Ad Campaigns
Lowe Lintas breaks stereotypes with Dollar Athleisure campaign
Mumbai: Dollar Industries has launched its latest campaign to promote its range of Athleisure – a category that is gaining a lot of traction recently. The campaign, conceptualised by Lowe Lintas, prompts the viewer to question stereotypes present in society when it comes to dressing for an occasion.
Dollar Industries MD Vinod Kumar Gupta said, “In an era of comfort and style, Athleisurewear has emerged as a dominant trend in the fashion world, prompting us to focus on an entire range of cool fashionwear – Tank Tops, Crew Necks, Henleys, Polos, Sweatshirts, Jackets, Hoodies, Bermudas, Capris, Track Pants, Joggers and Socks – which perfectly marry the young consumer’s desire for comfortable yet trendy and versatile clothing options which they can wear at multiple events and locations. What makes matters more interesting is that even professions that traditionally demanded suits, or at least a shirt and tie, are now relaxing their dress code policy as millennials move into positions of management and decision-making. Exactly what inspired us and Lowe Lintas to argue against acceptable social dress norms in our campaign and promote Dollar Athleisure as the perfect balance between casual comfort and chic style.”
The film, directed by renowned film director Manav Malhotra, is a stylised montage borrowed from walks of life demanding that we dress formally. From board meetings to college classrooms, from marriages to dining out – society expects to uphold certain dress codes. The film challenges the stereotype and promotes athleisurewear as an acceptable style for all occasions.
Lowe Lintas unit creative director Mohit Pasricha said, “As Coco Chanel once famously said, fashion fades, only style remains, and athleisure is definitely a fashion. But in saying that, it’s a very comfortable one, and once people get comfortable, it’s hard to change their minds. Simply look around us. The style on the street has changed dramatically. Women are sporting leggings, crop tops and sports bras, men are spotted in sweatpants, hoodies and sneakers. This emerging lifestyle emphasises one simple thing: The universal need to dress comfortably. And, that is what led us to challenge formal dress codes and celebrate informality as the new way of life.”
NATIONAL: Amazon Ads has laid out a sharply tech-led vision for the advertising industry in 2026, arguing that artificial intelligence, streaming TV and creator partnerships will combine to turn brand building into a more precise, performance-driven business.
At the heart of the shift, the company says, is the fusion of AI with Amazon’s vast trove of shopping, browsing and streaming signals, allowing advertisers to move beyond blunt reach metrics to campaigns designed around real customer behaviour.
“The future of advertising is not about reaching more people, but the right people with messages that resonate,” said Amazon Ads India head and vice president Girish Prabhu. “By combining AI with deep customer insights, we help brands move from broadcasting campaigns to having meaningful conversations wherever audiences spend their time.”
One of the biggest changes, according to Amazon Ads, will be the collapse of the wall between media planning and creative development. Retail media, powered by first-party data, is increasingly shaping everything from brand discovery to final purchase, pushing marketers to design campaigns around audience insight rather than internal instinct.
AI is also moving from a support tool to a creative engine. Agentic AI, which automates and accelerates production, is expected to make high-quality creative accessible even to small businesses, compressing weeks of work into hours and giving challengers the ability to compete with larger brands on speed and scale.
Behind the scenes, AI-driven analytics will take on a bigger role in campaign optimisation, identifying patterns, spotting opportunities and recommending actions that would previously have required teams of analysts.
Streaming TV is another big battleground. With India’s video streaming audience now above 600 million and connected TV users at 129.2 million in 2025, advertisers are set to treat streaming not just as a branding channel but as a performance engine, measured increasingly by sales, sign-ups and bookings rather than just reach.
Finally, Amazon Ads sees creators and contextual advertising reshaping how brands tell stories. Creators will act less like influencers and more like long-term partners, while scene-aware ads on streaming platforms will allow brands to insert hyper-relevant offers into the flow of what viewers are watching.
Taken together, Amazon Ads argues, these shifts mark a move towards advertising that is both more human and more measurable, where AI handles the complexity, and creativity does the persuading.
