Space Couture
Manolo says, where are the jump suits? The Manolo was promised that the future would include silvery jump suits, not fairly pedestrian bikinis and lycra.
But of the course, this video begs the question: what will the clothes of the future look like?
To which the Manolo answers, who knows? There are not even that many peoples who can predict next years trends, much less those of the distant future.
In 500 years time we could all be immortal, disembodied heads in jars, riding around on giant metallic robots, talking about how great it was when we had bodies, and wishing we could die.
Or, we could be post-apocalyptic cavemen, in which case, fur will make the big come back.
Either way. 50/50 says the Manolo.
P.S. Be certain to stay for the final minute of this video, when things take the turn for the painfully ridiculous.
P.P.S. Many thanks to the Manolo’s friend, the super fantastic Xeni. She is not just the blogger, she is also the internet television star!!!
November 13th, 2007 at 11:40 am
The final minutes made me laugh really hard. Six Barbarella lookalikes with bobbing knees and asking themselves: Do I really get enough money for this ridiculous display?
What was the point of this fashion show? Will gogo girls still look like gogo girls in 500 years?
In 500 years we’ll all have genetically enhanced superbodies, we’ll have wings and will be able to fly which will drive the coat industry pretty mad. Some of us will have gills and swim with the dolphins.
And gogo girls will still look like they do now. Only with optional wings or gills.
Prove me wrong - none of us is going to know.
November 13th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Teapunk, I, for one, hope to know…though I confess the odds are against me :~)
And I suspect if they took the money for that ridiculous display, they were paid too much.
November 13th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Well that’s 4 minutes of my life I won’t get back.
November 14th, 2007 at 3:07 am
First, how cruel that you cannot just fast forward to the last minute…although one supposes that it is only sitting through the first 3 minutes and change (fortified by the 2am bottle of insomnia wine) that one can truly appreciate the ending. Although, niggling nerd note: wouldn’t space couture, (i.e. zero-g couture) require that the outfits create interesting lines when freed from gravity’s cruel pull AND cover the necessary bits from every angle?