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Edgy Calvin Klein resorts to upskirt Instagram post to promote #mycalvins

on May 13, 2016 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

Fashion giant Calvin Klein has built upon its provocative advertising legacy with a racy upskirt Instagram post drawing ire on Instagram.

The company invited Instagram users to “Take a Peek” at 23-year-old model Klara Kristin’s panties to promote its #mycalvins line.

The wider photoshoot, from Harley Weir, has failed to spark a similar reaction despite their thematic similarities.

To date, the post has received 45.8k likes and saw over 2,000 comments, large quantities of which are negative.

A common complaint was that the post was in itself misogynist. Many of the comments can be viewed in the post below.

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Source: The Drum