Once again, it's time for Thursday Styles, with your left coast sherpa, sfstyleboy. In a better world, I will also comment on the NYTimes Sunday Style Section, but I was on vacation, and frankly, it was really really boring except for one article on men's shorts (to sum, people laugh at shorts).
So let's get to work. While I didn't report on it, you might recall from a few weeks ago that the Times declared the teenage intern as the "hot new accessory". In the paper's relentless pursuit of the Truth, they found three or four people in all of Manhattan with teenage interns. This trend is HUGE!! Well, not only have teens now have infiltrated the style ranks, they also want to BUY CLOTHES!! Worse, these teens can now be found in stores like... Forever 21 and J. Crew! Why, it seems like just yesterday that these stores solely catered to the well-heeled retiree. Next, these whippersnappers will be shopping at Hot Topic. What next?! WHAT NEXT?!
Honestly, I love me the NYT Style Section, but increasingly, I find that it is more ad than article. Granted, the line between editorial and promotion in the world of fashion is thinner than Kate Moss after a weekend bender with Pete, but so many of these articles have an air of desperation. I imagine these writers, faced with a 5pm deadline, staked out at a corner in the LES or somewhere else officially hip. The writer sees two people go by with the same bag, and a story is born. Back in the cubicle, a couple of calls are made to market research companies, who will confirm anything to get a quote, and a trend is born. The article is published, and the bazillion people who weren't on that corner at that hour now realize that they are hopelessly out of it, and a desire is born.
But are teens REALLY just getting into shopping? Honestly, by my calculations, I first became conscious of fashion in the fourth grade. I had just transfered to a new school, and immediately became aware of how my clothes did not match the preppy outfits of the rest of the students. I went home and immediately demanded some Lacoste polos and some 501s, which I'm sure my working, single mom just loved. That was probably as amusing as the look of disgust on my face when I received some JC Penney Hunt Club polos and Sears Toughskins instead. My point is, fashion is typically about fitting in. And no one wants to fit in more than teenagers. Sure, what's hot this year might be different or more expensive than before, but kids never stopped buying clothes.
Anyways, enough of my tirade. What else? Hair dye may or may not cause cancer. I sure wish they'd hurry up with those stem cells.
Kate Moss is naked in many magazines. Which is kinda funny considering these magazines sell clothes. I'm more puzzled by this new ad that she does for Christian Dior. Something's going on with the depth of field that makes her look like an alien from the mystical planet of Galliano.
Cathy Horyn, where are you?
So let's get to work. While I didn't report on it, you might recall from a few weeks ago that the Times declared the teenage intern as the "hot new accessory". In the paper's relentless pursuit of the Truth, they found three or four people in all of Manhattan with teenage interns. This trend is HUGE!! Well, not only have teens now have infiltrated the style ranks, they also want to BUY CLOTHES!! Worse, these teens can now be found in stores like... Forever 21 and J. Crew! Why, it seems like just yesterday that these stores solely catered to the well-heeled retiree. Next, these whippersnappers will be shopping at Hot Topic. What next?! WHAT NEXT?!
Honestly, I love me the NYT Style Section, but increasingly, I find that it is more ad than article. Granted, the line between editorial and promotion in the world of fashion is thinner than Kate Moss after a weekend bender with Pete, but so many of these articles have an air of desperation. I imagine these writers, faced with a 5pm deadline, staked out at a corner in the LES or somewhere else officially hip. The writer sees two people go by with the same bag, and a story is born. Back in the cubicle, a couple of calls are made to market research companies, who will confirm anything to get a quote, and a trend is born. The article is published, and the bazillion people who weren't on that corner at that hour now realize that they are hopelessly out of it, and a desire is born.
But are teens REALLY just getting into shopping? Honestly, by my calculations, I first became conscious of fashion in the fourth grade. I had just transfered to a new school, and immediately became aware of how my clothes did not match the preppy outfits of the rest of the students. I went home and immediately demanded some Lacoste polos and some 501s, which I'm sure my working, single mom just loved. That was probably as amusing as the look of disgust on my face when I received some JC Penney Hunt Club polos and Sears Toughskins instead. My point is, fashion is typically about fitting in. And no one wants to fit in more than teenagers. Sure, what's hot this year might be different or more expensive than before, but kids never stopped buying clothes.
Anyways, enough of my tirade. What else? Hair dye may or may not cause cancer. I sure wish they'd hurry up with those stem cells.
Kate Moss is naked in many magazines. Which is kinda funny considering these magazines sell clothes. I'm more puzzled by this new ad that she does for Christian Dior. Something's going on with the depth of field that makes her look like an alien from the mystical planet of Galliano.
Cathy Horyn, where are you?
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