“Calvin Klein has drawn frequent ire for its provocative advertising and use of teenage models. The series of commercials above, however, pushed the envelope right of the cliff. They feature what appear to be “barely (if even) legal” amateur models in a wood-paneled room being interviewed by a creepy older man. For all intents and purposes, they look like prequels to amateur pedophile pornos. Conceptually brilliant but deeply unnerving, the work perhaps deserves a place in the Whitney rather than Kansas TV screens. In August 1995 the commercials were yanked from the airways and Calvin Klein himself issued a public apology.”
(via: The Consumerist: Top 10 Worst Marketing Gaffes, Flops, and Disasters)
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Oh my goodness, CREEPER!
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ohheyimheather reblogged this from hannahmaimai and added:
extremely. at the end: “you look real good in those jeans”
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hannahmaimai reblogged this from ericlodwick and added:
those are so creepy…
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“I usually horseback ride...bathingsuits.”
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saradam reblogged this from fletter and added:
Very good. - Sara
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iamdooser reblogged this from noahkalina and added:
I think these are fabulous. I would totally do something
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That was pleasantly disturbing…
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fletter reblogged this from noahkalina and added:
These are still good.
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wendigosyndrome reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
For reals, I been lookin for these forever. Fucking pedos.
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