Transgender Model Lea T Stars in New United Colors of Benetton S/S13 Ad.

New ads for United Color of Benetton never seem to go unnoticed (Obama ads) and their latest S/S13 campaign that feature a transgender model is also doing the same.  Lea T, the Brazilian transgender model is not new to the fashion world and has been featured on Parisian Vogue and Interview magazines just to name a few.  It's probably easy to say that controversy (Obama ads) and Benetton ads go hand in hand, and that's traditional.  Follow and connect with us on Facebook for more pics and fashion news.

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Alek Wek Stars in New United Colors of Benetton S/S13 Ad.

Alek Wek strikes a colorful pose in the latest United Colors of Benetton Spring/Summer 2013 ads. In their new ads, Benetton notable for its' controversial images (Obama ads) such as political and religious leaders, showcases the exotic model in a fashion look reflective of her native roots.

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Halle Berry New Deichman Shoes Ad. @tfnow

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Halle Berry is looking flawless in this new Deichman spring 2012 shoes ad. The German shoes company tapped Halle as the new face and added the new line of shoes called '5th avenue by Halle Berry'. Is this why you picked up yourself from Los Angeles and moved to Europe Miss Berry? Your skin looks a bit airbrushed but we will forgive because you do have gorgeous skin and beauty, so it's not a stretch.

Benetton's Controversial New Fashion Ad.

Benetton's controversial new 'Unhate' campaign ads is causing controversy and bringing a lot of attention to it's Italian fashion retail brand. The ads feature manipulated images of same sex and opposite sex, political and religious world leaders kissing. The ads were released in Paris today and the images is hot topic in New York, Tel Aviv and Rome. The image causing the most controversy is with Pope Benedict XVI kissing Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed El-Tayeb and a banner ad of them hung near the Vatican, which were later removed in addition to one on their website. This type of publicity strategy is not new to United Colors of Benetton. A previous controversial ad include a priest kissing a nun among others. The 'Unhate' ad campaign simply means 'not to hate' according to a press release from Benneton. Do you agree or disagree with these ads? Follow and connect with us on Facebook for more pics and fashion news.

A previous controversial Benneton ad.