A Double Beefcake, Light on the Dressing (Beckham alert)

The Washington Post ^ | Jan 5, 2008 | Robin Givhan

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The new advertising campaign for Emporio Armani underwear features an austere black-and-white image of soccer player David Beckham posing spread-eagle in an open shirt and his designer briefs. He's leaning back on a bed covered with rumpled sheets, and like so many models, he looks profoundly grumpy.

Over at Calvin Klein Underwear, the company celebrated its 25th anniversary this fall with an advertising campaign for its new Steel line. The name, our G-rated mind assumes, refers to the steel-colored waistbands on the briefs. The ads feature the actor Djimon Hounsou in a variety of poses, all of which feature his oak-tree physique in nothing but skivvies. Hounsou's skin glows with perspiration. And he looks rather moody as well.

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ping

[digger48]

I must be twice as sexy, ‘cause I got 12-pack abs

[freema]

Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing

[rellimpank]

-—well—at least he doesn’t fit in here—

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[lilycicero]

Girlene needs to see this too...she likes cake.

[fanfan]

Pung!

[fanfan]

[RDTF]

*sigh*

[maggief]

[RDTF]

That one might be pushing it

[Hyzenthlay]

This ran over a year ago, but I tore it out of a magazine and I still have it up on the wall.

[maggief]

It is the ad debut in the February issue of Vanity Fair.

*shrug*

[RDTF]

I think maggief just gave you some new wall decor

[MotleyGirl70]

David Beckham is over-hyped by the media and doesn't even compare to Gabriel Aubry.

Hubba, hubba.

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[najida]

Just dayum.

I had supper and these pics are dessert! :)

[MotleyGirl70]

I think there was a little bit of photoshopping done in #10. Not like I was looking or anything.

[RDTF]

probably not photoshopped

[najida]

Sometimes photoshopping can be a very good thing :)