{"id":32214,"date":"2016-04-13T12:58:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T16:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=32214"},"modified":"2016-04-13T12:58:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T16:58:20","slug":"still-just-a-rat-in-a-vintage-cage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/still-just-a-rat-in-a-vintage-cage\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Just a Rat in a (Vintage) Cage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I worked at CNN in the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/never-is-the-next-new-thing-my-bio-and-columbia-spectator\/\" target=\"_blank\">mid-1990s<\/a>, a colleague liked to serenade me with &#8220;Bullet With Butterfly Wings&#8221; by The Smashing Pumpkins. That&#8217;s the one with the lyrics that go, &#8220;Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage.&#8221; I guess that tells you all you have to know about working for <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/confession-i-worked-for-birther-lou-dobbs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lou Dobbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8-r-V0uK4u0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This came to mind while I was browsing through the vintage fashion on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">1stdibs<\/a> and found one example of cage-themed pieces after another.<\/p>\n<p>Jean Paul Gaultier was famous for his cage looks. The seller says this Gaultier cage dress is from his Spring 1989 collection.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32526\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/clothing\/evening-dresses\/jean-paul-gaultier-iconic-knit-cage-dress\/id-v_1414813\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32526\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32526\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagedress1.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagedress1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagedress1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagedress1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This cage-sleeved Gaultier jacket is also from around the same time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32527\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/clothing\/jackets\/jean-paul-gaultier-double-breasted-blazer-jacket-caged-sleeves-c-1989\/id-v_1186962\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32527\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32527\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage2.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage2.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Junior Gaultier line had its own cages.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32528\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/clothing\/jackets\/vintage-junior-gaultier-cage-jacket\/id-v_178744\/?utm_content=test&amp;product=v178744&amp;gclid=Cj0KEQjw3Le4BRDxx5bk4aDn9t4BEiQAfmxQGStRuwfnqNrPp7EdK_DhNj9n3jG6jVADynNomACHu2gaAv-G8P8HAQ\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32528\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32528\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage3.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage3.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gaultier isn&#8217;t the only designer to do the cage look, though he&#8217;s probably the only one who made it a signature style. This vintage &#8217;90s Moschino dress has cage sleeves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32529\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/clothing\/evening-dresses\/moschino-vintage-1990s-cut-out-cage-sleeves-black-dress\/id-v_647992\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32529\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32529\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage4.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage4.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage4-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s a Sophie Sitbon dress that&#8217;s quite similar. I don&#8217;t know which came first but you know how it is: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/fashion-repeats-itself\/\" target=\"_blank\">fashion repeats itself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32530\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/clothing\/evening-dresses\/sophie-sitbon-cage-sleeve-dress\/id-v_1340593\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32530\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32530\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage5.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage5.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cage5-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The listing for these Dolce &#038; Gabbana shoes refers to them as a piece of art, and I&#8217;m inclined to agree!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32531\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/shoes\/very-rare-dolce-gabbana-runway-cage-heel-shoes-piece-art\/id-v_1375363\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32531\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32531\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cageshoes.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cageshoes.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cageshoes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cageshoes-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The bird in this cage brooch by Karl Lagerfeld doesn&#8217;t sing but it does swing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32533\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/karl-lagerfeld-gold-gilt-caged-bird-brooch\/id-v_203792\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32533\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32533\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagebird.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagebird.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagebird-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagebird-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad I decided to check the furniture section of 1stdibs for cages, because I discovered this wonderful windmill-style hamster cage from the 19th century.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32534\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/folk-art\/more-folk-art\/19th-century-folk-art-hamster-cage\/id-f_4007343\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32534\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32534\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hamster1.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hamster1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hamster1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hamster1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another hamster cage from France. I LOVE this! When the hamster runs on the wheel, the roof of the little house turns and a music box plays!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32535\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/folk-art\/more-folk-art\/19th-century-folk-art-hamster-cage\/id-f_4007353\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32535\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32535\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hamster2.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hamster2.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hamster2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hamster2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And look at this mansion-inspired bird cage, also from 19th-century France.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32538\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/bird-cages\/19th-century-birdcage-third-empire\/id-f_4286743\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32538\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagebird-1.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagebird-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagebird-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cagebird-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is why it&#8217;s good to study history. A lot of people think people just began spoiling our pets in recent years. Maybe not! It appears that at least two hamsters led a life of luxury in the 1800s. Maybe they still felt like rageful rats in cages &#8230; or maybe they were proud property owners. I wish I knew!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I worked at CNN in the mid-1990s, a colleague liked to serenade me with &#8220;Bullet With Butterfly Wings&#8221; by The Smashing Pumpkins. That&#8217;s the one with the lyrics that go, &#8220;Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage.&#8221; I guess that tells you all you have to know about&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/still-just-a-rat-in-a-vintage-cage\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,40,129],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32214","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fashion-trends","8":"category-vintage","9":"category-vintage-designers","10":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32214"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32543,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32214\/revisions\/32543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}