Speaking of Lipstick Mafia Cashmere Jungle, which I have attempted to watch solely for the clothes, which also were terrorific- why are men out there making such bad shows? We get it. You’re busy. You have a Blackberry. And you should get the same paycheck as anyone else doing your job, male or female. And to balance it all with family, oy.
More like ow. Stop hitting me over the head with it. Why not discuss the subtler nuances of how difficult it is to prove that you deserve a better salary when the obvious culprit holding you back is gender? Why not a brief lesson on wage and labor laws designed to protect individuals in such situations? Why not have a story line about the subtle discriminatory interplays in the workplace as opposed to gasp! A business transaction in a sex club! It’s insulting and ow- my head hurts.
But more insulting is the clothes. The show that both shows want to emulate is Sex and the City. Well, there’s no Patricia Fields on those sets. The clothes are exactly those cut by a man who wants a woman to seem fashionable. Glaring matchy color combinations and oversized accessories dominate the set. There’s also the ridiculous cuts that don’t flatter and the absolute lack of fun weighing down the actresses as they trip down the street.
What made SATC and style icons generally work was their ability to impart their personality and their surroundings in their outfit. The clothes always flatter, and the twists are more subtle. Fashion is a nuanced art with a history, not simply the most flamboyant hat and oversized zebra clutch imaginable. Watching these shows reminds me of eighth grade, when my poor misdirected soul thought the height of fashion was to wear thin neon socks layered in hues that alternated on each foot.
So perhaps the bar was set too high with Mad Men and Friday Night Lights, or shoulder chip firmly lodged by Cashmere Lipstick, but I did not enter into viewing Gossip Girl with the best mind set. What is this show about? It lacks the gusto of the OC and the clothes are Forever 21 as displayed on a Forever 21 mannequin oin a Forever 21 window. I get that some of the purses are expensive, but they are also incredibly unattractive. It’s soap opera quality bad, but worse as it takes itself so seriously. Have I gotten too old or is there something I am missing? Short of the brilliant marketing on its website, which allows you to buy clothes by the episode, nothing hit me as extraordinary, but I will give it a few more weeks. There’s not much else on until the Office and Biggest Loser return anyhow.
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