Wrangler Challenges Female Stereotypes in 'MoreThanaBum' Campaign
Original Track by Kimbra Promotes Brand's Body Bespoke Denim Range
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Wrangler is the latest fashion brand this season to challenge gender stereotypes and talk female empowerment, in a European campaign for which it's created the hashtag #MoreThanaBum.
The ad is fronted by New Zealand musician Kimbra, who is seen collecing samples of women saying the word "bum" on the streets of Amsterdam for a track she's created for the campaign, "Ain't About What's Behind Me." The film also features Olympic volleyball player, Francesca Piccinini, dancer and choreographer Nikeata Thompson, and transgender activist Paris Lees speaking to Kimbra about what it means to be "more than a bum."
However, this isn't just about jumping on the fem-vertising bandwagon -- there's also a product message in the campaign. A female-led team of creatives and strategists at Amsterdam-based creative agency We are Pi worked closely with Wrangler to develop it to promote the new Body Bespoke denim range.
Body Bespoke was developed against the fashion industry norm of using model proportions as the base for designs. Instead, it uses a new technology where each of the 11 sizes available is crafted individually to ensure every size is equally flattering -- and, despite the "more than a bum" theme of the campaign itself, the spot makes sure to highlight the product attributes with lingering shots on its stars' behinds.
This week has already seen campaigns from H&M and from luxury jeweler Georg Jensen that question what it is to be female, while Kenzo's perfurme ad earlier this month, directed by Spike Jonze, blew traditional fragrance advertising out of the water with a depiction of a woman possessed.
Credits
- Date
- Sep 16, 2016
- Agency :
- We Are Pi
- Brand :
- Wrangler
- Client :
- Wrangler
- Executive Creative Director :
- Rick Chant
- Executive Creative Director :
- Barney Hobson
- Creative Director :
- Nessim Higson
- Creative Lead :
- Anne Fleming
- Art Director :
- Kazimier Salemink
- Producer :
- Ekaterina Golovkina
- Head of Strategy :
- Jessica Perri
- Strategist :
- Andrea Van Den Bos
- Managing Director :
- Alex Bennett Grant
- Senior Account Executive :
- Vienna Hartley
- Business Affairs :
- Barrie Williams
- Project Manager :
- Emma Valk
- Client Marketing Director :
- Ilaria Pasquinelli
- Creative Director :
- Sean Gormley
- PR Manager :
- Nicole Nanikashvili
- Project Coordinator :
- Foske Lof
- Lyrics and Music :
- Kimbra
- Production Company :
- Mr. Frank
- Director :
- Brett de Vos
- Director, Photography :
- Noel Schoolderman
- 1st Assistant Director :
- Miguel Teixeira
- Makeup and Hair :
- Aga Dobosz
- Stylist :
- Richard Sloan
- Film Editor :
- Brett de Vos
- Grading :
- Amator
- Film Editor :
- Sjoerd Dekker
- Grading :
- De Grot
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