Iceland offers to turn your lockdown sweatpants into hiking boots
Global campaign including a music video promotes pop-up store in Reykjavik
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Last year, with travelers unable to visit, Promote Iceland offered to release people's screams of quarantine frustration into the wilds of the country. Now, with travel opening up a little, it's back with a new offer -- turning your lockdown sweatpants into hiking boots.
The new campaign from M&C Saatchi agency SS+K and Icelandic agency Peel is opening a pop-up store in downtown Rejkjavik throughout July, where people can upcycle their sweatpants into the limited edition footwear crafted by Icelandic designer Ýr Jóhannsdóttir (with any leftover fabric made into a bag in which to carry it home). All people need to do is book a slot at the pop-up in advance showing a valid plane ticket to Iceland.
Travel to Iceland might just be a possibility for some (the country is one of the very few on the U.K.’s quarantine-free “green” list, for example). However for those that can’t make it to Iceland just yet, there’s a website that invites everyone to virtually try-on a pair of Sweatpant Boots.
To promote the launch, Icelandic rapper Cell7 and former song producer for Stop Wait Go, Ásgeir Orri Ásgeirsson, have recorded an exclusive “Sweatpant Boots" song and made a music video, seen here (be warned; it’s catchy.)
The international campaign is launching today and running in the U.S, U.K., Canada, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. Along with the music video, there will be a TikTok challenge, promoted in Germany but available globally, and a custom Snapchat AR filter that will turn your shoes into Sweatpant boots.
“Sweatpants are the symbol of how we’ve coped with the pandemic. They are the perfect thing for a year cooped up inside where the biggest adventure is dialing into a video call," said Stevie Archer, executive creative director, SS+K, in a statement. "Now Iceland is literally turning our comfy sweatpants into the boots we need to get out of our comfort zones and enjoy all the incredible experiences we’ve been missing out on.”
Credits
- Date
- Jun 29, 2021
- Client :
- Promote Iceland
- Agency :
- SS+K
- Co-founder and Partner Co-Chairman M&C Saatchi US :
- Lenny Stern
- Executive Creative Director :
- Stevie Archer
- Creative Director :
- Daniel Bremmer
- Assistant Creative Director Art Director :
- Monica Apodaca
- Managing Director, Production + Operations :
- John Swartz
- Account Director :
- José Salgado
- Senior Strategist :
- Elena Claro
- Producer :
- Halley Hopkins
- Managing Director Strategy :
- Kevin Skobac
- Managing Director Head of Client Services :
- Amy Frisch
- Icelandic Partner Agency :
- Peel Iceland
- Managing Director :
- Magnus Magnusson
- Managing Director :
- Egill Thordarson
- Designer :
- Einar Guðmundsson
- Animator :
- Steinþór Jenni Sigurðsson
- Agency :
- M&C Saatchi-London
- Senior Creative :
- Camila Gurgel
- Senior Creative :
- Ieva Paulina
- Public Relations & Communications Lead :
- M&C Saatchi TALK
- Chief Executive Officer :
- Jane Boardman
- Director :
- Sophie Hayes
- Senior Associate Director :
- Lauren Hunt-Morgan
- Account Director :
- Rachel Arnold
- Account Manager :
- Maia Quinn
- U.S. Public Relations :
- M&C Saatchi Sport and Entertainment North America
- Chief Executive Officer :
- Steph Lund
- President :
- Andrea Nirsimloo
- Executive Vice President :
- Aarti Parekh
- Senior Account Executive :
- Frankie Petts
- Account Executive :
- Hillary Asher
- Assistant Account Executive :
- Asli Aybar
- Filming & Production :
- SKOT Productions
- Director :
- GUÐNÝ RÓS ÞÓRHALLSDÓTTIR
- Producer :
- Arnþrúður Dögg Sigurðardóttir
- Producer :
- EIÐUR BIRGISSON
- Assistant Director :
- SIGGI KJARTAN
- Director of Photography :
- Óttar Guðnason
- Editor :
- Sighvatur Ómar Kristinsson
- Post Production :
- Trickshot
- Colorist :
- Bjarki Guðjónsson
- Sound Design :
- Nick Cathcart-Jones
- Germany Public Relations :
- Headspace pr
- Director :
- Alexander Bohlinger
- Senior Account Manager :
- Christian Hölling
- Nordics Public Relations :
- Essencius A/S
- Managing Partner Strategy & Issues :
- Christina Schärfe Lambach
- Managing Partner Project Management :
- Maria Gamarra
- Communications Consultant :
- Sofie Lockhart
- Communications Consultant :
- Olof Ehrs
- Digital Development :
- Avista Digital
- Developer :
- Thorvaldur Sveinsson
- Developer :
- David Halldorsson
- ISRC code :
- ISB1121106801
- Artist :
- Inspired By Iceland Cell7
- Song :
- Asgeir Orri Asgeirsson
- Lyrics :
- Asgeir Orri Asgeirsson
- Lyrics :
- Stevie Archer
- Lyrics :
- Daniel Bremmer
- Lyrics :
- Monica Apodoca
- Lyrics :
- Camila Gurgel
- Lyrics :
- Ieva Paulina
- Master split :
- Asgeir Orri Asgeirsson
- Publishing :
- Asgeir Orri Asgeirsson
- Publishing :
- Ragna Kjartansdóttir
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