Today, I go off, rather disdainfully and for the umpteenth time, about the lovely fashion industry, dear people on the intertoobz. More specifically, Models. Androgynous, mind you I don't have any issues with androgyny I'm just stating a point, shapeless, devoid of any apparent interest outside of 'A piece of lettuce ends world hunger' and 'I'm a size 00, worship me' and a complete misrepresentation of most of the women living on our beautiful, gorgeous even, planet earth.
Generally speaking, there are two main and most distinct cause for the lack of figure and the androgynous looks that these women have. One of these theories are constructed by myself and the other by I can't remember who... I think it was Zuri who heard it from her dad or something.
My theory is brought on by a few simple questions. Who are the most affluent and influential designers out there? If you answered any one of these (Alexander McQueen, Christian Lacroix, Chanel, Dior, D&G, Armani, etc.,) you're correct. Do these wonderful people have penises? Yes, except maybe the exceptions as noted in every walks of life, in every golden rule there are exceptions, but I digress. What are the chances of these men being gay? I shall answer that question like a person who doesn't speak English. Yes.
What do gay men love? Other gay men, of course! As well as a few straight men for the eye candy factor. What are men if not the complete physical opposite of their fairer counterparts? Men, devoid of strange fat lumps, save those infected by McDonalds, i.e. no tits and ass.
So, as far as models are concerned, they are men sans penis. some very pretty men except lingerie models. Oh, wait, I hear someone choke "Then why the hell don't they just use only men on the catwalk?" If it were you who muttered these silly words, ponder such questions as:
1. Pre 2000, who were the target market for shopping?
2. Pre 2000, would you hear a man shout in horror "Oh my God, someone is wearing the same penguin suit as I am!"?
3. Currently, is the layout for stores around the world still female oriented?
There's probably more to it than my surface argument if you'd care for a coffee but onto the other theory brought on by ThepersonIcantrememberthenameofsorry.
Designers are always poor when they first start off so by virtue of circumstance and necessity they had to make do with whatever cloth they were donated with by all these delightful fabric suppliers, which wasn't much to tell you the truth. The less cloth needed to dress a person is a good thing so in light of this, they hired really skinny, nutrition devoid creature, bless them, to parade shamelessly in the designed garb.
Tangent:
Why do Avant garde pieces look like things put together that have been collected at random from the garbage? Anyone?
Well, that'll be all I have to divulge on this medium for now and trust me, it wont be the end of it.
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