Reject du jour: wearing what you mean
(rejected cartoon: carolita johnson)
Some people believe your clothes say a lot about you. Others believe, further still, that your clothes are actually speaking for you. When I was a fashion student I found all those clothes speaking at me from all directions to be a rather oppressive presence. I’m glad I don’t hear those voices anymore, or at least not as loudly! When I pass Bryant Park during fashion week these days, I try not to listen at all because the clothes the fashionistas are wearing always say things like, “Ha ha, I’m dressed better than you,” while my clothes are saying, “Who asked you?” or “Why don’t you go eat a sandwich!”
This was a cartoon inspired by the dressed up dogs I saw in the East Village, when I used to be a resident there. I was always amused by the little biker outfits owners would put on their little chihuahuas. I wondered if they ever got in trouble for it…
