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It's not obvious, unless you expect it
Nov. 5th, 2009 12:02 pmSo, I'm a clothes horse compulsive shopper fashion guru person who likes clothes. A lot. So, since I work 14 hour days and don't have time to wander around stores, I signed up for lots of online shopping sites and mailing lists.
A while back I bought some pants for work from Ralph Lauren, and now I get all kinds of random e-mails from them. Yesterday's random e-mail was to notify the universe at large that Ralph Lauren had been selected to design the US Olympic Team uniforms for 2010.
Now, as far as I'm concerned, this is the opposite of an exciting announcement. I mean, he's done those silly outfits for the opening ceremonies for as long as I can remember. Also, how many designers come to mind when you think about who would be selected to create clothes that scream 'USA' to the rest of the world? There was competition? This was a piece of intel worth filling my inbox with?
A while back I bought some pants for work from Ralph Lauren, and now I get all kinds of random e-mails from them. Yesterday's random e-mail was to notify the universe at large that Ralph Lauren had been selected to design the US Olympic Team uniforms for 2010.
Now, as far as I'm concerned, this is the opposite of an exciting announcement. I mean, he's done those silly outfits for the opening ceremonies for as long as I can remember. Also, how many designers come to mind when you think about who would be selected to create clothes that scream 'USA' to the rest of the world? There was competition? This was a piece of intel worth filling my inbox with?
