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I always leave Friday as my free day where I can completely dedicate myself to my blog. Exciting right?! I always set out on these predetermined excursions to go and report back on things I find interesting. Except when I do, something strange always gets in the way (I shit you not). This time I was going to see the Prada/Schiaparelli exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum. It went well and it was an amazing exhibit. Every time I leave that museum my brain is exhausted, I actually go in to zombie mode. This time I was walking back through the Upper East Side and a town car (a chauffeur driven car) pulled up beside me. Remember I'm still in zombie mode. Then this woman dressed in bright blue pants and wedge heels tries to lug these giant bags out of the car. A giant Steve Madden bag gets heaved on to the ground, followed by an even bigger Betsey Johnson bag. My first thought was
wow this woman has done some serious shopping, she must have visited the Betsey Johnson liquidation sale and bought the whole store! My second thought was
this woman is tiny! The combined mass of all those bags is bigger than her. As I gestured to see if she would like some help I realized that she was in fact the real Betsey Johnson. Shit then got a bit awkward. She gave that look as if to say 'no I'm fine thanks'. I replied with the universal shoulder-shrug-whist-tilting-head-slightly-to-the-side motion. Let's just say I wasn't a zombie any longer.
True story.
As a side note...
It's somewhat sad to see anyone file for bankruptcy and especially Betsey. Although her clothing would not be something I would wear, her design aesthetic has contributed immensely to the cultural history of New York, especially the Warhol era. I mean she dressed Edie Sedgwick! Come on.
Read this article, it's the best ode I have seen. Ever.
Peace, Morgs
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