Look, I get why Formerly Popular Shoe Brands of the 80s ally themselves with Currently Hot TV Starlets (see: Barton, Mischa, and Keds). It makes sense for them. However, I sort of hate it because it leads to things like this:
Let us not mince words. THERE IS NO WAY LEIGHTON MEESTER WOULD WEAR THOSE SHOES WITH THAT OUTFIT UNLESS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO DO SO. She just...would not. She would not. I will never, for the life of me, understand why the people styling these events don't put Said Starlet into something she might actually wear with the shoes she's hawking. You know, like....I don't know. Jeans? A cute, casual skirt? Emerald green shortie shorts and a white cotton tee shirt? (That's what I used to wear MY Reeboks with, back when I used to take gym class and Luke Perry was young.) I am totally willing to accept the renaissance of the high top, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking Blair Waldorf would actually do this of her own volition. And it's written all over her face:
Let us not mince words. THERE IS NO WAY LEIGHTON MEESTER WOULD WEAR THOSE SHOES WITH THAT OUTFIT UNLESS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO DO SO. She just...would not. She would not. I will never, for the life of me, understand why the people styling these events don't put Said Starlet into something she might actually wear with the shoes she's hawking. You know, like....I don't know. Jeans? A cute, casual skirt? Emerald green shortie shorts and a white cotton tee shirt? (That's what I used to wear MY Reeboks with, back when I used to take gym class and Luke Perry was young.) I am totally willing to accept the renaissance of the high top, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking Blair Waldorf would actually do this of her own volition. And it's written all over her face:
This face says, "Yeah, yeah, I know. This is ridiculous. But have you SEEN the news lately? We're all going to be living in cardboard boxes and warming our hands over fiery trash cans by this time next year. Sister needs to make a buck. TAKE THE PICTURE AND SHUT IT."
This one says, "Lay off me, assholes. It's an honest buck. Do you think I'm not wondering why Katy Perry didn't get this gig? I assure you that I am. And yet here we are. Let's get a move on."
And this one says, "Compare me to Mischa Barton ever again and I will cut you. I mean it. Don't test me. Cut you with my hands. I won't even need a weapon. Rage will be my weapon."
Fair enough.
This one says, "Lay off me, assholes. It's an honest buck. Do you think I'm not wondering why Katy Perry didn't get this gig? I assure you that I am. And yet here we are. Let's get a move on."
And this one says, "Compare me to Mischa Barton ever again and I will cut you. I mean it. Don't test me. Cut you with my hands. I won't even need a weapon. Rage will be my weapon."
Fair enough.
