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Fashion: yay or nay? (Original Post) IcyPeas Sep 6 OP
Where would a woman wear that? Emile Sep 6 #1
Any place where she can get a lot of attention. Irish_Dem Sep 6 #2
She would definitely get noticed, lol. Emile Sep 6 #3
The designer wants attention too. Irish_Dem Sep 6 #5
Under... 2naSalit Sep 6 #4
Perhaps on her body?? GreenWave Sep 6 #8
Huh? PJMcK Sep 6 #6
Soviet Fashion Show (1985, USA) Donkees Sep 6 #7
I don't remember that commercial, lol. Emile Sep 6 #9
They had another Soviet ad for the Olympics ... Donkees Sep 6 #12
Oh my! IcyPeas Sep 6 #13
We used to do our own parodies of Russian stuff Oeditpus Rex Sep 6 #25
Clever juxtaposition of eggplant emojis and TommyT139 Sep 6 #10
Exactly, you are right on. Irish_Dem Sep 6 #14
Tommy are you in fashion design? Irish_Dem Sep 6 #15
Merely as an avocation. TommyT139 Sep 6 #22
Same here, but I bow to your superior knowledge. Irish_Dem Sep 6 #23
Aw shucks TommyT139 Sep 6 #24
In Freudian theory, everything we say, do, wear etc., is an expression of self. Irish_Dem Sep 6 #28
Yay FirefighterJo Sep 6 #11
I love it! I own this very thing! Croney Sep 6 #16
Wow, you must be a fashion guru. Emile Sep 6 #17
Nice. IcyPeas Sep 6 #18
Something to wear to the farmer's market ... Donkees Sep 6 #19
Ewww that might smell IcyPeas Sep 6 #21
And you could wind up with insects True Dough Sep 6 #27
''lettuce be lovers ... '' Donkees Sep 6 #32
You-ca-lipped-us True Dough Sep 6 #33
I have ignored fashion since my 20s, when mwmisses4289 Sep 6 #20
I like fashion samplegirl Sep 6 #26
Lately Amazon has so many super cute kind of boho dresses womanofthehills Sep 6 #30
Uh, you all know what eggplants mean in internet parlance right? underpants Sep 6 #29
At least THAT dress won't attract flies. LudwigPastorius Sep 6 #31

IcyPeas

(24,230 posts)
13. Oh my!
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 08:09 AM
Sep 6

In the description for that video it says:

Rumor has is this ad was banned for being offensive. However, this was not the only spot to poke fun at Soviet Russia at the time. Directed by Joe Sedelmaier.

Oeditpus Rex

(42,743 posts)
25. We used to do our own parodies of Russian stuff
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 12:24 PM
Sep 6

on CB Radio back then. That ad provided a lot of comedic fodder.

Or mudder i forget.

TommyT139

(1,894 posts)
10. Clever juxtaposition of eggplant emojis and
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 07:50 AM
Sep 6

...nudity.

As to where someone would wear this? It's couture, a concept piece, so it works anuwhere someone might want to highlight a provacative piece designed to elicit discussion.

As has happened here, sorta!

Irish_Dem

(74,875 posts)
15. Tommy are you in fashion design?
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 08:27 AM
Sep 6

You sound like you have training and experience in the field.

TommyT139

(1,894 posts)
22. Merely as an avocation.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 11:16 AM
Sep 6

It's an art form that can sneak into public discourse in ways other arts can't. Take for instance the Melania "I don't care do you" jacket, or AOC's "Tax the rich" Met Gala dress, two examples familiar to DU'ers.

Irish_Dem

(74,875 posts)
23. Same here, but I bow to your superior knowledge.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 11:18 AM
Sep 6

I have often thought DU needs a fashion forum.

TommyT139

(1,894 posts)
24. Aw shucks
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 11:31 AM
Sep 6

Just from browsing magazines, thinking carefully, watching Project Runway, and reading Vanessa Friedman of the NYT, who often discusses the interplay of fashion and politics.

And, I suppose, participating in a subculture where what you wear communicates who you are, what you want, who you want to do things with, etc etc.

Irish_Dem

(74,875 posts)
28. In Freudian theory, everything we say, do, wear etc., is an expression of self.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 12:50 PM
Sep 6

I have degrees in psychology and political science.
And love high fashion. So yes it is interesting.

I will go read VF.

FirefighterJo

(426 posts)
11. Yay
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 07:50 AM
Sep 6

I hope one day we can go back to the garden. Where it doesn't matter if you are male or female. Where it doesn't matter what your age is. Where it doesn't matter what your gender is. Just respect.

Croney

(4,974 posts)
16. I love it! I own this very thing!
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 08:32 AM
Sep 6

(In vegetable form). Picked yesterday from my garden. Cooking today. I would cook in that dress, I love it!

mwmisses4289

(2,221 posts)
20. I have ignored fashion since my 20s, when
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 09:22 AM
Sep 6

I realized two things: most fashion is uncomfortable and not designed for real people, and I don't have the right body to wear so called fashionable clothes.

Edited to add: like most so called fashion, definetly a nay. 👎👎👎

womanofthehills

(10,380 posts)
30. Lately Amazon has so many super cute kind of boho dresses
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 01:02 PM
Sep 6

But I live in the country with rattlesnakes. I think the last time I wore a dress was about 5 yrs ago for a wedding.

I live outside a small town of about 900 residents. I can’t remember the last time I saw anyone in town in a dress. Skirts occasionally.

Even my daughter and granddaughter- neither one has worn a dress since grade school.

I think the egg plant dress is cool to wear if you are a narcissist at a Hollywood event.

I graduated from Parsons School of Design in graphic design but many of my friends were in the fashion design dept where anything goes. Kamala’s step daughter, Ella Emhoff, went to Parsons and I like the quirky way she dresses.



underpants

(193,000 posts)
29. Uh, you all know what eggplants mean in internet parlance right?
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 12:56 PM
Sep 6

I’m sure lots of juvenile fun is being had with her basically wearing a bag of D’s

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