

[Anna JD]

08:14 AM on 01/02/2012

Three thumbs up (one of those thumbs would be alien) for the Max Mara Spring 2012 video.

The clothing they are presenting here are astonishing, too bad they are not affordable for most people. The models show like the show horses that they are, very well.

A major drawback? The music is so drab, it's three thumbs down for their selection from my perspective.

I would give the makeup a "nebulous" rating, it could have been quiet and down played like the color of the clothing but, it needed something it did not have. A cleaner and less smeared look or something more, probably just a bit more color. The extreme paleness of the makeup gave the beautiful models a mortuary look which really took away from their overall appearance, forgive my candor here.

The hair styles were great,. Overall, one heck of a fabulous collection!

One question comes to mind though: Why are producers afraid of including modern Jazz into their productions? Some vintage, Charles Lloyd ("Sunrise, Sunset," comes to mind) or Miles Davis would take the show to a whole new level of the sublime.

[Anna JD]

08:00 AM on 01/02/2012

I must say something. I am honestly surprised at the amount of awesomeness this photographer, his model and styist have put into these photographics. I don't think I've ever seen such outright beautiful images, clothing, style and tip top choice of model ever anywhere. Mario Sorrenti, you would be Italian. Am I right? Great job. On the contrary, the flowers do not look out of place but right at home with this gal who is deluxe. What a series. I have not seen the ready to wear video but, here I go now to check it out.

[tangelan]

07:42 PM on 12/31/2011

Her arms look to be different lengths but it looks like I'm the only one that sees that.

[orthobobsuruncle]

11:03 AM on 01/02/2012

She's an android, that's why.

[Mckenzie Bauer]

03:52 PM on 12/31/2011

In picture 10, is that her leg? Whatever it is, its smaller then her arm....

[chervil]

12:06 PM on 12/31/2011

Actually, it has me wondering how much Max Mara paid them to run this "ad".
Oh hey, check out these pics and see if you can find something wrong....
Guess what! You just spent more time looking at these than the average commercial airs on television!

Honestly I get so tired of the obvious "paid" spots on these so called news sites.

[Kristy Gonsalves]

01:02 PM on 12/31/2011

I do too. The only weird thing I saw was a model who looked like her father was Spock from Star Trek.

[valuelines]

12:02 PM on 12/31/2011

She looks VERY sexy WITHOUT stripping bare. The orchid looks great and gives color to all the photo's. I'd say it was a GREAT shoot. The 'teaser' shots that most companies use with near naked models have nothing on this layout.

[Rebecca Wood]

12:16 PM on 12/31/2011

Bird of Paradise

[rckydevito]

09:53 AM on 12/31/2011

DON'T EVER BUY A gm CAR OR ONE FROM jIM hUDSON, they don't honor their warranties.

[valuelines]

12:06 PM on 12/31/2011

Get a Lawyer, you'll need one.

[weidnrlaw]

08:54 AM on 12/31/2011

One of the travel ads for Puerto Rico speaks about visiting San Juan, the oldest city in the US. When did Puerto Rico become a state?

[valuelines]

12:10 PM on 12/31/2011

St Augustine, Florida is the oldest city in the US. Puerto Rico has a really nice 'Old Town' that's not 'fantastic' but pretty nice to visit. The old 'El Morro' fort is more interesting in my opinion.
Used to go to Puerto Rico a lot a few years back, then street crime took over, and who needs that ?

[mountainlora]

02:20 PM on 12/31/2011

I believe it is a US territory.

[Ralphie Novak]

08:30 AM on 12/31/2011

You forgot the moronic Geico commercials, which ALL look like mistakes

[hadafaone]

08:24 AM on 12/31/2011

live long a prosper

[Cynth]

12:29 AM on 12/31/2011

Does the author know what a photobomb really is? Because this isn't one...

[qsfoxx]

08:02 AM on 12/31/2011

...not much of a story either.

[Riyter]

11:34 AM on 01/03/2012

"OK, so the ads aren't really photobombed" -- so you've written a misleading headline then?

[Cynth]

12:48 PM on 01/03/2012

Misleading headlines (and sometimes articles) are too common on this site...

[Emilybare]

10:26 PM on 12/30/2011

Looks nice to me but whadda i know?

[JEFFYBRUCE]

12:50 PM on 12/30/2011

What is out of context here is the fact that you have chosen to make something out of nothing ..it is a PROP............ no significance and certainly not worthy of a discussion started by someone who lacks the chops to criticize

[Leah Douglas]

09:35 AM on 12/30/2011

yeah... that's a bird of paradise. regardless, it's pretty awkward.

[Tom Joad]

09:26 AM on 12/30/2011

...that's not an orchid...

[valuelines]

12:15 PM on 12/31/2011

If that's not an orchid, then I've been screwed over by many florists that over the years have sold me identical 'flowers' and called them orchids. OMG, the humility, distain and shame I will have to bear. It's just too much. I'm going back to my cave.

[mountainlora]

02:21 PM on 12/31/2011

I think you should get your money back. It's definitely a Bird of Paradise.