Monday, January 15, 2007

Five Men's Fashion First Impressions

Yes, it's time again for a feature that proved quite popular in its recent debut. In case you're just tuning in, FMFFI is when I ask my five men (father, boyfriend, brothers) for their (always) honest opinion of a controversial fashion item, and confusion and hilarity ensues.

Today, the gender representatives were shown a picture of this Alexander McQueen ostrich feather hem dress, currently selling on Net-A-Porter for a cool $10,730:


And now, the men:

The boyfriend: Ooooorrggghhhhh (painful little moaning sound)....That's horrible! It looks like an ostrich! Oh, it is an ostrich. Why??

The father: (Recoils in disgust) Aw, jesus christ. (Points to the ostrich egg that is for some reason sitting on a shelf behind our computer, yes, seriously) You should say that you can lay one of those with this dress.

Brother, age 11: Ugly. What's the price?
Me: Ten thousand dollars.
Brother, age 11: Oh my god.

Brother, age 17: The skirt looks like that one giant muppet's head*.

Brother, age 19: (Curiously calm and withdrawn, shaking his head) It doesn't speak to me. It doesn't speak to me.

*Upon further prodding and google image searching, we realized the muppet in question was indeed "Sweetums," star of The Muppet Movie and shown here in a screenshot with costar Milton Berle:

Alexander McQueen can shave/slaughter as many ostriches as needed for his fashions, but for the love of god, spare Sweetums.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is hilarious! I think I'm the only person who actually likes this dress. Although on reflection it does look a lot like a muppet. I was never comfortable with having my hand stuck up the ass of the Kermit puppet I had as a kid (it just seemed WRONG) so I suspect I might not be comfortable wearing Sweetums, or a relative of his. Oh well, what to do with that 10k I've got lying around...

Alice said...

"It doesn't speak to me"! So funny.

Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh, that muppet is dead-on. And the ostrich egg just has to be explained. Is your dad some kind of naturalist?

Anonymous said...

Isn't a naturalist someone who doesn't wear clothes? Then yes, that egg DEFINITALY has to be explained...

Anonymous said...

No, you're thinking of a naturist.

Anonymous said...

Oh right. I was worried for second about where that egg came from.

a said...

i love it

Anonymous said...

OMG!!! I posted this same dress on my site yesterday! It reminds me alot of Oscar the Grouch! If Net-a-porter ever set up a message board, I have a feeling we run into each other, ALOT!! LOL!

daddylikeyblog said...

Oh my gosh Samida! I just read your post and I have to go check if my brother secretly reads Stained Couture and stole your muppet hair comparison, or if that dress just looks so damn much like a muppet that it's a universal reaction.

Anonymous said...

I'm going with Universal Reaction! LOL!

Anna said...

Wow your brother was spot on with the muppet. Who would wear such a thing, I mean dress?

Fajr Muhammad said...

I love the dress, but I've also loved the muppets from childhood.. maybe it's a Freudian fashion reaction! "It doesn't speak to me" Hilarious!

S. said...

Hilarious, keep it up boys! Um, you know the comments I mean.

Ally. said...

ha, i love your 11 year old brothers reaction 'oh my god' that's pretty much any guy's reaction to price tags

Me said...

How could I have missed this gem?

Tre said...

hmm, kinda reminds me of Phylis Diller?

Elise said...

I know this is an old post but Sweetums is my all time favorite Muppet! I think it's the giant orange nose and ridiculous shag that does it for me.
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