Billie backs Movember by encouraging female 'staches
The brand's body hair movement now focuses on facial hair
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The fall season marks the arrival of Movember, the month-long movement during which guys all over the world commit to growing mustaches and facial hair to support male health issues. But now, backed by female shaving brand Billie, women are joining the cause too by showing off their own ‘staches.
The brand is encourage females to partake in the movement by proudly displaying and sharing their own whiskers in a new online film starring real women with real whiskers. It’s a fitting move since Billie has stood out, ironically, by trying to “normalize” female body hair—its past campaigns have featured women proudly sporting bikini line and armpit hair.
Company founder Georgina Gooley says Billie put a casting call out on Instagram, seeking women who proudly wore ‘staches in their pics. “The models Billie partnered with didn’t even have to grow their hair out for the shoot—they’d just been wearing their mustaches confidently for a while,” she says.
“The team had a fun day on set—there was a lot of laughing and commiserating about past pressures to hide their ‘staches from the world,” she adds. “We’re hoping to destigmatize upper lip hair and empower women to feel confident with having hair there. We’d love it if having a mustache was just as normal for women, as it is for men.”
Billie’s campaign is encouraging consumers to donate to the Movember movement, and the company will be matching 100% of all contributions, up to $50,000.
Credits
- Date
- Oct 29, 2019
- Client :
- Billie
- Production Company :
- Radical Media
- Director of Brand Marketing :
- Alyse Borkan
- Brand Marketing Manager :
- Hannah Butman
- Creative Director of Brand :
- Jessica Shriftman
- Creative Director of Design :
- Noemie Le Coz
- Graphic Designer :
- Katie Minchak
- Jr. Graphic Designer :
- Katie Xie
- Sr. Copywriter :
- Lily Miesmer
- Director of Production :
- Deb Rosen
- Director :
- Agostina Galvez
- Cinematographer :
- Sam Cutler-Kreutz
- Production Designer :
- Alicia Sciberras
- Styling :
- Julia Baylis
- Make up :
- Yumi Kaizuka
- Hair :
- Naoko Iwata
- Executive Producer :
- Joanna Margilaj
- Producer :
- Erin Kennedy
- Editorial Company :
- Cosmo Street
- Editor :
- Marlo Caine
- Head of Production :
- Luiza Naritomi
- Editorial Assistant :
- Quincey Kai
- VFX/Finishing :
- The Mill
- Shoot Supervisor :
- Jade Kim
- 2D Lead :
- Vi Nguyen
- Producer :
- Lindsey Riddle
- Colorist :
- Josh Bohoskey
- Mixer :
- Kyle Miller
- Music Supervision :
- SixtyFour Music
- Music Supervisor :
- Rebecca Grierson
- Assistant Producer :
- Warren Wolfe
- Song :
- Original Composition
- Composer :
- Jordan Crisp
- Photographer :
- Ashley Armitage
- Retoucher :
- Studio RM
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