If you live in New York and commute anywhere, you’ve seen the sign “Watch the Gap” on railways everywhere. Leave it to NYC to change the global underground slogan from its original moniker, born in the UK, “Mind the Gap”. Perhaps it’s just American “speak”. After all, we are often admonished for our alien English, and New Yorkers have a dialect all their own. We should be thankful to our brethren across the pond for recognizing that the extra space between the train and the platform needed attention. They are very good at championing the technical details and integrating them into the current culture.
Take for example, the kitschy British based Tutti Rouge lingerie brand, whose new Jessica bra has put illegal cleavage in the forefront. Utilizing their clever pocketed cookies, fondly referred to as “Tutti Boosters”, this bra has the potential to be worn with no boost, boost or super boost. Fitting a 28-38, D-HH (UK sixes, so think L in the USA), that’s a lot of potential push. It takes the everyday to a whole other state. The bra has had a huge response. Looks like girls both in England and right here in the states are very diligently minding the gap!
“Mind the Gap; It’s the Distance Between Life As You Dream It and Life As It Is.” Cate Blanchett
