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Banana Republic makes bad decisions

Arethusa

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Well.
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By hetero standards, that male model has made a very good decision.

His stylist and photog, on the other hand...
 

rach2jlc

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^My guess would be, "Hey, how about buying this overpriced sportcoat, but based only on seeing it from the back on a rather unflattering model, having photographed what I can only hope it not his 'good side.'"
 

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In that case, it looks like a very Banana-Republicized (i.e. toned down with loss of meaning, and without any originality) treatment of a Tom Ford ad. Ads reflect the clothes, I suppose.
 

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