I Syle! – Designer
I saw a girl on the train carrying this bag that caught my eye. I asked her if I could take a picture of it and she agreed. A little surprised perhaps and guarded as anyone would be in this city of callous strangers but agreeable nevertheless.
K (I forgot to ask if I could use her name) is a designer-in-training and wanted to know if I was a designer as well. I told her what I did instead and it must have seemed very boring to someone as young and creative as she.
Who says style can’t have a sense of humour? This bag caught my eye since it cocks-a-snook at the blatent consumerism of our generation today. (At least, I hope that’s what its designer intended!) One little bag laughs a proverbial ‘Heehee’ at a city that creates and lives by brands. Here it is…tell me what you think.
The bag says,
New!
MAMoth Perfect
Net Weight: 200g
CLOTHES SO CLEAN, THEY LOOK LIKE NEW!
And K, a designer is supposed to bring beauty to the world and what’s more beautiful that bold colours and a delightful sense of humour? All the very best to you and your efforts to beautify this world!
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1perspectiveinc
wrote on 15 June 2007 at 13:46
Lol!I just love kitschy stuff…
2Brad
wrote on 15 June 2007 at 23:01
‘moth’ – Using the Hindi pronunciation – it means ‘death’
‘moth’ eaten – completely differs from ‘like new’.
Mam-moth Perfect – The perfect death of a ma’am.
Oh well.
3ideasmith
wrote on 16 June 2007 at 14:42
@ Perspectiveinc:
It made me laugh too.
@ Brad: We don’t talk to unpunctual A.Es who don’t call us to tell us they’re late.
4Brad
wrote on 16 June 2007 at 20:24
Bebe, you have no idea what kind of ‘late’ situation I am in presently! More in an email.
5ideasmith
wrote on 16 June 2007 at 21:05
@ Brad:
6Brad
wrote on 17 June 2007 at 6:57
We assume that you read the email. Exactly –>
7ideasmith
wrote on 17 June 2007 at 19:28
@ Brad: Awwww…read the mail. Hang in there, we’ll wait.
8sense
wrote on 18 June 2007 at 19:04
I like… kinda reminds of the ad- mad world spooofs we used to do in college… (seem so long ago- sure signs i’m over the hill- i’m reminiscing!!!)
9ideasmith
wrote on 20 June 2007 at 13:47
@ sense: Oh, yes, I’d forgotten! Gawd, I’m even older then!!!