Profile - Dirty Looks December 04 2003
A quick look at Atlanta’s fashion sense
In the endless twilight of the Fritz Lang world of “The Mall,” there was a quiet last week before the department stores unleashed their madness of holiday sales — when you can by ugly clothes that are simply too expensive instead of the usual ridiculously overpriced.
STATEMENT OF THE WEEK: Dude has a pony-haired belt that matches this pretty dope retro ensemble. “I’m the kind of guy who can match a $2 thrift store shirt with $180 Prada pants.” New outfit: $180. Slick haircut: $65. Getting away with “crop dusting” in the food court: priceless.
Having just downloaded herself into The Matrix, she was on a top-secret mission when we caught up with her. She explained that she’s going for the “black and sleek” look just moments before she seemingly defied gravity and defeated a group of men in bad suits with brute force.
Polls from the 1980s showed that people trusted Ronald Reagan most when he wore a brown suit. This gent seriously couldn’t look anymore trustworthy. If political campaigns were based on looks alone, he would make a formidable president.
Avuncular and cooler than Herman Melville, this fella proves how lame the cigarette-smoking youths of today are. Pipes, people, are the future of smoking. And the polka dots and the muttonchops, he must have come back in time.