AdWatch: HANES | Gentlemen Prefer Hanes

This ad from Hanes in the 1970’s tries to entice women to buy their pantyhose by telling them that gentlemen prefer the Hanes brand.

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ADVERTISER: Hanes

Agency: N/A

FIRST AIRED: 1974

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