"The mock retro ads in question each channel a familiar preppy '90s aesthetic, promoting J. Crew's new collaboration with skate brand Vans. One image in particular features a model on a bike, appearing to take inspiration from legendary photographer Bill Cunningham, while others mimic J. Crew's old school campaigns. While the ads appear innocuous at first glance, lifestyle blog Blackbird Spyplane took a deep dive into the campaign, uncovering a number of "telltale glitches and weirdnesses" from janky garments to nonsensical appendages."
"After allegations began to surface, J. Crew added a credit to their social posts, citing that the faux photoshoot was, in fact, "digital art" created by Instagram user @samfinn.studio. Blackbird Spyplane discovered that the artist, who goes by AI. S.A.M, claims to be an "AI photographer" who "seamlessly merges the real with the artificial, challenging our perceptions of authenticity in virtual worlds.""
J. Crew released a faux retro campaign promoting a collaboration with skate brand Vans that channels a preppy 1990s aesthetic. Close inspection revealed bizarre discrepancies, visual glitches, janky garments, and nonsensical appendages consistent with AI generation. J. Crew added a social credit naming Instagram user @samfinn.studio, who operates as AI. S.A.M and describes themselves as an "AI photographer" who merges the real with the artificial. Fans responded with criticism, calling the work creatively bankrupt, accusing AI of digital art theft, and some pledged boycotts over perceived replacement of human creative talent.
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