Fact 1: We would never be able to cure the AIDS plague without the help of celebrity spokesmodels.
Fact 2: We would never be able to locate Africa on a map if Emporio Armani didn't come out with (product)RED-tinted sunglasses.
Fashion heals, guys. Fashion saves.
And yet ... Are you ever worried that one day we'll use fashion to turn against each other?
For example. The cannibal Holocaust hits, and EVERYONE STARTS FUCKING EATING EACH OTHER!!!! Tell me: who do you eat, and who do you save?
THIS is where I worry fashion will fracture our solidarity as a human race.
Judging by the social climate of my own college campus, I know that many would choose their victims based on outerwear alone. Because here you're either an American Apparel Hoodie Warrior, a North Face Fleece Crusher, or an ethnic minority.
And what's underneath, well, that doesn't count.
Whether you're wearing a Victoria Secret PINK T-shirt expressing your love for nature and all around free-spirit (LIVE LIFE, BREATHE AIR,CRAVE NATURE, LOVE FREE, MOSS ON MY TITS, PINK), or a Smiths band T inspired by Zooey Deschanel's knockout [boring] performance in "(500) Days of Prescribing Mid-00's Youth Culture," it's what's outside that's gonna save you, or get your limbs ripped off.
Because what it all really boils down to is our ability to recognize friend from foe, our ability to give someone the quick up-and-down and say, "I like/hate you."
No matter what anyone else says, our outerwear honestly and truly represents our [personal] personalities. It defines who we are, and who we are not.
I know that when I see someone in a North Face zip-up (unless it's me), for example, we are not playing for the same team ... and that I probably wouldn't hesitate to murder her in cold blood if the times called for it.
Does that make me a bad person?
Oh fashion, you confuse me so much. Should I suffer for you, or allow others to suffer at your hand?
To avoid being cannibalized, wear a jacket with a durable nylon shell as to repel those pesky gnaw-marks.
ReplyDeletethis should be tagged 'so glad i can cure AIDS at the GAP' as well, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteSiriustar: Thanks for the suggestion. I've additionally lined the nylon with metal spikes.
ReplyDeletesffx5: You are absolutely correct. However, sometimes I worry I'm going to contract AIDS just from walking into the GAP because of its failure to "keep up with the times." They've been selling the same striped shirt for the past 20 years - chances are, they also let HIV positives drink from their water fountains.