And now for today’s edition of Lost in Translation – strange and funny signs – only this relates to fashion. I’m often in Prenzlauerberg and absolutely love the people watching there. The only place that is comparable in the city is Potsdamer Platz (which has so many different walks of life going thru it’s really interesting.)
Anyhow, while in P-berg for sunday brunch, the lot of us decided to go over to the flea market and see what was available. Traditionally, flea markets are the “bottom of the barrel” and end up with lots of bad fashion. I’m used to that and fully expected to see lots of vintage *cough* and *cough* retro crap that was in good shape. What I never expected was to actually pass by a shop selling BRAND NEW bad fashion mistakes waiting to happen.
Yes, darlings, this IS the shop window. Let me give you a few close-ups….
First we have the horrifying electric blue lame (lamee?) stretch with droopy butt hammer pants. They’re skinny leg, but designed to hang so far off your ass that you have the gansta look going. Or maybe not… perhaps it’s that you pull them up and do the “steve urkle” nerd thing? God only knows….but they’re pretty hideous.
Then there’s the bag dress designed to make you look like you just tied up the ends of a burlap sack to go the party.
Of course, we can’t have you going around with people thinking that you’re making your own clothes – so we made sure to put lovely little cloud type design on the front – so we can charge you designer prices! (yee-ha! – note the reflection of the guy passing behind us as proof this
REALLY IS a busy street with traffic!)
And finally, as if those two weren’t enough, we thought we’d show you just how good you can look in our styling. Seriously – doesn’t this model look great? She is sporting a khaki fishing cap, leopard print leotard top with black trim – and because black goes with EVERYTHING – a pair of flashy spandex stretch silver and black checkerboard patterned leggings. Oh – and don’t forget that accessories make the woman!! Yep – check out our wide black cuff style bracelet – with the big white star!
Maria, Danielle, and I stood there horrified looking at this shop window, wondering if they were serious. We then continued walking. In the end, Danielle and I wound up going back just so we could go take pictures because we decided NO ONE would believe us without photographic evidence.
Somehow, this is definately one of those things that is lost in translation…..
