Call it Glee meets softcore: 7 model/singers in lacey lingerie and thigh-highs writhe on white mattresses while singing Deck the Halls. Just the notes, that is. The women wear bra cups sized A through G, and each sings the musical note that corresponds to her cup size.
So okay, the holiday ad for La Senza lingerie gets points for cleverness. But frustratingly, for a commercial that boasts 7 different body types, the models look unnervingly like clones. The spot introduces models A, B, C, and D standing up, gazing sultrily at the camera. Meanwhile models E, F, and G -- the specialty, plus-sizes of bra measurements -- are shot only on their backs. G raises
her arms above her head. If their boobs are significantly different from their friend the B cup's, these camera angles sure don't show it.
For added fun with the Cup Size Choir, users can go to the company's Choir site to create tunes of their own. Play the Girls, the copy urges. Skipping over the objectification (this is, after all, an ad for sexy lingerie), the women look so very much alike, it's unclear how users unfamiliar with the cup-size-as-musical-note conceit are supposed to get the joke.
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