Saturday, September 20, 2008

Are Pants just "Pants?"


What kind of 'textile text' are the streets of New York City sponsoring these days?
Look at this link.
Could the small amount of pant fabric actually be a message of minimalism? Could the days of big and lavish hobo-chicness a la Rachel Zoe have shifted to greener and more conservative pastures?

graph per ny times

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've thought about this a bit. Minimalistic clothing seems reminiscent of a desire to cut down and be more frugal.
To me, at least......

Anonymous said...

I've thought about this a bit. Minimalistic clothing seems reminiscent of a desire to cut down and be more frugal.
To me, at least......

Anonymous said...

The circus-like looks a la Rachel Zoe are too much like a reminder of the good ol' times of prosperity a la 80's!

Anonymous said...

And some of one's Ben Sherman interest makes sense now.....