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Skinny Black Pants are Unflattering for Most People

by Dan

I’m certain that Gap’s new advertising featuring Audrey Hepburn will play extremely well with Gap’s elderly, homosexual male customer base. Except of course when the music switches to AC/DC’s “Back in Black,” which is clearly targeted to Gap’s other big audience: middle-aged, heavy-metal fans who still occasionally like to “rock out, man.”

2 Responses to “Skinny Black Pants are Unflattering for Most People”

  1. adaptive path » blog » blog archive » Gap: Fire Your Advertising Agency, Make Better Clothes Says:

    [...] it was the Audrey Hepburn debacle. Now it is the boyfriend trouser campaign set to Ethel Merman songs? My wife’s response: [...]

  2. Khalid Says:

    I’m pretty sure this was aimed at teenagers who like their jeans tighter than spandex

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