# Question for the fashion-themed folks:  Are they serious?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-fashion-themed-folks-are-they-serious/653431>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 20, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-fashion-themed-folks-are-they-serious/653431 "2013-03-20T05:42:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-fashion-themed-folks-are-they-serious/653431/21 "2013-03-23T09:38:36Z")

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The designers just want attention.

I’m surprised, here on the SDMB, I’m the first to phrase it this way. But that’s what it is. Yes, fashion is art, and sometimes the purpose of art is to be so outlandish that you can’t look away.

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**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-fashion-themed-folks-are-they-serious/653431/22 "2013-03-23T11:41:54Z")

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Actually, Meryl Streep had a speech in The Devil Wears Prada that broke it down pretty well for me. I can’t quote it but the upshot is that no one expects women are going to start wearing the big grey dress to work, but that particular grey will become popular and blouses with a frayed ruffle detail will sell well.

Bra on Head guy is just baffling.

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**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-fashion-themed-folks-are-they-serious/653431/23 "2013-03-23T15:02:22Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> [Big grey dress](http://1-ps.googleusercontent.com/x/www.dailydawdle.com/images.dailydawdle.com/x3-18-13-hilarious-wtf-fashion24.jpg.pagespeed.ic.i8ygod0v4b.jpg)- “These dust bunnies are out of control!”

I think it looks like a big fuzzy penis.

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**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-fashion-themed-folks-are-they-serious/653431/24 "2013-03-23T18:23:40Z")

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> [@gwendee](#):
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> Actually, Meryl Streep had a speech in The Devil Wears Prada that broke it down pretty well for me. I can’t quote it but the upshot is that no one expects women are going to start wearing the big grey dress to work, but that particular grey will become popular and blouses with a frayed ruffle detail will sell well.

[The “You think this has nothing to do with you” speech](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LVptO7o4L8)

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