Friday, October 20, 2006

Buying the New Yorker 1986 - page 53


Yes, the Privileged Few can listen to the sunrise. The rest of us poor shmoes have to settle for looking at it. In any other page context, I might go on about the design styles of the Eighties, but no. I have to get on to this next ad.

Every so often I hear someone gobbling on about how the styles of the Eighties are coming back. I will not believe it until I see some young hipster coming down the sidewalk wearing that primo sailboat number. Without the use of irony.

Honestly, I can't stop looking at this ad. Did he say "Oh, we're going sailing! I have just the sweater to wear!" or was it just some hilarious coincidence?

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