the spare

I went to the mall this weekend looking for some summer clothes and good day of shopping music. To my surprise, the mall obliged with a set list that included Nikka Costa, Outkast, and Sarah Harmer’s new single “Almost” (that one blew me away – I spent the entire song sampling fragrances named Oceanus, White Musk, Spirit of Moonflower, among others, just to listen...I musta smelled like a Mary Kay Commando). After the song ended, Laney and I wandered into Pacific Sunwear, where I noticed a line of youthful female mannequins dressed in the latest teen gear. Now, I’ve noticed this neo-nipple trend on mannequins before, but never on a mannequin that looked 13 years old. Yikes. There they were, popping through the fitted cotton shirt, practically tapping on the display window screaming “Look over heeeeeeerrrre!”. Does this really sway teenage girls into buying clothes? Or does it just cause senseless pedestrian accidents? Well, judging from the obvious gravitational pull, there’s gottah be at least 15 girls with shopping bags and 30 limping sk8er boys for every pair-o-nips.