I can definitely
say these assigned readings are about fitting in. Starting off with the song
Wings by Macklemore, we can see that trend plays a big part in this music video
and the lyrics of the song. This is because when you are watching there is a
kid who thought he was super cool because he had Air Jordan’s. He thought he
fit into school and sort of was a popular kid, but in the end we see that three
older kids take his stuff leaving him with nothing. He soon realizes that these
shoes are just shoes whether they are 20 dollars or 200 dollars. I felt like
this was all about trend because of the fact that they were brand name shoes
and everyone was wearing them, eventually the trend of Air Jordan’s will stop
because they won’t be cool anymore. This relates to the Merchant of cool-short
because it was all about trendsetters and how products little get over made and
become less cool because everyone has them. That is the similarity to the music
video because the kid saw another kid with his shoes on and he thought he wasn’t
special anymore since others are getting them. The people who stand out are definitely
the different people like people who have tattoos, piercings, and gauges, etc.
Because they want to look different from the normal crowd, soon people are
going to start liking that stuff and it’s not going to be cool anymore.
When I was
looking at the Abercrombie and Fitch article/video, I noticed that this guy
giving this stuff to people didn’t seemed like he cared about if the clothing
actually fitting them because it seemed like he was just trying to shoot a
video to get the point out. I mean it was definitely a nice gesture and a good
deed but I just think this video was too front about everything. I definitely
understand that Abercrombie and Fitch needs to break out from there same old
trend but they could attract more business if they just opened there store for
all sizes and ages.