Latest French Fashion Craze: Defiled American Flags…
Any American who wears this should be hippy-punched, no questions asked.
Via NY Post:
It’s holed glory.
In a fashion statement only the French would make, a Parisian designer is selling a $1,395 tank top made to look like a tattered American flag marred by cigarette-burn holes and held together by safety pins. And it’s turning into one of spring’s hottest sellers.
The top, part of Balmain’s spring collection, sold out in minutes on luxury-fashion Web site Net-a-Porter.
At the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif., Ke$ha went to a pool party sporting a crasser interpretation that, like Balmain’s, show the stars on the wrong side.
“I exercise freedom of speech in every facet of my career,” the singer said in an interview. “For me, that’s one of the main things the American flag stands for.”
The federal Flag Code, a congressional statute that offers guidelines for flag use, says the banner should “never be used as wearing apparel” or “fastened, displayed, used or stored in such a manner to permit it to be easily torn, soiled or damaged in any way.”
“This top is wrong on so many levels,” said author and style expert Jene Luciani. “A lot of people are disillusioned with the state of our country today, and wearing this definitely makes a statement.”
One leading veteran was disgusted.
“I think it is a disgrace for a Frenchman or anyone else to desecrate the American flag,” said retired Army soldier George Alatzas, who runs a Web site called It’s All About the Flag. “Our flag has witnessed many sacrifices. It is the glue that holds our patriotism together. Shame on those who defile it in any way.”
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$1,395 for THAT? Wow. Tattered or not, the American Flag is the only redeeming feature of that bum attire.
For the first time in my life, I have the urge to burn the flag and stomp on it.
@Rocketman
I have the urge to buy a French flag and put it in the bottom of my cats litter tray.
I am completely opposed to clothing, patches, decals, and basically anything that is not a genuine U.S. flag. The post 9/11 car flags that were shredded by the thousands were a desecration and frankly people should have been ticketed for displaying them. There are rules for flying the flag and people should learn what they are.
And for my insensitive comment today: is that a pre-op french tranny?
Does this not epitomize the mind set of the filthy left, even as a Canadian it pisses me off. The world is going completely nuts. Michelle will probably be the first person to buy one in the US.
Seems to liberals that they have the right to burn, wear, desecrate the American Flag and The Bible but dont you dare insult islam, muhammed, allah and the koran. Thats a sin to them and your insulting a great religion! Funny how much the left is so hypocritical.
How about equal time for ALL nations’ flags, especially the flags of Islamic countries?
How about the Iranian flag on a mini-skirt? Or a tank top? Or a bikini? Would that be grounds for a fatwa?
French Tricolor toilet paper.
That American flag flies over many graves in France from two wars that saved their asses.
Whatever happened to all the material once posted on FranceStinks.com?
The tri-color toilet paper … … … … … (and more)
The French are no longer an allie. They got us into Viet Nam, they got us into Lybia, now they display our flag with total disrespect.
They forget how many young Americans died at Omaho and Normandy Beaches to free them from Hitler.
I am wondering if that was also a mistake.
Boycott EVERYTHING from France.
Hmmmm, good idea Bee1. Im going to see if i can find some small sized french flags and wipe my ass on some of them and use the others to pick up some dog shit with. Just to show what i think of that faggot french metrosexual “designer”.
I like it Bee1, or the bottom of a bird cage.
Fucking frogs.
I am sure not all French people approve of this display of the American flag. Would you want the whole country to be accused of voting for Bush twice? Get it? Remember, the WHOLE country of France didn’t create and buy the shirt, so stop bashing France. Hell, your ancestors might be French. You’re going to make us Americans look stupid by getting angry at an entire country for a few French people’s actions.
I couldn’t care less about what French fashion designers, or people who would spend $1,400 to buy a shirt, think about America or our flag.
How many do you think the wookie bought?
Leslie says:
You’re going to make us Americans look stupid by getting angry at an entire country for a few French people’s actions.
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Well, there was what the UK Sun’s staffers did to the small French Navy maritime fisheries patrol boat which was visiting London, anchored in the Thames in or about March 2003.
/pillowcases full of white feathers
@whthfk
She probably bought one for Bammie in place of a American flag lapel pin. Besides, he & the model probably wear the same size.
