Can you see the "TROUSER"?

If you are thinking that the picture below looks like Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct, you are mistaken. This is an ad for Italian clothing brand STANZA that appeared in the Sunday May 7th edition of Hindu (half-page ad in page 20)



The line below the words 'STANZA' in the picture (on the top left) reads 'Shirts and Trousers'. BUT WHERE IS THE TROUSER HERE? If you can't see the text, just click the picture and it will show up in a big size. You would then be able to see the text as well as a closer look at the model.

The picture reminds me of the story "Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Chsitian Anderson which we all would have studied at some point in our school curriculam. Thank God - they have printed the brand name without which it can be intercepted for various other things. Advertising has come a long way, but still, we have to put up with these kind of highly "abstract" advertisements.