Paperthin superMan

Fifteen dinner jackets
three rows deep.
Single breasted, double breasted
tuxedo shirt, self de-vested
no tie, bowtie, ascot,
waistcoat,
buttons, cuffs, lapels
different similarities
singularities
personality
in the details.
Monotone.

Superimposed aesthetic achieved
with the smooth nonchalant
attitude and poise of Cary Grant.
Suave finesse,
charm and elegance,
light show personifying
the gentlemanly arts
in black and white movies.

Wrinkled, textured,
black and white
multidimensional
Men
wearing
straight jacketed tuxedos
buckles binding tight.

Mysterious,
masculine,
anonymous
six by six
figure
at rest.

Batman
reclining for a smoke.
Relaxation
after a job well done.
Psychoanalyze
domestication.
Cartoon characters
of caricatures
superimposed on life.

Pinafore’s violent memories,
baby’s bridge,
childhood,
lost in chaos and war.

Tattered tuxedo
broken mold
ripped seams
humanity’s exposed
skin found
in a shopping cart
of sleeves.
Sublimely LA.

Baby blue & pink bows
on grey wool.
Tie die patches.
Tweeds in black & white
but nothing ever is.
Unraveled deconstruction,
tattered Oliver
“Please Sir,
may I have some more?”

Touchable textures
visually tempting.
Tactile.
Unlined thin shells
nappy cotton
heavy linen
paper thin wool.
Juxtaposed
“It hurt but you saved me.”

Biker, boxer, cowboy, spy
laborer,
Levies hanging
ready
work boots
standing stiff nearby.

The characters of man
earned as cubs
badges shaped
by lives spent
earning Superman’s cape
interwoven
in uniforms
of Japanese rice paper.

Greg Lauren had an exhibit called "Alteration" in West Los Angeles of origional artwork that inspires thought, humor and admiration.