I’ve been watching Men’s Wearhouse TV ads since the Eighties. At the end of every commercial the founder, George Zimmer, comes on and tells us You’re going to like the way you look. I guarantee it".
Is it just me or has he not aged an iota in 30 years?
Maybe there are more than one of him. They keep them all lined up facing the same direction on a rack in a back room at corporate HQ, and when one shows signs of wear they just haul out the next one.
I cannot see those commercials without thinking of the chain as “Men’s Food Warehouse.”
He is famously a recovering alcoholic, so he probably aged a lot during one period of his life and is now just catching his chronological age up to his physical one.
I don’t think his chain had progressed far enough for him to air his commercials until at least ten years later. My recollection is that he had a salt-and-pepper beard by then and looked essentially the same as he does now.
I realize that it’s just a product of having seen his face at least once a week for 25 years or more. You don’t see the gradual changes, just the way you rarely see them in yourself.
My boyfriend just bought a suit from there because he needed one for an interview fast and they were actually the most helpful - the nicer department stores were not eager to help him and he didn’t know his sizes. The guy at MW was really nice and made it easy for my guy who doesn’t know how to just go somewhere and buy a suit. He got a very attractive grey suit and it was much more than $40 (ahem), although they had some buy one get something deal so he got a really cool looking wool coat as well. And I liked the way he looked. AND they also got the tailoring done on a rush within 24 hours.
Yeah I used my 1/2 off coupon too. Got a real nice leather jacket reg. $149 for only $75! And, of course, I like the way I look in it. (No affiliation with MW. Just a satisfied customer.)