In some commercials on t.v. a women is barefoot as oppossed to wearing shoes? Let me explain. Yesterday I was watching t.v. and this commercialfor some kind of vitamin came on. The women was jus sitting on a chair, wearing a shirt and jeans and she was barefoot(feet looked ok). But I got to wondering what was it that made the director of the commercial have her go barefoot instead of wearing shoes. Does he have a foot fetish? Does someone on the set have a foot fetish? Why have her barefoot instead of wearing shoes? I will now ponder this everytime I see a commercial with a women barefoot. I seek your opinions.
Posted by footfucker (Member # 9539) on :
Yeah I know what you mean, alot of sofa commericals always have the models barefoot, most of the time they have there feet up on them, your not exacly gonna get them with there shoes on the sofa, I guess being barefoot gives the impression of natrual, healthy and relaxation, I would say most people would only go barefoot in there house.
Posted by dougiezerts (Member # 6829) on :
I wrote to a woman invoved in advertising, for a little while. She explained that feet are viewed as being sexy, in the advertising world. That's while you'll sometimes see ads with barefoot girls, or with close-ups of feet.
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
I can't speak for anyone else, but I know I take notice whenever there is a barefoot chick on tube. What I find disingenuous about that commercial is that that lady, at her age, is just finding out that women (and everyone in general) lose bone mass as they get older.:
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Posted by footlord79 (Member # 7432) on :
Thats the exact commercial that saparked my question footjoyboy! lol
Posted by Sir Mike (Member # 1922) on :
being barefoot is a sign of being relaxed and comfortable
it has NOTHING to do with a foot fetish
Posted by PublicName (Member # 12270) on :
quote:Originally posted by Sir Mike: being barefoot is a sign of being relaxed and comfortable
it has NOTHING to do with a foot fetish
this.
Posted by Solelvr2009 (Member # 20632) on :
I did a thread about the overstock.com lady barefoot on the couch, but alot of people were saying "its just shows the comfort of at home shopping"-- yeah right!!!
Posted by Cain (Member # 8492) on :
Its is a sign of being free and relaxed for sure and its a sign of being and feeling sexy too.
Posted by FIASCo (Member # 1899) on :
I agree with Sir Mike. There may be rare exceptions where the producers of the spots have a different intent, but for the most part bare feet in those sorts of commercials are meant to evoke feelings of comfort, freedom and relaxation.
Posted by AliasnameTO (Member # 29734) on :
Well for me they evoke feelings of wanting that commercial to pause. Even if it has no sexual undertones, I wonder if they even consider that there's a good chunk of fetishists out there that love the commercial?
Posted by Sir Mike (Member # 1922) on :
quote:Originally posted by AliasnameTO: I wonder if they even consider that there's a good chunk of fetishists out there that love the commercial?
they don't
Posted by Tyler D. (Member # 11452) on :
quote:Originally posted by AliasnameTO: I wonder if they even consider that there's a good chunk of fetishists out there that love the commercial?
In mainstream commercials, they don't even know we exist. But I've heard that in Bryant Park (New York City), the barefoot women there put on a sole show just to tease guys who'd like to give them a good tickling Posted by Outback69 (Member # 2217) on :
One thing that I have noticed with some commercials advertising shoes or foot care products is that the women's feet are most of the time butt ugly...but because of the product you see a lot of their feet which are a turn off...
Then you see a commercial for something unrelated to feet and catch a glimpse of the model's gorgeous feet, only to be teased by far away camera angles and short shots of them....
Anyone else notice this?
Posted by Mona (Member # 8351) on :
i think it also might make some consumers have a bad reaction to see shoes on a couch.it would make some people twitch lol.
Posted by A&F_FootDude_05 (Member # 2999) on :
quote:Originally posted by Sir Mike: being barefoot is a sign of being relaxed and comfortable
it has NOTHING to do with a foot fetish
My immediate thought when I read the opening thread.
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
Maybe you're right. One of us might be up there up in the advertising ring.
Whatever it is, I'd like to see alot more of it as my eyes are fixed to commercials/infomercials like that...
OOOOOHHHHH Windsor Pilates .. Posted by footntoesmassager (Member # 12132) on :
Yeah, I'd agree that barefeet looks like relaxation, kicking off your shoes and putting your feet up on the couch after a long day.
I would think a woman being barefoot on a commercial can also mean freedom...like the freedom from the 9-5 work day in painful heels or what have you.
There's also the aura of beauty or cleanliness, as in a woman who is warm and beautiful from head to toe.
Posted by Sir Mike (Member # 1922) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mona: i think it also might make some consumers have a bad reaction to see shoes on a couch.it would make some people twitch lol.
yes that's a good point
Posted by Tom Uz (Member # 12166) on :
I think that people in advertising, in order to get where they are, must be very smart and very driven. They know a lot of things about a lot of things. And they have to get maximum effectiveness in 15 or 30 seconds. So if they think something will appeal to some people in one way and others in another that's great. The woman shoeless on the couch might mean to a woman "wouldn't it be nice to be comfortable like that" and to a guy, "if she's comfortable like that maybe I can get her in the mood for sex". And if some husbands are thinking " if she sits on the couch like that I can stare at her feet", well that doesn't hurt the sofa store either.
Posted by Tom Uz (Member # 12166) on :
Here's another idea. It's a pathway, a progress bar, from the outside world to the bed at night. Somewhere along the line the shoes come off. Then the socks or the panty hose. The sooner you get to that stage the more time you have to work towards a score at the other end of the field. "you are getting sleepy" "you are getting horny" "don't you see how you" "need" "this" "sofa" (or carpet, or dishwasher or whatever)
Posted by Toetapper (Member # 6473) on :
Mighty Mike has it right. In ads which are directed at females that are trying to portray the model as comfortable/relaxed/secure, she will be shown barefoot. There has been some evolution in this as barefoot women, many decades ago, were seen as sexually available or vulnerable. I'll skip the lengthy discussion and just go to the last page of what could have become a treatise to say that more recent depictions of barefoot women usually are meant to convey not just availability but sexual command with less emphasis on vulnerability.
Neil Young stressed that "Rust Never Sleeps". He might have changed his thought if he ever saw the meeting room in a Marketing company.
Posted by *@LeX-RaGe* (Member # 22983) on :
good point...could be too attract more attention to the commercial.. =)
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