article_snippet: The firm, which has more than 270 stores across the world, regularly has The firm, which has more than 270 stores across the world raunchy ads banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.
article_snippet: In 2012 the firm had a string of ads banned in four different rulings after using photos of women exposing their breasts, showing off their bare bums and posing with their legs spread in the firm ad campaigns.
article_snippet: We therefore concluded that the ad was irresponsible and was likely to cause serious offence.'
article_snippet: the ad added: 'the ad must not appear again in the ad current form. '
article_snippet: In a scathing attack, the advertising watchdog labelled the campaign ‘gratuitous’ and ‘sexist’.
article_snippet: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said ‘the focus was on The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) buttocks and groin rather than on the skirt being modelled’.
article_snippet: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) also accused the firm of promoting seedy ‘up-skirt’ photographs – when unauthorised pictures are taken from beneath a woman’s skirt.
article_snippet: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said:
article_snippet: ‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) considered the images were gratuitous and objectified women, and were therefore sexist and likely to cause serious and widespread offence.