The Name Game by beachzz
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As we walked the streets of Chicago in September, I was agog at all the huge names in fashion I saw. ( Remember, I live in a small town where Walmart doesn't even exist!!) Then when I went to southern California, I saw the same high end stores. Now I get it---even with these big names, they also have become somewhat pedestrian. Am I getting jaded or what?
Oh yeah, I postworked the heck out of this, over the top--but figured it made sense, since that's what this kind of fashion is all about!!
Comments (16)
MrsRatbag
Maybe I'm dim, or never got the memo, but I've never understood how people can spend that kind of money on clothing! I do, however, love what you did here. Great work!
durleybeachbum
What the devil wears, I believe! I love those shadows!
Meisiekind
Andrea took my line.... LOL... I'm with Denise - I also missed the memo! Even if I have the money to blow, out of principle, I will not spend that amount of bucks on clothes.. Great image Marilyn! :)
costapanos
Thats what Im talking about "Over the top baby" LOL!! Love it.....a little Prada goes a long way!!!
bmac62
"As we walked the streets of Chicago" would make a good name for a song. The world of high fashion must be another whole world. Think many Prada customers rush through their purchases to get home to check their Rendo comments? Great image Marilyn.
MrsLubner
I've never bought a pair of shoes that cost more than $20 - and that's the truth. I once spent $15 on a purse and vowed I'd never splurge like that on something so common again. I have a $15 per item limit on clothing. When I see shoes selling for $1200 and purses for $900 I wonder about the integrity and intelligence of people who buy them. For that money you could take a cruise, through a huge dinner party, buy a horse for pity's sake. LOL Great sign and over the top postwork for a really over the top industry.
Lashia
Great write up, I agree that being a little overdone is definetly what nowadays fashion is all about. Good job, love this.
tofi
Beautiful capture and postwork, my Friend! I love the colours and the tones, such a vibrant image! Prada's big, what can one say... it's all over the place, always in your face.... that's why things lose their value sometimes... Great artwork!
bazza
Nice work on this Marilyn yep don't buy big name stuff can't afford to but wouldn't even if I could... well done!!
frankie96
Prada... sounds like it should be in Leningrad or Moscow...and more of your signature work here...
goodoleboy
Capital light/shadow and textural effects, and fine postwork, which are always so prominent in your work, Marilyn. How can anyone not have a Walmart in their community? I have one about 1.3 miles away that I often walk to, and two or three within easy driving distance, plus two Target stores. And, I understand the Devil Wears Prada.
auntietk
Looks good! :)
CaressingTheDark
my wifes favorite name
3x3
lovely shot x
Chipka
Prada. Yeah, the devil wears it, but Andrea already made that reference. Prada...its so...nothing, which is why people must spend so much money on it. It's so funny being somewhere, looking at people wearing the same swanky black clothes/shoes or jackets that are so finely woven and smooth that they look like some vaguely toxic resinous material. I've never understood high fashion or the need for massive numbers of urban people to look as clone-like as possible. As for this picture, it's fantastic. Your post work gives the sterility of Prada a bit more life, though I can imagine Prada's CEO and Owner looking at this and finding themselves shocked to no end. Oh my god, there's...gasp...life and individuality in this picture! What are we going to do? And all of that just means that you've taken Prada and turned it into something (at least in this picture) that I can look at without feeling as if I've just contracted a bit of existential indigestion.
blinkings
Nice. Whenever I go into these places I always feel so unwelcome and uncomfortable. Not that I can afford any of there stuff anyway! I see you.....and I raise you. ;)