Friday, March 5, 2010

The muppet makes the outfit

An online fashion magazine, Refinery29, posted an interesting question the other day, and illustrated their query with some very compelling imagery.

Is fashion's current "fur trend" inspired by the Muppets?


Did Sam the Eagle inspire the coat at left?


Did the Cookie Monster have something to do with this?


I've never heard of the muppet Sweetums, and I don't see his resemblance to this coat.


It looks more inspired by a bloodhound, to me.


But I agree, Fraggle Rock's Wembly definitely influenced this ensemble.

I wish more things in fashion involved and were equated with muppetry. Don't you?

By the way, did you know you can design and order your own muppet at FAO Schwartz? I'm not crazy about the choices they give you, particularly in the noses and eyes departments, but it's a great idea.

Anyway. Thanks, Erica, and Refinery29!

8 comments:

Suyinsays said...

hahaha made me giggle and brightened up my day!
thanks
xxx

Sonya said...

I believe Sweetums was in a very memorable (to me, anyway) episode in which he danced with Raquel Welch and occasionally tossed a Raquel Welch dummy around, and then the scene was cleverly/clumsily edited so that the real Raquel Welch kept surviving the tossing. Unless, of course, it was some other hottie... by the way, saw a bittern walking on lily pads in Florida. when there's no lily pad, it swims. and also grabs nimbly on the lily pad stalks. it definitely has all it takes to make its way.

CAT said...

funny how Miss Piggy
kinda fits the
Renaissance Period of
the Voluptuous Lovelyness

i guess there's little
room for such a real
Ham.....

All these VeGAn skinnies
Makes me wonder do u think Kermit
is Vegan...he's green and he's skinny////......

Buky said...

I have actually never heard of Sweetums. O well, i grew up in an entirely different continent.
http://districtoffashion.blogspot.com/

Aisha Koleen said...

haha i thoroughly enjoyed this post, thank you very much. i have to agree, though, the influence seems almost too obvious. fashion and muppets, what an excellent combination :)

Anonymous said...

I like that dog. Looks rather dignified. Thanks for sharing the picture of.

Amie said...

I totally love this blog! And this particular post... awesome and hilarious! Keep it up!

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BlackRoseofLight94 said...

Oh dear! Now I want to find one of those clothing items just to say i am a muppet. They freak my one relative out, so I would have soo much fun with that.