An architect that I work with has confirmed his intentions for the buildings he designs in Bozeman. He wants, quite simply, to drag Bozeman out of the log-cabin-n-animal-heads school of architecture. It's a goal I can get behind, but one that is, alas, at odds with the rest of the fashion world, according to today's New York Times. Put simply, antlers are the new black:
"Nature — or the appearance of embracing nature — is chic these days. Judging by the direction of fashion and home décor and of-the-moment restaurants and shops, you might mistake Manhattan for Montana. The raw concrete floors and white walls of 1990s minimalism have been swept away. In their place, new boutiques and cafes in the city’s glossier neighborhoods resemble overdesigned hunting lodges — dark and moody, with uneven floorboards to trip over and, almost inevitably, a set of antlers hanging from the rafters."
Damn you, New York Times! We here in Montana are doing our level best to move away from "overdesigned hunting lodges" and you go and invoke our name in your article about ridiculous poseurs who wouldn't know which end of a gun is used to bag an elk. (To be clear here, not that I would. But still.) What's next? Orange safety vests over skinny jeans?
Please don't think I'm trying to deny my Montana heritage here. Hey, I like expletive-laden rants from my public servants (NSFW!!) in the name of straight-talk just as much as the next gal, but does the image of Montana always have to involve dead animals? And worse yet, do we have to put up with being compared to "urban" cowboys?