Meet the World's Most Pretentious Man, aka 'The Polyman'

Menswear Ad Parody for U.K. Designer Discount Mall Promotes Style Without the Effort

Published On
Oct 20, 2015

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To promote the luxury men's outfitters -- including Balenciaga, Givenchy, Hunter, Dunhill and Savoy Taylors Guild -- at British designer discount mall Bicester Village, agency Just So has created a humorous film that mocks the kind of designer-obsessed men who take themselves too seriously.

The online spot features an immaculately groomed hero who describes himself as "an architect, a sculptor, a filmmaker and more." He invites us to admire his "enormous studio" and talks about his passions: "telling stories" and "feeling paper" and his "unquenchable thirst for knowledge."

He even goes on to coin the term "Polyman" for a man who is a polymath, and glides noisily about his studio on his Segway. The ad asks, "Too much?" and suggests a trip to Bicester Village, "For style that's effortless."

Richard Ascott, managing director of Just So, said in a statement, "Luxury menswear comms have become quite generic. An aesthetic that started out as fresh has been overused and we felt it was ripe for parody. Bicester Village wanted men to understand it is not an effort to shop there and it was fantastic to be able to have some fun with this."

Credits

Date
Oct 20, 2015
Brand :
Bicester Village
Client :
Bicester Village
Agency :
Just So
Creative Director :
Jonny Madderson
Creative Director :
Jono Stevens
Art Director :
Jessie Williams
Copywriter :
Ben Partridge
Director :
Jonny Madderson
Director :
Jono Stevens
Producer :
Rosie Box
Editor :
Jonny Madderson
Editor :
Ross Hallard
Sound Design :
SoundNode
Director, Photography :
Charlie Goodger

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