Meet
the Metrosexual
By
Bobbie Willis
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| Ryan
Seacrest |
Even here in hippie-grunge country, he is making
an appearance: designer clothes and shoes, expensive accessories,
spendy new clothes that look like vintage, and just enough hair
product that you might believe the in the spontaneity of his tousled
coif. He is The Naked Chef's Jamie Oliver; he is any male
cast member from The O.C.; he is Ryan Seacrest. Eugene, meet
the metrosexual.
This is a young man who knows how to match his belt
and shoes with his watch band; a man who exfoliates and tones; a
man who knows the difference between business casual and weekend
casual. He works out, watches his weight, maybe even waxes in a
place or two.
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| Jamie
Oliver |
According to Mark Simpson in his artice "Meet the
metrosexual," for Salon.com, July 22, 2002, "The typical metrosexual
is a young man with money to spend, living in or within easy reach
of a metropolis — because that's where all the best shops,
clubs, gyms and hairdressers are. He might be officially gay, straight
or bisexual, but this is utterly immaterial because he has clearly
taken himself as his own love object and pleasure as his sexual
preference. Particular professions, such as modeling, waiting tables,
media, pop music and, nowadays, sport, seem to attract them but,
truth be told, like male vanity products and herpes, they're pretty
much everywhere."
The metrosexual likes the good life, the high times,
to be out where he can see and be seen. If you run into him out
there, don't be afraid — go on up and introduce yourself.
He just might teach you a thing or two.