July 28, 2012

"There are no boundaries. There are no corrals."

A fascinating Bill Cunningham video this week.

10 comments:

JAL said...

"kids" ??

JAL said...

Actually, reminds me of my RISD days.

But then, NYC, San Franscsico and the like are like that.

Clothes can be fun. But these days I am too busy to look in the mirror.

KCFleming said...

Well, NYC has only one boundary, that followed rigidly by all lefties, now second nature.

That, and no 32 ounce sodas. And no guns.

Okay, there are a shitload of boundaries and corrals.
But you can wear all sorts of fun clothes!!!

Valentine Smith said...

Goffman would definitely appreciate this visually discrepant presentation of self in everyday life. It's kind of a renegade performance art by obvious narcissists. Subversion on a tiny scale when contrasted with the establishment-approved subversive art of Laurie Anderson.

Valentine Smith said...

The only girls under 90 in that clip are guys.

Deb said...

Great documentary about Bill Cunningham: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1621444/

DADvocate said...

Shucks. I was hoping it would be this Bill Cunningham. The one of "Barack Hussein Obama" fame.

People who make excessive style statements signal to me superficiality, an empty shell. I'm rarely wrong.

Phil 314 said...

I thought I was going to see old 76's footage

wyo sis said...

Somehow appropriate that he used the word corrals. Freudian?

jungatheart said...

Clothes are a warning sign.