Monday, January 18, 2010

HomeWork 28-Informal research

By studying the topic of "cool", we learn that there are many types of coolness in the all around us, and all these statements of "cool" are what people want to share with the world. "'I don’t think it is a nostalgic collection, but heritage is good for me — going back to the archives, but looking forward to the future,' the designer Frida Giannini" (SUZY MENKES, Calm after the storm, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/fashion/19iht-rsuzy.html?ref=fashion, New York Times, January 18, 2010) But these are just their views of what they think would "look cool" to the mass public. these aren't really "bold statements" but just their "own box of coolness"

These are just guides people show to be just like them, to be in the same type of box and taking away individual thoughts of "coolness". "My name is Scot McKay. I've been a professional dating coach for sometime now and helped thousands of guys get better with women. And there's one thing I've noticed along the way: Cool guys never have any problem getting women to notice them." (Scot McKay, Being Cooler