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5 Iconic Fashion Trend Setters of our Time
Lady Gaga:
Lady Gaga is a true fashion inspiration. Her style is diverse and difficult to pinpoint, but clearly contains vibrant elements of what 8-year-old girls use to play dress up in, mixed with a heavy dose of Marilyn Manson’s wardrobe. This unique, bold and innovative sense of style is what makes her a fashion benchmark for prostitutes and clowns around the world. The controversial dress that Gaga wore, which was made entirely of meat, can only be described as incredible. Wearing the carcass of another animal captures our imagination by reminds us of a more primitive time, where life was free from terrible pop music and pants. The symbolism is brilliant. Being covered in meat also points to Lady Gaga’s insatiable appetite for meat in all of its various forms. Lady Gaga’s creative team - Haus of Gaga - is an inspiring example of what people with severe autism and colour blindness can do when they combine their talents.
 

Mark Sainsbury:
Contrary to your brief observations, esteemed news presenter Mark Sainsbury is not going bald. His hair simply vacated because it realised that it could not compete for attention with Sainsbury’s glorious moustache. If it were a super hero, its name would be the “Red Menace.” Its strawberry-blonde follicles glimmer in the light as it flutters back and forth with Sainsbury’s mouth movements, infatuating all those who view it. His moustache sits bold and proud on his upper lip with commanding presence. If it could talk, it would speak with a raspy, growling voice and say things like “would you like to come with me back to my hometown – the 1980s?” You would gladly follow, because like comb-overs and the macarena, Mark Sainsbury’s moustache is timeless. Lesser moustaches try their best to replicate Sainsbury’s flavour saver. But there is only one true Red Menace.
 

Soulja Boy:
Not only is Soulja Boy extremely talented in his lyrical and krumping ability, but also in his fashion sense. He flaunts baggy ghetto clothing that is at least three sizes too big for him, staying true to his origins. This is juxtaposed by the extravagant “bling” that he wears around his neck, which conveys how much better he is than YOOOOOUUUUU. Consistently wearing his hat sideways, Soulja Boy exuberates a vintage feel from the Nineties. His choice in pants is magnificent. Usually three quarter jeans or baggy pants that enable him to low-ride like he’s about to go to prison. His quintessential sunglasses, with “Soulja Boy” written across them, are revolutionary. Soulja Boy has effectively made name tags redundant in one fashion-smashing swoop.
 

Victoria Beckham
Posh Spice is arguably the most successful fashion icon. Her designer career, which began to develop around 2004, took the world by storm. In 2008, her “Intimately Beckham” line made over $200 million dollars of sales worldwide. What separates her from the pack is her ability to take the ordinary and turn it into the extraordinary. She can turn those curtains in your grandmother’s kitchen and transform them into a dress. Or transform those rags you were going to throw away into the next big thing. Posh Spice’s sunglasses make those who wear them look out of this world. Literally. It took the brilliance of Posh Spice to capitalise on the theme of “massive alien eyes” since no other fashion designer had the courage to produce something so audacious. She’s taken Girl Power to the next level. Critic eagerly awaits her new line of clothing specifically tailored towards stick insects, in which she will lead the catwalk herself.
 

Shrek the Sheep:
Our beloved merino friend is seen as an unlikely candidate for being a fashion icon. However, after avoiding being shorn for six years, Shrek became an example of fashion defiance. Like a bogan, Shrek was wild, poorly maintained and lacked intelligence. But he pioneered a fashion of freedom – to wear whatever the fuck you want – even if that means running away from people who want to trim your furry bits, a concept that the girls at UniCol have naturally embraced today. Sending shockwaves through the fashion industry, Shrek symbolically proclaimed that wool was the new black. Icebreaker, a long time producer and seller of high quality merino clothing, caught wind of Shrek’s tenacity and produced a series of advertisements with naked people wearing only merino wool – no doubt a clear reference to the rebellious sheep himself.  The rural community, who are traditionally a minimum of twenty years behind in fashion, also embraced Shrek’s free loving spirit. He’s more than just a sheep – he’s a NZ fashion icon.