Wednesday, February 17, 2010
11:31 AM | 
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Sebastian M
People in Madrid wear clothing just like everyone else, but it's the amount of clothing that sets them apart. Even if you went into your closet right now and attempted to dress in half the clothing you own, you wouldn't be much competition for the Madrid's Fashion Elite. I say "Fashion Elite" of course, because not everyone is layer crazy. The majority of people I've seen here maybe wear two scarfs instead of one, perhaps an extra shirt over their shirt, or maybe they're just wearing a second jacket. Also, the ladies LOVE their leather knee top stilettos here. I can guarantee you that there will not be a day that goes by in which you do not see a woman with a pair on. When I see them, I just wonder how long it takes to get them on.
But back to the Fasion Elite, one of whom just happens to be Pedro. Pedro, is a friend of mine from one of my classes and he is a true Madrileño. A man who tries to put deep thought into management and warned me that the terrorists would try to impress me in San Sebastián, but other than that he is a superb example of the fashion in Madrid. One day he walked into class with a t-shirt, a shirt, a sweater, a jacket, a trench-coat over that, and then of course to top it all off, he had two scarfs on. Although you're thinking that Pedro wouldn't be able to make it out the door at this point, it was in fact that exact opposite. He looked good. The only draw back I can imagine is the heat, if you're enter a warm room with all that clothing on you're most likely to loose a few pounds in sweat. But I've learned that Madrileños have an extremely low tolerance for cold, after returning to my room everyday and finding that it has the same temperature as hydrogen fusion with my room mate under a blanket shivering.
In the end, everyone wears clothing.
Although some studies would beg differ on that comment:
http://www.hplusmagazine.com/articles/neuro/get-naked-it’s-good-your-brain
Good Night, Sleep Tight.
But back to the Fasion Elite, one of whom just happens to be Pedro. Pedro, is a friend of mine from one of my classes and he is a true Madrileño. A man who tries to put deep thought into management and warned me that the terrorists would try to impress me in San Sebastián, but other than that he is a superb example of the fashion in Madrid. One day he walked into class with a t-shirt, a shirt, a sweater, a jacket, a trench-coat over that, and then of course to top it all off, he had two scarfs on. Although you're thinking that Pedro wouldn't be able to make it out the door at this point, it was in fact that exact opposite. He looked good. The only draw back I can imagine is the heat, if you're enter a warm room with all that clothing on you're most likely to loose a few pounds in sweat. But I've learned that Madrileños have an extremely low tolerance for cold, after returning to my room everyday and finding that it has the same temperature as hydrogen fusion with my room mate under a blanket shivering.
In the end, everyone wears clothing.
Although some studies would beg differ on that comment:
http://www.hplusmagazine.com/articles/neuro/get-naked-it’s-good-your-brain
Good Night, Sleep Tight.
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2 comments:
I see you are at the edge of the fashion scene were grunge is is http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/fashion/16TREND.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
That sounds pretty cool.
Ruben
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