Myer celebrates Australian women in new Spring / Summer 2021 fashion campaign launch ‘Made for this’ via Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
Myer has launched its Spring / Summer 2021 fashion campaign, “Made for this”, in a bold and sophisticated way of celebrating true Aussie style and spirit via Clemenger BBDO Melbourne. After a year that has tested us all, the campaign’s message is that Australian’s are made for times like this and Myer is made for them.
The new campaign celebrates the strength and resilience of Australian’s and heroes a revitalised womenswear offering from Myer that focuses on quality, fit, design and value.
Says Gemma Hunter, general manager of marketing for Myer: “There’s no doubt this year has tested us; all genders, all ages – everyone has had their own battle at some stage. There’s no doubt that the people of Australia have risen to the challenge. So what better way to celebrate Spring and the new beginnings it brings, than with our freshly curated edit of Australian and International brands and by embracing the strength, courage and resilience of all Australians.”
The campaign film, directed by Gracie Otto, features a dynamic all-female cast in a game of tug of war. Digging into the rugged terrain, a team of effortlessly stylish women defeat their adversary with strength, grace and a united sense of playfulness.
Says Pippa O’Regan, general manager for Myer at Clemenger: “Australian women are strong and resilient and we wanted to capture those character traits, along with a sense of fun in this new film for Myer. We also wanted to celebrate Myer’s S/S 21 fashion and style offering that is both aspirational and attainable for Australian women. This new film showcases the best of Australians and the best of Myer.”
In stills, the campaign was brought to life by renowned photographer Simon Upton, with the full campaign running in store and across TV, digital, social, and OOH.
To find out more about the campaign and Myer’s Spring / Summer 2021 fashion collection, visit http://myer.com.au/content/made-for-this.
Client: Myer
Geoff Ikin – Chief Customer Officer
Gemma Hunter – GM Marketing
Candice Brown – Marketing Manager
Kyra Dymock – Marketing specialist
Meredith Pole – Marketing Specialist
Aaron Achurch – Head of Media
Mel Touma – Media manager
Creative agency: Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
Director – Gracie Otto
Production Company – Playtime
Music Supervision/Licensing – c/o Theodore / Level Two
Photographer – Simon Upton
Sound & Mix – Squeak E. Clean Studios
Casting Director: Daisy Hicks CGA
31 Comments
Saw this on TV, fantastic. Cuts through and positions Myer well.
Classic example of where the marketing/ad industry is at the moment. Focused on promoting ‘diversity’, ‘inclusion’, ’empowerment’, etc. and doing basically nothing to promote the brand or any reason to purchase from them. This could be any fashion retailer/brand, the only thing that made it Myer is the end frame.
No wonder they are going broke, complete lack of any strategy.
Saw it on TV on Sunday night and couldn’t believe it was Myer when the logo came up. Love the track and the casting
Ahhh to be able to take photos of humans outside again is something I look forward too!
Fashion isn’t conceptual. It’s all feel and attitude and momentary .
It has all that. And like fashion we will all just move on from it. The track is fine but a little grrrl power. Found the casting too woke and obvious. And mostly not agenda setting, surprising or new.
Couldn’t agree more with How Empowering’s comment, the hashtag should be #getwokegobroke
Here’s one I prepared earlier…
https://youtu.be/psyCXr9uqaQ
Who are they defeating? The grips?
The patriarch of mass market fashion virtue signalling? ‘Made for This’ doesn’t even hint at what ‘this’ is.
There is no strategy here. You can not own ‘Made’. The product is not made here. The talent isn’t even being presented to tell what they are ‘made’ of, or how they’ve ‘made’ it or what it means to be ‘Australian made’. The website has no additional narrative to who these women are or their stories.
This doesn’t show well for the thinking coming out of Myers and especially Clems. If I’m the David Jones marketing team, I’m feeling rather good about my position relative to this.
Who’s on the other end of the rope?
Exactly! Where indeed? It’s like half an ad. Where is the other half?
I understand that fashion can be looser concept wise but with no context or story what is this? Beautiful people in front of a nice rock having a tug of war with no-one? Whats the messaging? Cool casting?
No wonder Myer are in deep shit.
This walking Pantone colour chart of hotties really makes me want to open an incognito browser.
Dear Myer this is a complete waste of money there is no myer branding further there is no bigger idea it’s working to
How is this Myer? Where is the consistency? They change their brand with every campaign. Where is the strategy here? Most of the clothes aren’t made in Australia so how can they be made for this? This does nothing to honour an Aussie icon which is going to fail. This is weak. Myer needed a power move and this fails on all fronts. Such a shame to see an Aussie icon dying because of a marketing team that doesn’t want to honour this store’s iconic status.
Most fashion ads these days don’t go deep. I saw this Sunday and watched it until the end, which isn’t usual for me. It’s way more entertaining than a lot of the competitor ads. And the women looked great. Strategy seemed to have worked on me.
This looks like diversity box ticking, not a strategic concept. So transparent. Black. Tick. Brown. Tick. Redhead. Tick. Plus size. Tick. Disabled. Tick. Some of the campaign photography is really beautiful, but this TV ad is odd.
Remember when Clemenger used to be a creative force!?
@Diversitymuch I am willing to commend any brand that supports diversity in their advertising. There are MANY that still don’t and I’ve worked with several of them. Myer regularly hero people of colour and I think that’s a good thing. One day it will just be normal and this is the way that happens.
The tug of war creative device is the kind of thing that would have gotten made 10 years ago. Not at all now.
you can’t really see the clothes.
What is the point of this? You cannot really see the clothes. It doesn’t really say anything about Myer or create a point of difference or intrigue. Who are they meant to be in a tug of war against?
This, at best, will leave consumer bemused. At worst, it will not even register.
Love the array of beauty and strength on display here. This ad is so fresh too. Pro-diversity is never a bad thing @diversitymuch. Just a shame the creatives haven’t been named for their great work. The entire Myer team were named but who was the CD and AD/copywriter?
I think the persons you are looking for are …
Alan Smithee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuXjIOQxbLk
Before I got to the end of seeing the ad on TV, I was laughing at the ‘tick the box’ diversity. Diversity is good, but also needs to representative of the population and not be shoehorned in. Plus there is no strategy – sorry guys, but you’ve missed the mark on this one.
Groundbreaking mix of cream with white! It’s fashion… it’s the vibe… it’s Kiama… it’s diversity… it’s a look… it’s only advertising folks… relax.
Makes about as much sense as this….
https://vimeo.com/329469866
because Clems is hugeeee on diversity !! HA!
nice try but not exactly ground breaking, practise what you preach
This was the dumbest ad I have ever seen.