Stressed about finding some last-minute holiday gifts and don’t know what to get that special man in your life? Well, Instagram ads are a notoriously awful place to look, but there is one going around that you might find helpful if you’re in a squeeze—emphasis on the “squeeze.”
Per Twitter X user @BlackLanterrn, a luxury menswear brand by the name of Dolci Lusso is hawking their eyebrow-raising “Novate Pant,” a pair of wrinkle-free trousers that leave very little to the imagination.
They apparently spotted the slacks via a sponsored ad from the brand on Instagram, took a screenshot, then posted for the world to see on X—to the tune of 11k likes and counting—writing, “Instagram you HAVE to be joking .”
How about we take this to the next level?
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“Who said men shouldn’t have a cute too?,” Dolci Lusso writes in the caption (and, seriously, who said that? Because they’re wrong!), hawking that the trouser style is designed to “[lift] and accentuate your butt.”
Talk about a targeted ad!
What we find most amusing is that Dolci Lusso doesn’t appear to be a brand specifically catering to a gay male audience—like, say, Andrew Christian or Mr. Turk—it’s just a line of environmentally conscious clothing with a mission to “redefine fashion by blending contemporary design sensibilities with unmatched craftsmanship,” per their official ABOUT US page.
Andrew Christian calls it “inclusive”. The internet has thoughts.
But, come on, you’re telling us that they put an absolute beefcake of a man in these ultra slim-fitting pants that hug every single muscle and weren’t intentionally trying to get the gays riled up?
And don’t get us started on the front view, which shows the pant fabric all rippling toward one focus-pulling feature. Is the model even wearing underwear???
Image Credit: Dolci Lusso
Upon closer inspection, two details stand out: One, in the description of the “Novate Pant” on the website, there’s not a single mention of the butt accentuation detail—it’s almost hilarious how much they’re refusing to acknowledge the obvious fact that these trousers are very, very tight.
And, secondly, we can’t seem to find the Dolci Lusso account on Instagram? Even though it’s theoretically right there in @BlackLanterrn’s screenshot? The plot of the thick-thighed model thickens!
We know it’s not a hoax because the brand—and these pants—do exist. We found their official website! It just seems there’s no “paper trail” of their more butt-forward, gay-pandering ad campaign, for whatever reason.
“Why did we put our heads together? To save money!”
Regardless, the slacks have caught the attention of Gay Twitter and sent their imaginations running wild. “The seams are begging for mercy,” one user joked in reply. “They know their [target] audience,” another keenly observed.
The jokes are flying fast and loose (unlike the trousers), especially as folks share the very specific people and professions who no doubt rock a pari of these calf-hugging bad boys. Check out a few of our favorites below:
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too?,” Dolci Lusso writes in the caption (and, seriously, who said that? Because they’re wrong!), hawking that the trouser style is designed to “[lift] and accentuate your butt.”
and sent their imaginations running wild. “The seams are begging for mercy,” one user joked in reply. “They know their [target] audience,” another keenly observed.
