Broke-Ass SZers

[Chant]

You can be young and "broke" and own one Carol suit but at the same time look better than all those fat bankers.

There is maybe one thing here that is even more irritating than rich kids spending their parents' money, it's rich kids pretending that they're poor.

[kunk75]

If you feel that way don't dare step foot into williamsburg

[Vanna]

Or watch "Girls."

[kunk75]

same thing

[Vanna]

Totes.

[schemedream]

Ouch. Too close to home. Not to mention all the kids who live around Oakland / SF who choose to dress like they're poor in one of the most expensive cities in the nation.

My roomies all watch it and I can't stand it. The usual response of "but she writes, directs, produces the whole show" doesn't really mean shit when I don't agree with the message.

[BSR]

So I heard but you still unquestionably beat Americans in your wealth of knowledge and respect for education.

By "living fashion" I mean that someone like Dr. Steele buys the clothes, goes to the shows, etc. etc. Does what we do, only she's mad smart.

ok, so basically it's participatory observation, which is perfectly fine. But at the same time, the obvious risk for the fashion theorist who is part of the game is the bias and the lack of critical distance, which can only be achieved through financial independence (academical recognition is a way for this i suppose, and Dr. Steele seems to enjoy it as well).

[Faust]

ok, so basically it's participatory observation, which is perfectly fine. But at the same time, the obvious risk for the fashion theorist who is part of the game is the bias and the lack of critical distance, which can only be achieved through financial independence (academical recognition is a way for this i suppose, and Dr. Steele seems to enjoy it as well).

She's not part of the game the way a fashion journalist is. She is removed enough to remain critical. I am just saying she's not locked up in an ivory tower.