Hasta La Creative!

Let me get this straight. Levi’s “Onion Peel” spot by Cutwater, breaking this coming Monday during Gossip Girl, shows the reverse transformation of a corset- and fishnet-wearing supermodel into an average gal in Capital E jeans? I sat through the 90-second Fellini-esque monochrome clip thinking: She dolls it up again at the end … right? No way. She’s beautiful just being herself. Her Levi’s-branded self, but it’s advertising, after all, and it’s about as deep a message as we’re likely to get in an apparel spot this year. Um, Levi’s … there is a sequel where she dresses all sexy again, or undresses, which would be even better? … Right?! … Here’s a spot that Fellini did direct. It’s not for jeans, but it should appeal to guys because it’s simplistic, colorful and silly. Mmm, yes, that’s the stuff. My brain just stopped working. The man was a genius. Bravissimo!

—Posted by David Gianatasio