{"id":2526,"date":"2009-07-11T02:20:04","date_gmt":"2009-07-11T10:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2009-07-11T02:20:04","modified_gmt":"2009-07-11T10:20:04","slug":"fashion-too-fashionable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/fashion-too-fashionable\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion: Too Fashionable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Louise Wilson, the course director of the M.A. program at Central Saint Martins, voices a complaint in an interview<\/a> with Cathy Horyn.<\/p>\n

I think the problem is that fashion has become too fashionable. For years, fashion wasn\u2019t fashionable. Today fashion is so fashionable that it\u2019s almost embarrassing to say you\u2019re part of fashion. All the parodies of it. All the dreadful magazines. That has destroyed it as well, because everybody thinks fashion is attainable.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you follow that? I’m not sure if I did, but if she’s saying that fashion is now available to the masses and as such it has reached a saturation point where everyone is decked out in the same “It Items.” then I totally agree.<\/p>\n

For fall, it’s shaggy fur coats and vests, pseudo biker crap, lots of leather, sky-high heels, pre-shredded jeans and t-shirts, multiple chains, more leather leggings. We’ll all look like high-priced prostitutes and leftovers from Dallas with big padded shoulders and gaudy bling.<\/p>\n

I’m already sick of it! It’s so tired and trite. Why even bother?<\/p>\n

I propose three strong new looks for autumn\/winter: The Saint<\/strong>, The Nun<\/strong>, and the Lady Mobster.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Christian Lacroix knows what he’s doing. This dress should inspire us to make our own saint regalia with old tablecloths and fabric flowers. \u00a0 For headgear, maybe some old flamenco hair combs with lace veils.<\/p>\n

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Michelle’s gorgeous veil by Moschino surely put that Pope in his place by outdoing him in drama. Haha, Pope Ratty, now what? Her look reminds me of how beautiful women can add a new dimension of sexuality to Nun garb. If the black lace is too solemn for you, here’s a different take on Nunwear by Lust Designs<\/a>. \u00a0 Penny, the designer, is a doll.<\/p>\n

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Finally, there’s the Lady Mobster<\/strong>. Janet Jackson epitomized this look at her brother’s memorial. I have never seen her look more beautiful or commanding. She was perfection, dressed and styled by Versace.<\/p>\n

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Elegant, ladylike, tough, sexy, a look that says Don’t Fuck With Me.<\/p>\n

There you have it, Sister Wolf’s three looks for the modern woman who’s ready to move beyond Boho fringe, rompers and Faux Rocker Chick dishevelment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"