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March 12, 2007
Shmatte Chic: The Rise of Jewish Fashion
At Fashion Week in New York last month, Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch didn't so much unveil a collection as veil one. His aggressively modest looks included below-the-knee skirts, billowing silhouettes, and, most conspicuously, hats. Lots of elaborate, distinctly undainty hats, which bore a striking resemblance to, of all things, those worn by fashionable Orthodox Jewish women on holy days—making Herchcovitch's runway seem less like a Saturday at the Shows than Sabbath in certain synagogues. This followed on the heels of his summer 2007 men's collection show, in which models were draped in oversized Star of David necklaces, and more than a few others dressed in pants and belts that plainly recalled zizit, the ritual fringes worn by Orthodox Jewish men.
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Posted by Robert J. Avrech at March 12, 2007 01:14 PM
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Fabulous, I love it!
Posted by: Tamara at March 12, 2007 02:30 PM
Tamara:
You're no longer Stylus Woman, but Stylish Woman:)
Sorry, couldn't resist the obvious.
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at March 12, 2007 02:55 PM
Ah, it mentions Matisyahu - that man can beatbox like a machine. (He performed at my alma mater, so we got to see him live. The effect is, to say the least, unexpected.)
Rob, glanced your earlier article about Abdullard the Hashemite, and it made me think of an article I read today. Not sure if you've seen it:
http://www.theaugeanstables.com/reflections-from-second-draft/game-theory-and-social-emotions/
He loves (like his Mozzle buddies) to babble on about Palestine and the injustice of it and etc, etc, etc zzz. The above article does a good job of articulating one of the key connections (philosophically) between Islamism and Leftism.
Posted by: RiverCocytus at March 12, 2007 06:35 PM
River:
Matisyahu is quite unexpected, and that is a good thing. Thanks for the link to the always excellent Augean Stables. Excellent.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at March 12, 2007 08:01 PM
Re: The Shmatte Chic article. This article brings to mind a statement supposedly made by Rabbi Yoel Teitlebaum, the first post-war Satmar Rov. When his congregants told him that their wives were complaining about their "Tzinius" mode of dress during the the hot summer weather, he told them, "If this style were the latest fashion, your wives would rush to purchase these clothing!" Let's see if his words were prophetic. :-]
Posted by: Joel at March 16, 2007 06:25 AM
Joel:
Good one. Let's see what happens. have a lovely Shabbos.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at March 16, 2007 07:08 AM