I want that purse! How Hollywood influences what we buy

Movies and television advertise products for us to buy, but the celebrities that are in these television shows and films also influence what we buy. These celebrities are given free clothes by designers, because they are advertising these designers' clothes. They even influence places we go (restaurants, vacation spots, etc.). Americans are consumed by celebrity.

There is a site called SeenOn.com where you can go to see what kind of jeans a celebrity was wearing in a movie, or on a certain television episode. The page says it is the place to "Shop the products seen on television, celebrities, movies." You can watch an episode ("shopisode" is what they call it) of current shows, and it will tell you what brand of clothing the celebrity is wearing, and where to buy that piece of clothing.

I'm using the word celebrity here instead of actor/actress, because some of the people that influence the trends are not actually in the television shows or movies, people such as Paris Hilton (Hilton Hotel heir). Here is a picture of Paris (from www.purseblog.com/images/paris-hilton-style.jpg). The image was obviously posted for the purse, but I'm pretty sure people were also interested in her sunglasses, dress, and probably her dog. Don't you want a dog like Paris Hilton? Of course you do. Don't you remember when her dog, Tinkerbell, was lost? Front page news, people!