Retrophilia: The Look
retrophilia (ret troh FEE lee uh) n. 1 An intense attraction for things of the past. 2 a weekly series for popsucker wherin the irrepressible Wootini reveals the horrors of the past to the present to avoid making the same mistakes in the future.
Fashion is very subjective. One man's trash can be another man's treasure. And what's great about this ad is that it's not even supposed to be about the outfit, but that's really all you can see. Make the jump and find out what I mean!
Right. Skin by Jergens. Sure.
The look really is being eaten alive by ruffles.
I don't even care that the fashion is by Bill Blass — who really should've known better — how can you sell skin lotion when the model looks like she's turning into a head of lettuce? And can somebody explain what "The Soft 1" means? Is that the tag line? Jergens is the soft one? But they're being clever by using a number? Wait, what was I talking about? I'm sorry, I got distracted by the cabbage with the soft, shapely legs...
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Posted to Hot Stuff, Retrophilia on 18 August 2008
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"head of lettuce"
Ha! Unintentionally prescient Drag Queen Episode of Project Runway reference for the win!
Does the fact that I really like this style mean that I'm gayer than I thought?
The model is lovely (digging that fro) but OMG those fugly shoes!