We happened to watch that very scene while channel flipping a few weeks ago. I forget what the movie was called. Fred Astaire was in it. I was glad we'd seen it before seeing the commercial. The whole scene is so silly, it was almost hard to watch. Real beatniks must have winced at such portrayals.
As for the commercial - while all the dancing was going on I was like, huh? What could this be for? When they revealed it was for the skinny black pant at the end, I had to laugh out loud - what else could it be for?
I thought it was a good commercial. When seemingly irretrievable fashion makes a comeback, using something irretrievably dated works. I know GC disagrees with me on this, but I've never had a problem when they put movie stars in ads. They're just recognizable people.
All I could think after the commercial was the What Not to Wear advice - tapered pants look good on very few people. I know I'm not one of them.
