Anti-fashion passion - April 2004
elewd's ripping social commentary is back, replenished and refreshed. My next victim is the fashion industry.
WHAT. THE. FUCK. 12 year-old pros-in-training barely covering themselves are to be found aplenty at your local shopping centre. The latest thing I've noticed/bitched about is the hip scarf. It's basically a strip of fabric that goes around a girls hip. A strip of fabric would be cheap, you'd think...but I'm informed they sell for around AU$50. For a fucking strip of fabric. Fashion genius.
I have the solution for this ghastly, retina-attacking problem. Maybe pull those hipster jeans up a tad, buy a shirt that fucking FITS you (*shock*/*horror*, it COVERS YOUR BELLY BUTTON) and you might keep some body heat in, thereby removing any possible necessity for a 'hip scarf'.
Before I get all you fashion kooks emailing me that I'm off my rocker or whatever, I'll freely admit I know nothing about fashion. By choice. I wear the shit I like to wear. If I see something that looks good on another person, I might consider buying something similar for myself, but I don't buy same brand same design like the fashion industry wants me to.
The sheep mentality is ruining society. The whole image industry is alive today thanks to pathetically vain men and women who can't stand the thought of not fitting in. The coolest people are cool because they truly don't give a fuck about their appearance, or what others may say about them, or what some middle-aged advertising executive thinks is the next big thing. Think Marilyn Manson, Madonna, Michael Jordan etc.
These famous people share one thing (apart from $$$+) - trendsetting dress sense.
I really don't think I need to elaborate on Marilyn Manson's chosen attire, but to those hiding under a rock or who choose to ignore this enigmatic rocker, his current clothing choices are derived from the pre-Nazi Weimar Republic of Germany. This particular period in Germany's history was reknowned for it's decadent partying and relatively conservative dress. Manson wears grey suits/overcoats and enhances the look by bleaching the hair of everyone in his band, including himself. He looks pretty cool, despite his intimidating/crazy face.
Madonna almost created a whole career around her ever-changing image. From teen slut, to 'artistic' slut on video, to hollywood slut in austin powers. Hey Madonna, I think there's a recurring theme here. OK, so she's a slut, but she's a cool slut, and a slut that stands out because she's INDIVIDUAL in her slutiness. All the other pop sluts jealously bitch about her behind her back.
Michael Jordan created his own style on the basketball court by wearing shorts the length HE wanted them, not whatever everyone else was wearing. His shoes became fashion accessories that were killed for, much to the bemusement of the man himself no doubt. Still, his extraordinary physical abilities and basketball skill along with a an unbreakable mental drive translated to billions of dollars in fashion accessories and merchandise. Still, some of the shit Nike put out with his name on it was straight WHACK.I guess they intelligently worked by the old motto - nobody ever went broke underestimating public taste.
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