Word: armanis
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...clothes. What clothes, you ask? Well, here's my plan (feel free to steal it if you ever get on an MTV show): the moment you're cast, you get on the phone with every major fashion designer in the world. You call Armani, you call Versace, you call DKNY, Polo, Gucci, etc., etc. And you sell yourself, Listen, I'm going to be on The Real World. Broadcast as a personality to hundreds of millions of captive viewers -viewers who tend to have disposable income and impressionable personalities and I want to wear your clothes...
...unimportant. I was in it for the clothes. What clothes, you ask? Well, heres my plan (feel free to steal it if you ever get on an MTV show): the moment youre cast, you get on the phone with every major fashion designer in the world. You call Armani, you call Versace, you call DKNY, Polo, Gucci, etc., etc. And you sell yourself, Listen, Im going to be on The Real World. Broadcast as a personality to hundreds of millions of captive viewersviewers who tend to have disposable income and impressionable personalitiesand I want to wear your clothes...
...some, like it-girl Miuccia Prada, were easy converts, spending years preparing for their 15 minutes in the millennial spotlight. Over the last few years, sterile, boxy minimalism has disappeared from the runways, overrun by Tom Ford and his new Gucci Empire. Others, however, like Donna Karan, Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren have been left to feign acceptance, seeking solace in the profitably stream-lined second lines: DKNY, Emperio Armani/Armani Exchange (they're really the same), and Polo (on top of all those perfume sales...
...Across the street from the Ritz Carlton and nestled between the posh shoulders of the Armani boutique and Alan Bilizeran, the 25 Newbury Street Banana Republic seems to want to play in the big leagues. They use their location as much for brand name advertisement as for selling clothes. And it seems to be working; across Boston people are buying and vying to dress like a banana...
...technical production of the show; perhaps I'm so enamoured with it because it feels less like traditional television and more like a movie short. The camerawork and set design are an unpredictable mix of slick sophistication and base grittiness. Main characters are perpetually dressed in impeccable Armani suits, the background music is of epic quality, and the plotlines are complex and multi-layered. At the same time, the aforementioned campiness has a tendency to descend to an almost amateurish level. The opening sequence, which hasn't changed since the show began, looks like it was pasted together...