As the battle over healthcare reform continues to rage on my home soil, so too does the quest for the perfect NY fashion week wardrobe here in London. Most recent development: a high street, guilt-ridden, fall fashion trend-fest at Zara.Much like large American private insurance companies, Zara is a soul crushing, money sucking succubus of a corporation, "fashion factories" that rip off designer duds faster than the models can traipse them down the runway and are mobilized by underpaid little hands in unseen factories far far away.
While I'm not proud of my satiating my high street hunger, I blame it on the system. Since a wardrobe stocked full of this season's designer finest is no more feasible for me than, say, footing my own bill for extensive brain surgery, and I'm not willing to turn up at Bryant Park "uninsured," that is, without a single trend-driven piece of autumnal clothing upon my person "insuring" my coolness, the pandering mid-market middle man of the high street stands as my most obvious port of call.
So I gave in and plundered along with the rest, blood pressure climbing as racks of shoulder padded, studded and spiked goodies greeted me in the front of the High Street Ken store and a game of name-that-knockoff overrided my senses. I was able to hit many of autumn's trend high notes in one stop--studded leggings a la Alexander Wang and Balmain knock-off black tweed sharp-shouldered blazer, Stella McCartney black and white cheetah printed graphic sweater, Ralph Lauren wool camel oversized blazer and Victoria Beckham body-con sculpted shoulder secretary sheath.
But similar to the case of private insurers, just because the individual price tags seem small at first (couple hundred dollars a month for "full" health coverage, £90 for a Balmain lookalike blazer), by the time you add it all up, you might as well have just bought the Balmain itself.
Balmain jacket, back tweed and satin lapels, £90, studded leggings, £25
Blended wool camel oversized jacket, £95
Beige shoulder padded Victoria Beckham style shift, £69
Shoulder detail
Butters waiting patiently in bag as I try things on, priceless
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