I’ve heard the word “urban” inserted in as a substitute word for a lot of other words, mostly used to try to be PC about something. As a style of clothing or makeup, as a way to describe people of certain races, when talking about graffiti, describing types of music, etc. But when did “urban” begin to mean “curvy.” I mean, this is the style of jean I fit into, but when the marketing director was sitting up in his high chair thinking of how to describe Banana Republic’s curvy jean, was he thinking of me? Or was he thinking of being PC about race and a certain style of dress and culture? And what’s wrong with saying “curvy” or “contoured”?
Banana Republic, Chelsea, New York
6 responses so far ↓
1 Stephen // Oct 31, 2007 at 8:38 am
Those jeans are curvy? I think that woman needs a sandwich.
2 Jamie // Oct 31, 2007 at 9:01 am
I’m delurking to agree with you on this one. As a curvy girl, I’m always horrified to find that catalog models who have visible hipbones of any kind are immediately classified as “curvy.” Aargh.
3 Trish Riddle Lange // Oct 31, 2007 at 11:53 am
I’ve always thought in place of “Curvy” designers should just use “Not In Dire Need Of A Ham Sandwich.”
Fellow Curvy Girl Trish
4 Jessica // Oct 31, 2007 at 11:56 am
That is hilarious!
And agreed, where are the curves on that girl?
5 Emma // Oct 31, 2007 at 1:39 pm
What? That’s just wrong. Just call then “curvy.”
6 Chuck // Oct 31, 2007 at 11:57 pm
In my experience, “urban” equated to “black”.
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