The current issue of Cloth Paper Scissors has a reader poll question:
We've been through wings, crowns, dunce caps, birds, and nests: what's the trendy collage icon going to be in 2008?
This is just terrifying to me. I mean, it's a great idea, finding out what people think. Like David, before he went to Houston to shop? He did all this research, GQ, etc., and then bought this really nice vest, which, he says, is the Men's Must-Have Fashion Piece for this season. Makes sense, right?
Except to me. I don't get it at all. I don't want to think that there's some Thing--item of clothing or color or Hot Icon for 2008--that's going to start turning up EVERYWHERE. In magazines, in The Mall, in The Dreaded Wal-Mart (which I've managed to avoid for WEEKS, thank, you jesus!)
So if the answer is: Lucky Voodoo Rainbow Serpents and Butt Spark Voodoo Fish, I'm screwed. If that's the consensus, I swear I'm going to use nothing but vintage (aieeeee! VINTAGE!) images of women and little children, all with wings and crowns AND dunce caps, holding birds and nests and eggs FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
But don't hold me to it, OK? My head would explode the first time I had to use an image of some cute little kid. Kids. Shudder.
On the other hand, I can't WAIT to know what people say. How does this stuff happen? Is there really some mysterious place, where some Inner Circle Clique meets every fall and actually decides these things, having copious amounts of wine and saying, "Hey, I know: this year let's make them all use hyenas! And put them in tutus! Won't that be GREAT? Snort." And then they'd giggle until wine shot out their noses.
Don't you wish you could be there? Hey! You CAN be there! Go pour yourself a glass of wine and come back--we'll have a party and solve the mystery: What Trendy Collage Icon would YOU suggest? Tell us! Ooooooh~~ somebody bring snacks!
imagine all the people
16 hours ago
5 comments:
Plumber butt. No, wait -- that was the first half of this decade. Let's see, roadside diner chic -- no, the Republicans would have us believe the 50's never left.
I don't know. I'm a good trend predictor, so I'll probably see it soon. But I'm afraid it'll blanket everything just as I'm realizing it's my favorite thing in the whole wide world.
About 10 years ago at a stamp club meeting the project was all about decorating tags. I wondered out loud "Gee I wonder if library card pockets will be next?"
YUP. Next year it was all about library card pockets. People just like following the crowd.
No helping it.
Linda here - I brought some smoked gouda, a little brie wrapped in those pastry things with cranberry/walnut spread...and some leftover Snickers bars from Halloween. sorry, i drank the wine. now what was the question? oh, right. i predict it'll be something environmental and rainforesty...maybe chimps or toucans...yes - it'll be toucans. and Fruit Loops cereal will have a comeback like they've never imagined. ("follow your nose.." remember?). (just me?) with all the environmental issues getting political lip service lately, and the "green" cars everyone's building, why not? and of course, the color green will make a resurgence. luckily, Rise, there are no known Butt-Spark species in the rainforest (sparks + water very bad thing) so you're safe! Linda
oooh, linda, i LOVE you! those are my very most favorite cheeses--and i love all cheese, so that's really saying something. it's OK about the wine: i brought some, too, so we can share.
toucans. i can see it. i'm thinking palm trees, too--a tropical addition. you think?
Hee, hee! I have NO idea what the next thing' will be; but I brought some really nice Pinot Noir ("Pinot Evil"), and some pistachios -- and my SSC ("Secret Stash o' Chocolate" *shhhh, don't tell Kevin - ha!*). It would be sad, to me, if the new thing were monkeys; becasue I LOVE them so -- if they were the new thing, I would look like a lemming :-/ *hrmmmm, a 6 ft. tall, 185 # lemming -- that's ScArEy*
wine, anyone?
- p
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