Sunday, November 14, 2010

Ripped Jeans


Listen Brandi, if you wanted to show off your legs THAT much you should have just worn shorts. Now this may of course have just been an innocent disingenuous mistake, like oh oops I didn’t notice the two large gaping holes in my jeans, but when you want to purposefully “do something wrong”[1], a missing button or something might be better next time. Also if her “vestmental imperfection [was] for the purpose of enhancing status”, why would she dress as if she couldn’t afford a pair of nice designer jeans, which she obviously can. What is up with celebrities and the rich wanting to dress like the poor? It must be the “vulgar nouveau rich” style that has recently emerged. As you can see she pairs ripped jeans, which were most likely bought that way, with an expensive Louis Vuitton bag thus sending out mixed ambivalent messages. She is therefore combining her jeans, an item of clothing that were first worn by lower working class citizens, with items of clothing that stand in sharp contradiction of them[2] and that symbolize a higher class, such as her blazer as well. Oh well, we understand that your just making a statement, just because you’ve “got it” does not mean that you necessarily have to “flaunt it”[3], so it’s okay if you don’t want to wear designer jeans that you can actually afford. At least your jeans are ripped in the front and not the back near the booty . That would be worse. But hey at least the man in the billboard by your side seems to be as happy as you are with the outfit that your wearing.



[1] Davis 66
[2] Davis 75
[3] Davis 63


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