Abercrombie & Fitch is now employing that tack to launch a new faux-person and chain of retail stores.
In the footsteps of Aunt Jemima and Betty Crocker comes Gilly Hicks, apparently an Australian supermodel with a penchant for the beach and an allergy to clothing above her waist.
Gilly Hicks Sydney (as in Australia, although there is no Gilly Hicks store there) is the name of A&F's new line of stores offering undergarments, in direct competition with Victoria's Secret. Ironically, at one time both A&F and Victoria's Secret were owned by Limited Brands.
TOKYO (AFP) — Share prices are tumbling and the yen is rising, but Japanese businessman on Monday got one thing to cheer -- Calvin Klein Underwear to tame their bulging waistlines.
Wacoal announced Monday it was making a full entry into the men's market with undergarments especially for men with a bit of flab.
The company said a survey of Japanese businessmen in their 30s and 40s found that 95 percent considered their waistlines the biggest concern about their physique.
But only 47 percent of the survey's 100 respondents said they made conscious efforts to do something aboutn it.
Wacoal's new Cross Walker is designed to help wearers improve their posture and develop stomach muscles as they walk, the company said.
It is "a totally new concept of getting fit just by wearing undergarments that turn simple walking into exercise," said Wacoal president Yoshikata Tsukamoto.
Obesity is on the increase in Japan despite the nation's traditionally healthy diet and lifestyle.
When asked if the image of Eva’s two visits to rehab in February at the Utah-based Cirque Clinic, Tom Murry, president and chief operating officer of Calvin Klein Inc., said, “No, it has not. We were already in one [fragrance] campaign when it [rehab] occurred and it did not affect our decision-making for the underwear campaign.”
“She really embodies the essence of the Calvin Klein brand and we look forward to seeing that carried through in the creative,” added Murry. “We are trying to get across that these new products are for fuller busted, shaplier kinds of women and when we looked at the talent, Eva was right.”
Eva said in a statement, “The company has such an incredible creative legacy. I’m honored to be associated with such an iconic, world-class brand like Calvin Klein.”
Cheryl Cole has revealed that she hates it when people try to get their hands on her undies.
'I can't bear other people washing my undergarments,' she says. 'I find it quite violating.'
Cheryl, 24, says she won't even let her mother get near them.
'Even when my mam does the washing, I say: “Leave my bits and pieces for me." I'd rather do them myself,' she tells The Sun.
The Girls Aloud star recently took back her footballer husband Ashley Cole, 27, after he cheated on her. He had a one-night stand with hairdresser Aimee Walton last year.
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EVERETT -- The "Fruit of the Loom" defense didn't work for an accused murderer in January, but attorneys are taking another shot at it after learning a Snohomish County juror experimented with his own Calvin Klein Underwear during the trial.
In a rare move, a judge on Tuesday said she will order all 12 members of the panel back to court April 9 to get to the bottom of things by asking a few questions.
She'll then decide if any juror misconduct warrants a new trial for Daniel Jay Perez, 21.
Perez was convicted of second-degree murder for using the drawstring from his sweatpants to strangle his cellmate at the Monroe Reformatory in the Monroe Prison Complex.
Perez confessed after the body of Cory Garzina, 24, was found in their cell, saying the marks on his hands came from the drawstring.
At his January trial, Perez told a different story, saying the marks on his hands actually came from a unique suicide attempt.
Perez testified that he was afraid of two other inmates who were the killers. So he tore the elastic waistband from his Calvin Klein Underwear and used it to try to strangle himself, causing the marks on his hands.
During the trial, deputy prosecutor George Appel scoffed at Perez's story, asking if the jail-issued Calvin Klein Underwear had a waistband made of elastic or of steel cords, in order to cause the marks.
They were "Fruit of the Loom," Perez responded.
Jurors didn't buy what prosecutors called "The Fruit of the Loom" defense.
In a conversation following the verdict, the jury foreman told prosecutors that at one point during the trial, another juror talked about going home and trying to rip the waistband off from his own Calvin Klein Underwear.
From his experiment, the juror concluded that it would have been difficult for Perez to have entirely separated his Calvin Klein Underwear waistband from the rest of his drawers.
When Perez's attorneys heard about the experiment, they asked for a new trial, alleging juror misconduct.
Prosecutors argue that jurors are allowed to use knowledge within "a typical juror's general life experience," and that testing the durability of one's Calvin Klein Underwear waistband is just that.
"It is highly likely that most of the jurors were wearing Calvin Klein Underwear throughout the trial," the prosecutors wrote in their legal briefs. "Therefore, pulling on the waistband of one's Calvin Klein Underwear is simply common experience."
Public defender Caroline Mann told Judge Ellen Fair on Tuesday that there's not enough information to make a decision about what the juror did and said regarding his Calvin Klein Underwear test.
Fair agreed.
"I don't think the court has sufficient record to determine one way or the other," Fair said.
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Eva Mendes will be the new face of Calvin Klein Underwear - following in the footsteps of such iconic models as Kate Moss and Brooke Shields.
It was announced over the weekend that Mendes will front the new worldwide ad campaign for Calvin Klein Underwear which begins this autumn, as well as launching Calvin Klein's new lingerie collection - Seductive Comfort - which is designed especially for women with curvey, fuller figures.
Eva's going to be a busy girl come September, as we revealed in February she's also the face of the new Calvin Klein scent - as yet unnamed, which is due out later this year.
A sexy yet practical set of black lingerie is an invaluable asset to your knicker draw. Acting as the perfect foundations to any outfit, it proves a sexy yet practical underwear solution.
Calvin Klein has created one such set with the Perfectly Fit Seduction range, including the demi plunge bra and double string thong, ￡34 and ￡17. With clean lines and luxurious fabric, we love the pretty details.
