The Shattered Monocle

Fashion Forward

I love when a TV show or movie uses a pop cultural touchstone that’s so obscure, you may only get the reference until way after you initially watched it. It gives you a little reward for paying attention.

For example, a couple of weeks ago, South Park had an episode that satirized Kanye West. At one point, Kanye’s entourage shows up, dressed in what I’m assuming passes for “fashion” somewhere, but skews dangerously close to “costumes”.

Little did I know that the outfits Kanye’s friends were wearing on South Park were based on a real life picture:

(top picture via South Park Studios, bottom picture via Hey Okay)

Incredible! I’m saddened that they guy in the electric blue bubble vest didn’t make the cut. However, if the decision was down to either him or Mr. Parliament-Funkadelic-by-way-of-Motley-Crue, then the right cut was made.