GET SMOOOTH AGAIN

Short List
TitleGET SMOOOTH AGAIN
BrandKLARNA
Product/ServiceKLARNA
Category B05. Consumer Services / Business to Business
Entrant NORD DDB Stockholm, SWEDEN
Idea Creation NORD DDB Stockholm, SWEDEN
Idea Creation 2 KLARNA Stockholm, SWEDEN
Production NORD DDB Stockholm, SWEDEN
Production 2 KLARNA Stockholm, SWEDEN
Production 3 CAVIAR London, UNITED KINGDOM
Credits
Name Company Position
Andreas Dahlqvist Nord DDB Creative Director
Anna Salonen Nord DDB Art Director
Christian Cabau Klarna Brand Lead
Julia Grönstedt Klarna Marketing Manager
Nima Akbari Klarna Art Director
Pontus Gustavsson Klarna Art Director
Sophie Burgoyne Klarna Production Lead
Leo Holte Klarna Producer
Los Perez Caviar London Director
Sorcha Shepherd Caviar London Executive Producer
Javier Alejandro Caviar London Producer
Zoe Travica Caviar London Production Manager
Ben Todd Caviar London Director Of Photography
Chris Kelly Caviar London 1st AD
Mark Connell Caviar London Production Designer
Carolina Galiana Caviar London Wardrobe Designer
Alina Manova Caviar London Makeup Artist
Georgi Petkov Caviar London Hair Stylist
Jim Allen No.8 VFX Supervisor
Emma Shuter No.8 VFX Producer
Luke Morrison Electric Theatre Collective Colorist
Dan Sherwen Final Cut Editor
Petter Winnberg Universal Music Publishing Music
Matthew Henson Matthew Henson Stylist, A$AP Rocky

Write a short summary of what happens in the film

As the world emerges from the pandemic, people are adjusting to switching their sweatpants for real pants – fashion icon A$AP Rocky included. "Get Smoooth Again" follows Rocky as he emerges from quarantine when New York announces its reopening. We see him stepping out on the bubbly streets of New York, wearing nothing but a bathrobe, dirty t-shirt, boxer shorts and worn-down slippers to re-stock on potato chips. While everyone else is dressed to impress, the rapper looks misplaced in his lockdown look as he walks over to the corner shop. Once he’s grabbed a bag of chips, he decides to pay with Klarna, a decision that immediately switches up his look into a sharp suit, while a new, unreleased A$AP Rocky track starts playing on the store radio. The spot ends with a cameo from U.K. rapper Skepta, who enters the bodega in his lockdown look.

Cultural / Context information for the jury

Sweat pants, dirty t-shirts and worn-down slippers. Needless to say, the pandemic has had a terrible impact on the way we dress. Furthermore, the entire fashion industry has taken a huge hit as people have been waiting for the pandemic to end before updating their wardrobes. A$AP Rocky x Klarna’s “Get Smoooth Again” is a global, integrated campaign, aimed to inspire consumers to rediscover their sense of style, after spending almost two years in fashion hibernation and pandemic lockdown looks. Because, who better to encourage people to drop their lockdown looks than A$AP Rocky, a huge global style icon, trendsetter and fashion tastemaker, and one of the most popular American artists.