I’ll present this without comment, other than the obvious—If
this
is satire, the author deserves a Pulitzer:
LEANDRA MEDINE, a fashion blogger who lives with her parents on
the Upper East Side, was thumbing through the hangers in her
bedroom closet on a recent Monday morning, pulling out the sort of
items that she calls “sartorial contraceptives”: a blouse with
erect shoulder pads from Zara; a floral, curtainlike blazer by
Zimmermann; high-waisted lime green trousers by Opening Ceremony;
drop-crotch utility pants; an ostrich-feather miniskirt; a
cape.
Since April, Ms. Medine, 21, has been publishing photos of
herself wearing these pieces on her blog, the Man Repeller, as well as
shots of similarly challenging recent runway looks: fashions that,
though promoted by designers and adored by women, most likely
confuse — or worse, repulse — the average straight man. These
include turbans, harem pants, jewelry that looks like a torture
instrument, jumpsuits, ponchos, furry garments resembling large
unidentified animals, boyfriend jeans, clogs and formal
sweatpants.