T-Mobile Girl Ditches Her Classic Pink Dress for Biker Duds

Spokesgirl gets a sexy makeover

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With a failed merger, the loss of a glut of customers and the sad lack of an iPhone, it may seem like the only thing T-Mobile has going for it is its super-cute, lovable spokesgirl with a taste for magenta. So, it seems odd that they'd toss the iconic dress along with her bubbly dialogue and make her suit up in a magenta-accented biker costume. In the spot below, Carly can't find anything to wear in her absurdly monochrome wardrobe (remind you of Progressive's spot with Flo's closet full of aprons and name tags?), until she spots the leather racing suit, which leads to her solo ride on a pink-infused crotch rocket.

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