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December 17, 2004

Why I Just Don't Get "Fashion"

So, okay, the stuff on the runways is always "couture" and that means that nobody's supposed to actually wear it, unless you're Cher and you're stoned out of your mind on peyote.

The stuff they don't show on the runways is called "ready-to-wear," which is a little strange thing to be calling clothes -- I mean, one would hope the "ready-to-wear" aspect is sort of implied; I usually don't expect the need to buy batteries from Radio Shack for my swearters, nor do I expect my pants to come with an Allen wrench and "some assembly required" directions in Swedish -- and this ready-to-wear stuff are the clothes they actually want you to buy and which will actually be available in stores, but these clothes they don't show on the runway.

They're a secret or something.

On the other hand, they show outfits like this on the runway.

Now, seriously. What is that? Can someone explain that to me?

What is the point here? Is that supposed to be promoting the designer, rather than his clothes? In what way? Who looks at that and says, "Ah yes, very fashion forward; this guy definitely knows how to dress someone up like a poodle. I'll be on the look-out for this guy's hand-bags."

This is one of the things I don't get.


posted by Ace at 05:33 PM
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It's very Andy Kaufmann too.....

Can I make a guest appearance on the show sometime? My long term memory sorta sucks, so I'd be great for a "remember tha last commercial break?" segment.

Posted by: Senator PhilABuster on December 17, 2004 05:43 PM

Proletariat.

Posted by: fat kid on December 17, 2004 05:44 PM

He was in the Flintstones movie.


you snob.

Posted by: Dave in Texas on December 17, 2004 07:05 PM

These fashions are edgy, sir. Damn your impudence!

Posted by: Guy T. on December 17, 2004 08:56 PM

I briefly dated a girl who did fashion shows in Italy. She was 5'11" and like 100 lbs (seriously). She said they would get $5000/night and they would be doing them for ONE FUCKING PERSON. Crazy shit. I guess they were a bitch to do because she said she hated it.

So I think the deal is they sell the runway stuff to very high-end customers at prices where profit margin on material cost really doesn't enter into the equation.


Posted by: TallDave on December 17, 2004 09:48 PM

I can only guess that John and Te-ray-za were in the audience for this one... The outfit certainly seems Kerry-inspired.

Posted by: jmflynny on December 17, 2004 10:10 PM

The fellow is quite a looker, but God knows why he looks like a poodle. I think it's a statement. . .

Posted by: Justin on December 17, 2004 11:18 PM

Ooh, it's cutting-edge! It's The Emperor's New Clothes! No, just more Leftards on the march.

Posted by: http://courtzero.blogspot.com/">Sailor Kenshin on December 18, 2004 01:30 PM

Ace, you fool, it is meant to be art.

-in other words, the medium has been hijacked by talentless poseurs. Which is why non-phony citizens like you don't 'get it.' *sniff*

Posted by: lauraw on December 18, 2004 08:48 PM

I guess I can't use my standard assumption, that the designer hates women: this designer must hate everybody, especially his audience.

Posted by: John Anderson on December 19, 2004 09:47 AM

I'm going with conspiracy against the lower classes for 100 on this one Ace. I mean what will women aspire to if we could actually afford this kind of crap. If we could buy it we wouldn't want it, since we can't, we want it. This keeps the richies in power and the rest of us minions who can't afford this shit.

Posted by: Wittysexkitten on December 19, 2004 10:49 PM
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