Director Matt Lenski of Supply&Demand Integrated directed this film initially launching online for fashion clothier and accessories shop The Corner. “Knot Yourself” is the essential “4 In-Hand” knot tutorial created for menswear designer Alexander Olch and his signature tie collection.
While sexy, playful and complete with the alluring French model, Aurélie Claudel, the film also sports a sense of humor atypical for the fashion genre.
Part of the comedy is rooted in Claudel giving a performance as Olch, lip syncing his pre-recorded, do-it-yourself instructions on how to knot a tie. Plus she has a mustache.
Advancing the film are graphics via Supply&Demand Integrated’s sister design company ODD.
Post was provided in-house as well through Supply&Demand Integrated and the music track is from Daniele Luppi, a popular Italian musician known for his cinematic quality, who recently collaborated with Danger Mouse.
The film is part of a campaign to advertise Alexander Olch gift sets that are available through The Corner. The tutorial is also gaining momentum as a DIY viral.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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