Only thing missing is Che’s face on the front …
I don’t like it any more than most of you do, but now that I stop and think about it, it’s a pretty good allegory for America during the 0bama regime
Hey Leslie, but yet its okay for the Euroweenies to call ALL Americans Ugly Americans because of how a handfull act? Sorry, im not playing your game, its good for them, its good for me. The Euroweenies want to play tit for tat, im going to level the little bastards. Sorry, but thats just the way i am, im sick of being shit on because im an American and im tired of the USA being shit upon just because of who and what we are and the rest of the world is fucking jealous. Boo fuckin Hoo!
@Leslie, the only French people offended by this are the few left that can stand to remember how we bailed their asses out inWWII and saved them from having to learn to speak German and drink dark beer instead of speaking lispy French and drinking (ughh)wine. Other than that I doubt we’ll hear any outcry from the Frogs. I’m pretty sure they’re too busy supporting the 3 jet fighters they sent to Libya to circle the country.
And the French stick to their casual “let’s trash America, it feels good and the media loves it”, for no reason whatsoever, just because in France you have wine with your lunch and you trash Uncle Sam. It’s a cultural thing, they don’t even realize it. Ask any French, they wouldn’t see any problem with that.
Trust me, I unfortunately know all too well what I’m talking about…
I thought the world (especially Europe) was supposed to love the US now that Obama is our president!?
these people, and many like them, have no souls.
what a barren lonely existence.
…as the Islamists taking over France wipe their ass with the french flag..don’t call us again next time the bombs are tearing up the fRench countryside
Eventually we’ll get ol’ mom jeans out of office and then when Russia or China starts pushing their little softie asses around, well, we just won’t be there. Good luck Pierre!
Old Man and his wife took a trip to Paris…after boarding in U.S., he secured his passport in his carry-on. When checking thru Customs in Paris, an irritated Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey working Customs asks him why he does not have it ready and scolds him for holding up the line…. Old man says he forgot about it. Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey sarcastically asks him if he’s ever been to France before…Old Man replies… “Yes, but the last time I was here, I came ashore on a beach and nobody asked me for it”
P.S. Ke$ha blows dicks for Skittles®
I’ve got no problem with this. Given what the country has become it seems pretty symbolic to me. As a country we have proven ourselves unworthy of the the flag our forefathers left us by abandoning the principles they fought for. It is only fitting that the state of the flag should match the state of the country.
I am also quite sure those flag statutes are unconstitutional and I doubt they would have been supported even by the Founders. Nor should they have been. Just take the wearing apparel portion. That would mean all of those Olympic athletes who drape themselves in the flag as a cloak or cape after they win would be violators of the statute. It also means Wonder Woman, Captain America and many of our sports teams would have been in violation.
@Civil Cold-
Have you ever draped a flag over a coffin?
Didn’t think so…
Now…STFU!
I fart in their general direction.
Any bets on how long it will take some skank ho hollywood actress to show up wearing one of these flag desecrations thinking it’s way cool? Any bets on which skagtress will be the first? Hanoi Jane, Susan Sarawrap? Any bets on how long before the First Shambling Beast, Moochelle, wears one?
@Junius: mmmI’m thinking Rosie O’dummel in that shirt, pit hair and an old leather thong.
As much as I am against getting my hands dirty, clocking a hippie in the snout sounds like a good afternoon of fun.
I really hope it never get’s to that point, but some of these people are pushing the envelope.
If it’s not made from a flag then it’s not desecrating the flag.
Just because a piece of clothing has symbols or patterns similar to the flag does not make it a flag.
Aw, c’mon, lots of us wear the French flag on a daily basis: a white shirt.
the frogs are a slimey lot of pedophiles,theives and whores who eat snails.
Sharia Fashion. The French have always been cowards and sucking up to the muslims now. Let’s see if she is not in full berka next year.
Well, I guess it’s time for French Flag toilet paper… Oops sorry.. toilet paper is already a “white Flag”….
Wait till the surrender monkeys give in to the Mooslims and are whining for our help to throw off Sharia law. Bwaaahaaaaaa! Not likely, Frenchie.
In the whole scheme of things this is really minor, I’m more offended when someone steps on an actual flag or burns it.
The designer is probably laughing his ass off at anyone stupid enough to pay nearly $1400 for a tank top.
Tank top?
More like skank top.
try wearin’ this flag bitch
On the other hand, just remember this: America is in their conscious and unconscious minds – in their dreams – they are jealous and cannot get us out of their heads. Do I wake up in the morning and think of France? Hell, I watch the military channel and don’t even think of France when the battle scene is taking place in France! But they seem to dwell on America. Hah – let em dwell.