The attached pic appeared as a full page ad in a woman's magazine (I forget which one) back in April or May of 2014. I cut it out and then lost track of where I put it. I found it again yesterday so I scanned it for upload here.
What is interesting about this ad besides the fact that the model's shorts are wet in a pattern consistent with wetting them is that they are still dripping! The picture is taken at a beach giving the possible implication that a wave has caused the wetness on her shorts and the wetness of the sand around her certainly supports that interpretation. However, the fact that the shorts are still dripping almost a steady stream also implies the possibility that she is still wetting them. I think this is one of those ads which is intentionally ambiguous so people will do a double take and study the picture to try to figure out what is really happening. This is, of course, what Guess wants... more eyeballs focused on the product in hopes of gaining more sales!
What is interesting about this ad besides the fact that the model's shorts are wet in a pattern consistent with wetting them is that they are still dripping! The picture is taken at a beach giving the possible implication that a wave has caused the wetness on her shorts and the wetness of the sand around her certainly supports that interpretation. However, the fact that the shorts are still dripping almost a steady stream also implies the possibility that she is still wetting them. I think this is one of those ads which is intentionally ambiguous so people will do a double take and study the picture to try to figure out what is really happening. This is, of course, what Guess wants... more eyeballs focused on the product in hopes of gaining more sales!
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