The newest trend in outrage seems to be “The Williamsburg Jean.” It is a super-slim pant from the Gap, named for the Brooklyn neighborhood where pants are so skinny, they need a rehab program.
Williamsburg is often a point of ridicule and / or reverence, thanks to its fauxhemian residents and steady Strokes soundtrack, so a tribute from the Gap is particularly fun. Blogs ripped on the Williamsburg pants last week, and The Post has Micki Pellerano, a sales guy at the Williamsburg thrift store Beacon’s Closet, saying this:
“I don’t think Williamsburg’s this cutting-edge place anymore,” said the clerk at Beacon’s Closet. “The fact that the Gap has latched onto this is a symbol of the loss of the creative spirit.”
With that in mind, here are two questions for you:
1. Shouldn’t fashion grow from the streets up, as well as from the runway down? Isn’t it good that the Gap wants to acknowledge the creative spirit in a bunch of Brooklyn kids? Isn’t this the ultimate fashion compliment?
2. Is Williamsburg really still a “cutting edge place”?
We like the neighborhood, but really…