American Apparel’s “’70s roller skater”
If you’re as lazy on the Halloween-hoopla planning as I am, you may appreciate American Apparel’s fool-proof, one-stop-shopping online costume guide. This being American Apparel, you won’t find any cute kitten ears or trompe l’oeil t-shirts; instead the festive ensembles echo the brand’s signature hipster come-hither attitude. (And of course, the costume separates are available to buy on the online store.)
American Apparel’s “Hollywood Blvd. Streetwalker” costume
While the cheeky costumes are sure to cheer—especially those who have a costume party to go to and nothing to wear—was especially amused by the non-descript names given to each ensemble. What is obviously a reference to Julia Robert’s Best Role Ever is simply, inadequately titled Hollywood Blvd. Streetwalker. (Could it be that after its many controversies, AA is now prohibited from name dropping lest some VIP get sullied by association?)
American Apparel’s “80s Dancer”
Fortunately, if you’re between the age of, say, 7 and 60, the result of pop culture osmosis should allow you to fill in the blanks yourself. And if it can’t, chances are that a raging All Hallow’s Eve isn’t in your near future; better skip the costume, stay in, grab a few bags of Barbie-sized sweets and just call it a night now.
For more stellar, tongue-in-chic costume ideas, check out Ellegirl
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Calliope | 30-Oct-07 at 12:39 pm | Permalink
Actually, no commercial website has the right to use a famous person’s name and/or likeness without their permission. A celebrity can sue a company for doing this (and many have, actually). This applies ONLY to commercial websites and not “news-oriented” sites (no matter how sleazy). But, celebrities have the right to use their OWN name and likeness for their OWN paychecks (it’s a commodity). American Apparel could get sued if they used Julia Roberts’ name in association with their advertising.
In addition, film characters can be copyrighted. So, a character like “Roller Girl” could indeed be copyrighted and Paul Thomas Anderson could sue if they used it.
But, you’re right. The characters are iconic enough that hopefully hipsters get the reference anyway!