Patricia Field had a shop on 8th St. in Greenwich Village for many, many, and I mean many years. She was the go to place, in the West Village, for fashion that was cutting edge. She is now selling her style on HSN. That for me is the final evidence that the counterculture of the "Village" is truly long dead.
Never mind that NYU has bought up about most of the Village. Never mind that 8th St is now becoming restaurant row for the visiting parents of NYU students. Never mind there is a KFC in the West Village and a Chipotle Grill now sits on the East Village lot that use to house the legendary nightclub Circus. We now have the original pioneers of the Village scene cashing in on the mystique of NYC's Greenwich Village. Did ya know that Joey Arias was part of Cirque de Soleil in Vegas for a few years?
See what happens when a subculture gets exploited. We have Madonna vogueing, 13 year olds getting tattoos and piercings and homosexuality being a fad for some college students. I guess the new and innovative needs time to flourish. I am eagerly awaiting it. There is some intense motivation to inspire the marginalized being.
This is not the first time anti-mainstream became pedestrian. It all seems to be cyclical. I mean jazz at one point became about easy listening and Kenny G. A lot of people want the grit, but without the grittiness. Shit! Bus tours barrel through the village and I'm sure the tour guides are left saying "X use to be here," "X use to live here," and "X was created here, but now we have a McDonald's" If you were smart you got a CBGB t-shirt before it closed up for good. What am I saying, you can find that t-shirt at your local mall.
Maybe what is suppose to be shocking today is the bullshit bailout the conservatives try to cram down our throats. Hmm, some of the masses thought same-sex marriage was the issue that threatened our way of life. Go and shop yourself some radical dangerous sleaze. The economy needs your support.
BTW, I give props to Ms. Field giving legendary black model Pat Cleveland a gig on her segment. Pat, Miss Woman, you still know how to work it and look damn good serving it to the masses.
3 comments:
So true Allan. Actually most of NYC is dead. You can only build but so many condos and hotels before the reasons people wanted to live in cool NYC disappear.
That being said, I'm actually a little happy that Ms. Field is selling her wares on HSN because at least some of those Midwestern housewives will be exposed to style.
There is more to live than Sears' Canyon River Blues (have you seen those clothes lately? ahhhh!)
Hey a girl has gotta eat. I aint mad at Pat. I give her props the way I did Chloe Dao.
I noticed how NYC changed from 2001 to now, Christopher St. is not the same anymore. What's happening?
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