New Delhi: After a span of one year, offices have reopened, but it is posing a major lifestyle challenge for those who have made their peace with the work from home scenario. Bata India has launched a new TVC starring Kartik Aaryan to aid people as they make the transition with the launch of its Relaxed Workwear collection.

The collection showcases four latest comfort technologies- memory comfort tech, lifesole comfort tech, contour fit, and Hush Puppies Bounce to enable people to experience home-like comfort in the office.

The TVC conceptualised by Contract Advertising features Kartik Aaryan as he listens to his roommate cribbing about having to wear formal shoes all over again. He expresses his worry about working all day long from the office in uncomfortable shoes. Kartik then proceeds to take out a comfortable pair of shoes from Bata’s Relaxed Workwear range and asks his friend to try it. The friend tries on the pair and feels surprised by the comfort of Bata shoes. As he steps out of the shoes, Kartik takes them away and cheekily asks him to visit a Bata store and get a new pair for himself.

Bata India vice-president – marketing and customer services Anand Narag said, “With offices resuming, people are staring at yet another lifestyle-altering change in a span of just one year. We wanted to contribute in making the transition easier for people, which led us to conceptualise and develop probably footwear industry’s first Relaxed Workwear range for both women and men. Through this campaign, we want consumers to come and experience our new styles across Bata Red Label, Bata Comfit, Hush Puppies and Naturalizer in our stores and from online site bata.in. The footwear range looks formal and stylish yet offers the comfort of a casual footwear and is available in season’s latest colors and designs.”

Contract India chief creative officer Sagar Mahabaleshwarkar said, “It was an interesting task where the official work wear brand wanted to redefine what work wear meant in the post pandemic times. Currently, there is a genuine need for relaxed footwear that one can easily wear to work as well. Kartik Aaryan, the new brand ambassador is an apt choice who delivers this message in his own tongue-in-cheek manner.”