Metrosexuality
The Flâneur is not a metrosexual, but he is their inspiration. Messrs. Pitt and Beckham know this to be true.
Like them, I enjoy fine fabrics against my skin, a smart coiffure, and have someone attend my nails at least one a week. Unlike them, though, I escape branding even as I stroll down Oxford St., 5th Avenue, Rodeo, and the Champs. The same, of course, goes for the various back alleys, random boulevards, and park spaces I find myself traversing (unless it is I applying the brand).
I suppose, though, that when all is said and done we are a brotherhood of sorts. After all, the metros and I see fashion cater to ourselves and even, from time to time, initiate giant leaps forward by bending the very idea of sophisticated dress to our will.
March 28, 2009 at 12:16 am
I appreciate your respectful attitude towards metrosexuals, I have always admired them. There is no need to treat them rudely for their branding and their generic looks.