Wednesday, January 07, 2004
putting the Ugg in ugly
One of my proudest moments was when the love of my life, entirely on his own, began spotting Chanel knockoffs. Even better, he threw down the full-on nose-squint in faux disgust for said knockoffs. I mean, I don't think *I* even do that. Do I?
It's definitely something to laugh at. The unwritten rules of what is and isn't cool to wear at any given time or place. The whodonit game with designers. What strange, elusive thing makes something cool?
Is Isaac Mizrahi still cool after the film Unzipped? You betcha. And after he's started pimping his wares at Target? You decide. Todd Oldham did it well, and Cynthia Rowley did it Swell.
And in the world as we know it, also note that the '80s are back. Definitely back. However, by the time you're reading this, they may be gone. We're talking dresses comprised of t-shirt material, sometimes striped and diagonal. We're talking dumb pumps with skinny heels. We're talking big eyeshadow.
So it was with great surprise -- and a gold star -- that my dear beloved said to me on the streets of New York, "What's up with those boots that everyone's wearing in the subway?" I was like, "What boots?" He was talking about Ugg boots.
Even Entertainment Weekly has made more than one metion of said Uggs, so then I must bust out my piece and say that Nick noticed them first. Then he told me.
It's definitely something to laugh at. The unwritten rules of what is and isn't cool to wear at any given time or place. The whodonit game with designers. What strange, elusive thing makes something cool?
Is Isaac Mizrahi still cool after the film Unzipped? You betcha. And after he's started pimping his wares at Target? You decide. Todd Oldham did it well, and Cynthia Rowley did it Swell.
And in the world as we know it, also note that the '80s are back. Definitely back. However, by the time you're reading this, they may be gone. We're talking dresses comprised of t-shirt material, sometimes striped and diagonal. We're talking dumb pumps with skinny heels. We're talking big eyeshadow.
So it was with great surprise -- and a gold star -- that my dear beloved said to me on the streets of New York, "What's up with those boots that everyone's wearing in the subway?" I was like, "What boots?" He was talking about Ugg boots.
Even Entertainment Weekly has made more than one metion of said Uggs, so then I must bust out my piece and say that Nick noticed them first. Then he told me.
