We have entered an age where all is simultaneous, everything is possible, where is nowhere, and anything can happen anywhere. Pluralism + Diversity + Chaos = CHOICES.
When we sit down to write, we use the clay of our own life.
"A subculture in a kaleidoscope of fashion," the Harajuku Mini Collection is brought to you by Gwen Stefani, for Target. I am not a fan of commercials - who is - and I feel I generally do a pretty good job of tuning them out most of the time. There's one though, every now and then, that slips through my filter and not only catches my attention, but gets stuck with me. Whether it's the bright colors and flying gummy hamburgers, the adorable little kids, the pixelated video game graphics juxtaposed against a modern cityscape, the vintage Super Mario Brothers -esque sounds crossed with a disco-pop tune, or just the tutus - this commercial has me hooked.
I watched The Office OnDemand the other night and it was the only commercial sponsor for the entire episode. Needless to say, I've never been so excited for commercial breaks. The thing about commercials is, usually, even when I remember the concept or the jingle or the slogan, I don't then go out and buy whatever is advertised. Today, however, just three days after my first sighting of the commercial, I went out a bought one of the tutus. If I could wear it myself, I would. Unfortunately, it's a 2T with bloomers sewn in.
For a 美少女 !
Aside from the tutus, those flying, pixelated hamburgers really got me going. I, for one, can say that I prefer gummy hamburgers over the real ones more often than not. I found this gummy meal picture via Google Images from the blog Art+Candy. Talk about "super kawaii - that means 'super cute' in Japanese.)"
Food for thought, pun intended! My favorite quote from J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler's interview with
Slate.com:
"If Drexler wanted his meatballs on his pizza, he would have
ordered them that way. He didn’t, partly because he doesn’t believe in
confusing things: food or fashion, you need to be clear about what you
stand for."
I completely agree with this statement, though I think it is worth elucidating that opting for a genuinely eclectic style is still a distinct point of view in and of itself.
Talk about food and fashion, here's a Jeremy Scott throwback to a collection that quite literally embodies both (and meatballs, to top!).
