With chains popping up on every corner, the streets of New York City are increasingly looking like suburbia. But in the case of the new Hollister store in Soho, I suppose we can grant a dispensation. (From Shophound via Towleroad)
So the hidden message here is we are Hollister, we pretend to sell to straight men (and mostly post-college guys who still live at home), but really, with these three clones (what they only sell red board shorts and whit flip-flops?) its the stereotype Boys Town USA.
Yes, they're nice to look at, but they're only genetic lottery winners.
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5 comments:
Is that Chris Cuba in the middle?
Ha! Manhattan's being Mauled!
So the hidden message here is we are Hollister, we pretend to sell to straight men (and mostly post-college guys who still live at home), but really, with these three clones (what they only sell red board shorts and whit flip-flops?) its the stereotype Boys Town USA.
Yes, they're nice to look at, but they're only genetic lottery winners.
Meh.
Is that Tom Cruise on the far left side of that pic?
Eh, too skinny. All the A&F models are too skinny nowadays
Give me a meatier guy and we'll talk.
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