Annoying GAP clothing ads

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In a better world,they would be directed by Guy Ritchie or Quentin Tarantino,with a techno soundtrack and strobe lights.A sort of 'Blade' meets 'Man at C&A' scenario.And Wesley Snipes in a full-length black leather trenchcoat and wrap-around shades,with a fetching hat and matching scarf combo.Would soon wipe the smile off those cheesy model's faces.

*GAP model:"Ooh!Look at me in my lovely sweater...AAAARRGH!VAMPIRES!"

― Eugene Speed (Eugene Speed), Monday, 30 December 2002 23:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah. That one where impossible scrubbed youngsters of different races sing a Mariah-ed up song. I want to punch each and every one of them till they will never model again.

― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 00:25 (twenty-three years ago)

One of them is one of Quincy Jones' daughters.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 00:32 (twenty-three years ago)

(The preceding was not offered in an attempt to change Mark's mind, BTW.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 00:32 (twenty-three years ago)

the amusing thing is in the scarf ads--with all sorts of people looking all cute and dancing...there's all sorts of midriff showing. how could those women be warm? they're advertising winter clothing, after all.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 00:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Those multi-colored scarves are the absolute pits, IMHO.

― Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 00:42 (twenty-three years ago)

One of them was a high school seductress on _Boston Public_. She boffed Joey Slotnick, got him fired, and then BECAME a teacher! (I think.)

I love their version of "Love Train", esp. the "let it riiiiiide" part. And I'm all for Dr. Who scarves blessing the lithe & boney shoulders of America's youth.

Off topic: Do guys ever look good singing? The ones in this promo sure don't.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 01:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Are you sure you aren't thinking of Rashida Jones (the school secretary and aforementioned daughter of Quincy)?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 02:11 (twenty-three years ago)

My fiances mum bought me a GAP stripey scarf and matching gloves for xmas, I have to wear them now, HELP!

― smee (smee), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 03:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Well, they are trendy now...at least you can't be singled out in a crowd and larfed at because loads of people will be wearing them.

That stripey stuff just reminded me of the Levellers for some strange reason.

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 03:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Darn it, Dan, I think you're right.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 03:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Hey, I have a stripey scarf. And a hat, and gloves. They're not from the Gap though. What am I, a fashion whore?

― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 03:26 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm not saying it's bad or fashion-whoreish, it just seems...Levelly.

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 03:35 (twenty-three years ago)

I know, I know... I resisted. I swear. But then there was a sale, and the scarf looked so cozy and cheerful (it's like tropical lifesaver colours), so I relented.

― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 03:38 (twenty-three years ago)

i think she's the secretary on boston public.

that commercial should die for placing annoying song in my head for months on end.

― That Girl (thatgirl), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 03:40 (twenty-three years ago)

The song caused me intense pain...it made me want to put on something dark and evil to blot out all the cheery hippy vibes.

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 04:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This last post makes me sound more goth than I really am.

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 04:01 (twenty-three years ago)

That's never a bad thing.

― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 04:04 (twenty-three years ago)

one could definitely be forced to turn goth by that commercial.

― That Girl (thatgirl), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 04:05 (twenty-three years ago)

At this rate I will be Robert Smith by the end of the week.

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 04:06 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.adbusters.org/spoofads/fashion/gap/ad.jpg

― stevo (stevo), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 04:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Gah. You were all creaming yourselves about stripey scarves a year ago. I bet you only like bands when they're small and shit too.

That's a ;) on the Raggettometer.

― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 11:22 (twenty-three years ago)

I'd love to be in that commercial "People all over the world, join hands and form a love train...!" Except when they panned to me I would be doing my best running man.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 13:23 (twenty-three years ago)

I think they should put the Hitler thing in magazines (yeah I know it's not theirs). I wonder if it would improve sales by making people laugh. Or if they'd just get sued or something.

― Maria (Maria), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 16:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Sort of brings us back to my first message,just substitute Hitler for Snipes,the techno would be German,and the vampires are all Nazi's....not much difference there,then.

― Eugene Speed (Eugene Speed), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 20:35 (twenty-three years ago)

I bought a stripey scarf two years ago, and I still love it.

― rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 20:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Everybody in stripey leather-and-corduroy scarf-vests!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 20:59 (twenty-three years ago)

taking out the garbage in Burberry plaid trash bags!

― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 31 December 2002 21:14 (twenty-three years ago)

All of the people and voices in the Love Train one are lovely. It's a shame that all the clothes they are wearing are rub.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 1 January 2003 20:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I like how the sistah dances -- the white girls are dreadful.

― Leee (Leee), Thursday, 2 January 2003 10:25 (twenty-three years ago)

have you seen the white guys? best dancing ever.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 2 January 2003 13:54 (twenty-three years ago)

I would be doing my best running man.
ha ha ha ha HA!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 2 January 2003 14:05 (twenty-three years ago)

my stripey scarf would be blowing in the breeze.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 2 January 2003 14:56 (twenty-three years ago)

No! Stop! Too much!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 2 January 2003 15:09 (twenty-three years ago)

i can picture myself doing this commercial and I'm laughing at myself. Right when they cut to the guy with the beard I would be next.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 2 January 2003 15:15 (twenty-three years ago)

There's a blonde feller in a blue jumper in the middle of this advert, who doesn't sing, but he does this weird sort of dance thing... why?

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 2 January 2003 15:25 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah, yeah. that guy. his moves are sweet.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 2 January 2003 15:40 (twenty-three years ago)

I like the blonde girl. That's Quincy Jones' daughter, right?

― jm (jtm), Thursday, 2 January 2003 17:57 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

I am transfixed and brainwashed by the new Gap ads with "Summer Breeze" and the girl twirling around on the beach. It's not even that I think she's that beautiful, but for some reason I can't not watch it when it's on.

― kyle (akmonday), Sunday, 16 May 2004 00:47 (twenty-two years ago)

It's "Summer Breeze"!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 16 May 2004 00:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I know it's "Summer Breeze"! You mean it's the song that's so transfixing? I think it's the spinning. I'm not as transfixed by the one with the girl taking her shirts off.

― kyle (akmonday), Sunday, 16 May 2004 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I figure it's probably the combo of the gently hypnotizing spin and the gently hypnotizing song.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 16 May 2004 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

it makes me want to spin around myself. but not in skirts.

― kyle (akmonday), Sunday, 16 May 2004 00:54 (twenty-two years ago)

skorts then.

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 16 May 2004 02:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Is she a celebrity? The best part of Gap ads is identifying the young B-list celebrities they use.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Sunday, 16 May 2004 02:20 (twenty-two years ago)

skorts then is huge in her native finland

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 16 May 2004 02:23 (twenty-two years ago)

three years pass...

is John Mayer sposed to be hot, or just punchable?

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 19:06 (eighteen years ago)

The "Everybody in Gap" as should have ploughed a new way forward for all television advertising, Sadly it was not to be. Oh, the 90's, when you get revived we'll all be wearing Khakis.

― I know, right?, Saturday, 29 September 2007 12:53 (eighteen years ago)

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