The speaker of the article feels like an onlooker of Chloë’s life. The beginning of the article starts off with this sentence, “It’s weird, this happens all the time. Chloë Sevigny is sitting at one of the outdoor tables at Stingy Lulu’s on St. Mark’s Place just off Avenue A, absorbing a mixed green salad and devouring the just-out September Vogue.” The way they describe what’s going on make the speaker look like they are one of the paparazzi. Throughout the article they talk about how mysterious Chloe is and how that trait makes her appealing to the people who want to get in contact with her. The speaker makes it feel like this article is them trying to see who the real Chloe is despite how private she keeps her life.
The setting of the article seems to take place around the time when fashion was beginning to shift into grunge. The author shows this by clearly stating, “The whole grunge thing was just peaking: runway models were slouching around in expensivehommages to the scruffy rockers of Seattle and their thrift-shop flannel shirts. “ Grunge is defined as “a style or fashion derived from a movement in rock music: in fashion characterized by unkempt clothing and in music by aggressive, nihilistic songs.” The setting is …show more content…
It talks about Sevigny and her fashion career the most which provides a lot of information for those who are researching on that point in her career. It also shows an audience that they don’t need a lot of money in order to dress like the models they see on magazines. The beginning of the article describes how Chloë shops at thrift stores and yet still has people coming up to her asking her where she found her clothes. “Several people have already asked about it today, and she’s told them she scavenged this number in a Brooklyn thrift shop. Two dollars.” This can influence the attitude some people have towards thrift
The setting of the article seems to take place around the time when fashion was beginning to shift into grunge. The author shows this by clearly stating, “The whole grunge thing was just peaking: runway models were slouching around in expensivehommages to the scruffy rockers of Seattle and their thrift-shop flannel shirts. “ Grunge is defined as “a style or fashion derived from a movement in rock music: in fashion characterized by unkempt clothing and in music by aggressive, nihilistic songs.” The setting is …show more content…
It talks about Sevigny and her fashion career the most which provides a lot of information for those who are researching on that point in her career. It also shows an audience that they don’t need a lot of money in order to dress like the models they see on magazines. The beginning of the article describes how Chloë shops at thrift stores and yet still has people coming up to her asking her where she found her clothes. “Several people have already asked about it today, and she’s told them she scavenged this number in a Brooklyn thrift shop. Two dollars.” This can influence the attitude some people have towards thrift