We're too educated, serious and practical for the frou-frouness blanketing such outposts as New York and Paris, observers of the local fashion scene observe.
When I went to Northeastern, there was always the group of students hanging out bitching and moaning about the price of textbooks - while holding $1200 Louis Vuitton handbags and $400 sunglasses.
Davis Square is happy to keep Tufts student money. Thank you, Boston proper, for doing things like letting Downtown Crossing atrophy towards a slum, now with a bomb crater.
We have extreme winters and summers so the goal for a lot of clothing is just to keep warm/cool. People aren't wearing North Face jackets or Crocs/flip flops to make a fashion statement. Sometimes I wonder how the boutiques on Newbury stay in business but a lot of it has to be students and summer tourists.
A stripper once told me she thought I was either gay or from New York because of how I dressed, which I took as a huge compliment.
North Face is part fashion statement. Ever notice the logos? That's not just to promote the brand, but the logo itself has fashion value. It consciously says "I'm the kind of active yuppie who wears North Face."
Same with Red Sox apparel. Don't tell me that embroidering is functional. It's fashion statement. "I'm a regular or down-to-earth guy or gal who likes da Sox."
I was at the Andrew T stop this morning, and noticed *four* people standing in a row all wearing North Face jackets. It was something right out of Stuff White People Like. It was creepy.
I always felt Boston fashion was much more about brand consciousness than anything else, least of all individuality.
It was something right out of Stuff White People Like. It was creepy.
Man, where do I start.....you packed so much bullshit in so few words.
Give me - no, give all of us - a break. Creepy??? "Creepy" because *four* people had outerwear that's actually functional rather than some foofy, fashion statement of a garment that's cold and soaks up water like a sponge? But hey, you're cool. ;-) If you had seen four cool city dudes all in standard city-issue black t-shirt and black jeans, you would have thought nothing of it, I'm sure.
Also, please don't confuse "fashionable" with "individuality". If you're fashionable, you're just wearing what all the other fashionable people are wearing. What's so individualistic about that?
Enough of this Stuff White People Like bullshit, too. It's becoming as tired as "hipster" and all the other things city people seem to trash. God forbid if someone actually likes to get outside and go for a hike. I hesitate even mentioning skiing.
North Face is the signature brand of suburban middle class, not urban yuppies. I don't know any non-college student Boston residents who wear it. Red Sox are a beloved Boston team which is why we wear the shirts and hats, but thanks for the freshman psych 101 tired analysis.
I bought black North Face scarf, hat, and gloves years ago at at EMS sidewalk sale in Harvard Square. (Or maybe it was a City Sports sidewalk slae. They're right next to each other.) They keep me warm, which is all I ask of them. Never thought of them as any kind of fashion statement or anti-statement.
So I'm a counterexample to your claim, unless you consider Somerville and Cambridge to be suburban.
I think that's what they teach these days. "Journalism" is about promoting your own brand and keeping people tied to your videos and blogs. Not many examples of hardcore journalism left, and lots of bad examples. Even fewer available jobs than there are good examples. Welcome, Idiocracy.
. . . North Face is "yuppie" could someone tell me what isn't? What's the cool guy - I'm down with the peeps- wear? Burlap sacks and twine? Northface coats are coats. Got one for my birthday a couple years back- given to me by my Wakefield born and bred sister-in-law. Is that "Real" enough?
Was it acid-washed with a Warrior on the back of it??
Sorry. Not much of a put down if it's your sister-in-law that's from Wakefield not you....And I can rank on Wakefield because I'm from the sartorially sophisticated environs of scenic and lovely Saugus....and have an acid-washed jacket with a Sachem on it....
Given that some would-be fashionistas would have us wear giant Teletubby costumes as a fashion statement, I think I'll stick with my boring ties and frock coats, thanks all the same.
I just wear what I like! If it's fashionable, if it's trendy, if it's unique, if it's frilly, if it's artsy or whatever..... I just buy what I like, as long as it fits me nicely, and wear it. If it's "cool and I don't like it, I won't buy it. But if it is "cool" and I do like it, I'll buy it. simple as that.
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Ha.
When I went to Northeastern, there was always the group of students hanging out bitching and moaning about the price of textbooks - while holding $1200 Louis Vuitton handbags and $400 sunglasses.
The bags and shades? Both
The bags and shades? Both fake.
I'm sorry, where's Tufts again?
Two towns away from Boston ain't Boston.
Davis Square is happy to keep
Davis Square is happy to keep Tufts student money. Thank you, Boston proper, for doing things like letting Downtown Crossing atrophy towards a slum, now with a bomb crater.
I'm sure many of us wear jewelry
Like, rings on our middle fingers. Wanna see?
Sounds about right
We have extreme winters and summers so the goal for a lot of clothing is just to keep warm/cool. People aren't wearing North Face jackets or Crocs/flip flops to make a fashion statement. Sometimes I wonder how the boutiques on Newbury stay in business but a lot of it has to be students and summer tourists.
