Word: blazers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Taken in themselves, the pictures aren't anything remarkable--two standard, blazer-and-tie portraits, the chins angled in similarly unspontaneous angles. It's in the juxtaposition that the truly mesmerizing effects emerge. Different people offer different explanations of what they see, just as they would of some bizarre atmospheric event...
...blazer and khakis jumps about wildly; women and men wearing trademark Abercrombie & Fitch vests or J. Crew skirts can be spotted here and there...
...fast becoming an excuse for adults in feathered masks and body paint to indulge in public foreplay. Already costumes are almost de rigueur, replacing even airline uniforms. I know this because I spent last Halloween evening between planes in a major hub airport, feeling distinctly awkward in slacks and blazer because the ticket agent was a playful witch and the devil himself X-rayed my bags...
...that a means of transportation is never merely a means. Amidst these vehicular baubles, enter the retro-bike. Wrapped up in two or four wheels is an ends onto itself--the ultimate accessory that can be excused for its functionality. This budding favorite--second only to the mauve velvet blazer--suits the slightly indie, sometimes artsy and always bespectacled of the cycling...
...umlaut to ubermensch, the affectation to the accent. Male retro-bikers should therefore include a combination of the following in their assembled visage: either jet black or platinum blonde hair (depending on your sexuality), plastic rimmed rectangular glasses, a blue button-down shirt made of light material, a blazer of either corduroy or velvet (not contingent upon your sexuality), deep brown, well-fitting pants, and an essential leather satchel (for your manuscript, of course). In winter, a dark coat which reaches mid-calf should be incorporated. In summer, there is no alteration, but rolling up of the blue sleeves...