Alligator, Space Invader: The Many Faces of David Bowie in Advertising

Here's a retrospective of Bowie's many appearances in advertising, which are as diverse as the man himself. His close relationship to the industry is also satisfyingly personal: Before blowing our minds just like he thought he would, Bowie spent a year at Nevin D. Hirst Advertising as a commercial artist in training. So simmer in that warm tidbit, which ties us ever closer to the Diamond Dog, as we take a reverse-chronological meander through his ad appearances. 

Just to get it out of the way, we'll start with Bowie's 2013 appearance in Louis Vuitton's "L'invitation au Voyage" campaign, where he plays "I'd Rather Be High" on a harpsichord for model Arizona Muse, who can't seem to decide if she's staying or going.