A stripper once told me she thought I was either gay or from New York because of how I dressed, which I took as a huge compliment.
North Face is part fashion
North Face is part fashion statement. Ever notice the logos? That's not just to promote the brand, but the logo itself has fashion value. It consciously says "I'm the kind of active yuppie who wears North Face."
Same with Red Sox apparel. Don't tell me that embroidering is functional. It's fashion statement. "I'm a regular or down-to-earth guy or gal who likes da Sox."
North Face
I was at the Andrew T stop this morning, and noticed *four* people standing in a row all wearing North Face jackets. It was something right out of Stuff White People Like. It was creepy.
I always felt Boston fashion was much more about brand consciousness than anything else, least of all individuality.
Boston fashion is about 'no
Boston fashion is about 'no one gives a shit,' and I don't mean that in a bad way... but then again I could care less.
Boston fashion is an oxymoron
Boston fashion is an oxymoron - which is fine by me. If I lived in Manhattan, I'd be just another fashion-clueless guy dressing down there too.
Oh, the horror
Man, where do I start.....you packed so much bullshit in so few words.
Give me - no, give all of us - a break. Creepy??? "Creepy" because *four* people had outerwear that's actually functional rather than some foofy, fashion statement of a garment that's cold and soaks up water like a sponge? But hey, you're cool. ;-) If you had seen four cool city dudes all in standard city-issue black t-shirt and black jeans, you would have thought nothing of it, I'm sure.
Also, please don't confuse "fashionable" with "individuality". If you're fashionable, you're just wearing what all the other fashionable people are wearing. What's so individualistic about that?
Enough of this Stuff White People Like bullshit, too. It's becoming as tired as "hipster" and all the other things city people seem to trash. God forbid if someone actually likes to get outside and go for a hike. I hesitate even mentioning skiing.
Sorry for the rant. Not really. ;-)
you've got it wrong
North Face is the signature brand of suburban middle class, not urban yuppies. I don't know any non-college student Boston residents who wear it. Red Sox are a beloved Boston team which is why we wear the shirts and hats, but thanks for the freshman psych 101 tired analysis.
A not-so-young uppie who wears North Face
I bought black North Face scarf, hat, and gloves years ago at at EMS sidewalk sale in Harvard Square. (Or maybe it was a City Sports sidewalk slae. They're right next to each other.) They keep me warm, which is all I ask of them. Never thought of them as any kind of fashion statement or anti-statement.
So I'm a counterexample to your claim, unless you consider Somerville and Cambridge to be suburban.
glad you're staying warm, buddy
Thanks for letting us know you wear North Face. I'm super impressed!
I thought the statement the Red Sox logo makes is
"I'm drunk"
Disorientation
Today I saw a young woman wearing sweat pants with "North Face" emblazoned across... her south face.
To what are you comparing
To what are you comparing Boston summers? Their mildness is a big part of why I enjoy living here.
I just have to tell you -
I just have to tell you - when a stripper thinks you look gay, it's not a compliment.
Zing
Heeheehee, good one.
This is less an article on Boston fashion
Than a press release as article for a campus based fashion designer and her pal the fashion blogger. A poorly written one at that.
I think that's what they
I think that's what they teach these days. "Journalism" is about promoting your own brand and keeping people tied to your videos and blogs. Not many examples of hardcore journalism left, and lots of bad examples. Even fewer available jobs than there are good examples. Welcome, Idiocracy.
Since . . .
. . . North Face is "yuppie" could someone tell me what isn't? What's the cool guy - I'm down with the peeps- wear? Burlap sacks and twine? Northface coats are coats. Got one for my birthday a couple years back- given to me by my Wakefield born and bred sister-in-law. Is that "Real" enough?
Blather.
WAKEfield??
Was it acid-washed with a Warrior on the back of it??
Sorry. Not much of a put down if it's your sister-in-law that's from Wakefield not you....And I can rank on Wakefield because I'm from the sartorially sophisticated environs of scenic and lovely Saugus....and have an acid-washed jacket with a Sachem on it....
I'll go so far . . .
. . . as to admit a slight chuckle on that.
Feh
Given that some would-be fashionistas would have us wear giant Teletubby costumes as a fashion statement, I think I'll stick with my boring ties and frock coats, thanks all the same.
In Copley Place - priceless!
OMG, he did it in Copley Place. That is PRICELESS. I always feel so underdressed when I'm passing through Copley Place haha.
I just wear what I like! If
I just wear what I like! If it's fashionable, if it's trendy, if it's unique, if it's frilly, if it's artsy or whatever..... I just buy what I like, as long as it fits me nicely, and wear it. If it's "cool and I don't like it, I won't buy it. But if it is "cool" and I do like it, I'll buy it. simple as that.