Think it's interesting, this one, but maybe strays from the point - does the emperor (fashion icon, guru, insert your favourite suck-up phrase here) have NEW clothes, or NO clothes?
Has the World disappeared up its own self-important fundament, or are we all out of touch? Dunno.
I do think we are too ready to be awed by the insight and sheer global relevance of our alleged creatives in situations like this.
Perhaps Francis (c'mon, "Francis"??? How about getting into the real world, be "Frank"!) would like to admit his true muse with these kiddie pawn t shirts - the one his humorous and irreverent Mum made him wear that said "Likely to be a pretentious goolie manipulator all my life".
Oh, and the debate about semi-naked nymphy things? I thought that died with Pavement.