In December, Free People issued a catalog full of Woodstock-y, Summer Of Love-ish, hippie-dippie threads being sold for preposterous prices. Not much has changed! Ahead: Flower child dresses, bamboo bloomers and overalls so expensive you’ll have to sell your VW.
Let’s just go ahead and admit that the “sparkle and shine” top is cute with those denim leggings. But our concern should lie with the “Beryll Peacemaker Harness.” A bag inspired by the “Wild West Cowboys” and priced at $798. Do you know many cans of beans could a roper or ranch hand could buy with that cash?
I get that it’s fun to dress from a different era. Hell, if I could have costumes from Mad Men, She Done Him Wrong and Auntie Mame in my closet, my head would explode with joy. But isn’t it weird to spend $88 on a top from a boutique owned by a publicly traded company (and run by a conservative capitalist) to look like you’re part of a counter-culture anti-establishment movement?
Sewing the seeds of love… and fugly.
An irate reader emailed me about these overalls. She pointed out that they are:
1. “Vintage.”
2. Tapered
3. Shredded
4. WHITE
and
5. $348
She wrote: “I mean… words do not describe.”
I would just like to acknowledge and echo her concerns. Speechless.
Here, “customized” chinos have worn-away marks an imperfections you’ll pay $325 for. Well, not you. But someone. As for the bag, you’ll need $498 to take that home and ponder why you just bought something that looks like a sea urchin sea shell.
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