Bright plus dark. That’s what I see everywhere. Blacks and whites coming from the mod 60s but also the bohemian 70s all bespeckled with neon accents from the early 90s and it all causes quite a head spin when you add the 80s with a modern edge. Designers are trying to bring back all of the last four decades in one shot. Diesel’s new “live fast” ad bears a girl in a very 80s zipper dress. That one we all had in the 80s. But she’s wearing neon pink sandals which are popping and reminiscent of the early 90s. Bohemian styles are remnant of the Dashikis. Or that of Roberta Flack, which she altered, I can tell she took off the collar, for her performance of The First Time.

Now, mix Roberta’s boho look with Cyndi’s 80s punky-brewsteresque thing she had going on. And you get something close to what’s on the runways now. And, maybe even on the streets (scary and badly put together versions of the runway looks).

My favorite wardrobe is that of Cameron Di’s in What Happens in Vegas. She’s got all the cute 60s and 70s style structured monochromatic mini sheath dresses. And they suit her. She even has that all-purpose littleblackdress that she wears when she met Ashton’s parents in the movie. I also saw another picture of her in a similar type dress in a bright coral colour outside of the set. Love it.

Don’t blame it on the judeo-christian work ethic anymore. It’s purely for the love of money (as the O’Jays said). All of this business about “live fast” that Diesel is adhering to in their ads is meant to encourage people to die fast but spend all of their money while their at it and just let materialism take them over. I find the ads repulsive, derogatory, ableist and morally low. Here are a few..

Looking at the spring ‘08 ads that some of the big names have put out, I noticed that Benetton really falls off the mark. They’re never in fashion. Did you notice? They always have these multi-colored weird looking pieces that follow no particular style. Not as original as flea-market finds handmade by the Mayans but just odd. Well, at least they’re uniting colors. It’s not clear what the heck they’re trying to say. Or how the heck you pronounce Benetton (where is the emphasis?). ha…I’m going to bed now.