Sofi, Dogs, Mullets and the Color Orange!
Has anyone else noticed that every time they visit Armenia there are one or two dominant fashion trends that are present among both males and females? I have, and I’ve also observed that at any given time there is that one song that is “hot” and I end up hearing it everywhere I go throughout my entire trip!
Case in point…. In 1997 I was almost blinded by the displays of piercing lime green shirts, pants, skirts and accessories. As if my eyes weren’t offended enough my ears were also suffering because there was no escape from hearing "Ya,ya,ya, coco jumbo ya,ya,ye" day in and day out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOrc37wNUqU
In 2004 the major fashion trend was in the format of an accessory that was sported by men and women of all ages and that accessory of choice was "Baby" everyone was prancing around town with a baby in tow. Of course I didn’t mind that at all because it just meant people were in good spirits and there were beautiful Armenian babies all around town. That same year, in the musical realm I couldn’t get away from Mariah Carey & Busta Rhyme's "Baby if you give it to me".
These are only a couple examples to give you an idea. I would now like to draw your attention to my findings about 2007. The accessory of choice for 2007 is *drum roll* "DOG"! Yes, ladies and gentlemen….dog! It seems having a dog is the new “it” thing to do in Armenia. I saw so many people with their dogs on leashes walking around Yerevan, Standing around in the Opera Hrabarag and they even bring them along to cafés.
The song for 2007 that I heard a bazillion times was Sofi Mkheyan's "Ore Yev Nerkan" which I can't say I minded to much, because it is a pretty catchy tune, (good job Der Hova) but don't get me started on some of the raunchy dance sequences in the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S5ZlsH0L_8
The most popular color of 2007 was a toss up. Shooshig claimed the "in" color was red and I was insistent upon it being orange. Just like other years we really got into it and everywhere we went we were on the lookout for red and orange. Every time we would see our color we would call it out. I like to think Orange won, but I have to admit it was probably a draw!
This brings me to the surprising wildcard of 2007 and that would be the MULLET! I would really appreciate any feedback, theories or explanations anyone might have about this phenomena. Babies, kids, teens, adults, both male and female were sporting the Mullet! When did this happen and WHO said this was ok? People must have jumped on the mullet bandwagon months ago because some of the mullets were pretty serious. Whatever is causing this ridiculous trend to spread like wildfire needs to be understood! Business in the front/Party in the back simply does not have a place in Armenia!
Here is shot of a mother and child in matching orange/red outfits and if you look closely you can see the mini mullet action he's got going on!
Case in point…. In 1997 I was almost blinded by the displays of piercing lime green shirts, pants, skirts and accessories. As if my eyes weren’t offended enough my ears were also suffering because there was no escape from hearing "Ya,ya,ya, coco jumbo ya,ya,ye" day in and day out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOrc37wNUqU
In 2004 the major fashion trend was in the format of an accessory that was sported by men and women of all ages and that accessory of choice was "Baby" everyone was prancing around town with a baby in tow. Of course I didn’t mind that at all because it just meant people were in good spirits and there were beautiful Armenian babies all around town. That same year, in the musical realm I couldn’t get away from Mariah Carey & Busta Rhyme's "Baby if you give it to me".
These are only a couple examples to give you an idea. I would now like to draw your attention to my findings about 2007. The accessory of choice for 2007 is *drum roll* "DOG"! Yes, ladies and gentlemen….dog! It seems having a dog is the new “it” thing to do in Armenia. I saw so many people with their dogs on leashes walking around Yerevan, Standing around in the Opera Hrabarag and they even bring them along to cafés.
The song for 2007 that I heard a bazillion times was Sofi Mkheyan's "Ore Yev Nerkan" which I can't say I minded to much, because it is a pretty catchy tune, (good job Der Hova) but don't get me started on some of the raunchy dance sequences in the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S5ZlsH0L_8
The most popular color of 2007 was a toss up. Shooshig claimed the "in" color was red and I was insistent upon it being orange. Just like other years we really got into it and everywhere we went we were on the lookout for red and orange. Every time we would see our color we would call it out. I like to think Orange won, but I have to admit it was probably a draw!
This brings me to the surprising wildcard of 2007 and that would be the MULLET! I would really appreciate any feedback, theories or explanations anyone might have about this phenomena. Babies, kids, teens, adults, both male and female were sporting the Mullet! When did this happen and WHO said this was ok? People must have jumped on the mullet bandwagon months ago because some of the mullets were pretty serious. Whatever is causing this ridiculous trend to spread like wildfire needs to be understood! Business in the front/Party in the back simply does not have a place in Armenia!
Here is shot of a mother and child in matching orange/red outfits and if you look closely you can see the mini mullet action he's got going on!
posted by LORI at 12:39 AM
7 Comments:
Wow, that is so awful to hear. I am so glad I didn't witness any mullets when I was there this summer or I might have had a panic attack. Seriously, diasporans owe it to them to bring some of pictures from the 80s of what Americans looked like with them and show them what a BAD BAD BAD idea this trend is. Stop it before it's too late!
I'm with you Lori, orange is definitely THE color this summer, not just for women, but also (especially?) for men. Orange is everywhere! I noticed, that men have started to add more colors to their wardrobe: it's not just black anymore this summer.
Gaaarmir Gaaaabouyd, DZIRANAKOUYN ! :o)
The "single colour look" has been in for a while, and an eye-catching red is definitely what both the ladies and the men are into.
I actually saw two guys walking down Khanjian today wearing identical red pants and t-shirts. Shoes were still the point-black kind, though. Oh well, gamats-gamats...
Nareg, I spotted red suede pointy shoes!
I definitely agree: red was the color this summer, sofi's song was everywhere and i liked it, and dogs have been an ever increasing "accesory" for the past 2-3 summers, and I welcome the mullet. It's a sign that we're FINALLY getting past the point where the only haircut you would see on men was the standard "communist" style cut. The change is welcomed.
What is up with the mullet? Everyone in San Francisco is doing it also! Maybe they want to be up the times.
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