For our trip back to Canada I picked up a bunch of magazines, a past time in which I rarely indulge. I don’t generally spend money to read celebrity gossip or sensationalist journalism. But it was a guilty pleasure for the trip. The biggest thing that stood out to me was how many trends which I remember are coming back “in”.
The first appalling thing about this is that I am now old enough to remember trends from the first time around. Guess that’s something we all have to accept as we age. But I thought I would at least break 30 before I did so!
The second appalling thing is that I can definitely come down firmly opposed to all of these trends. I can not and will not embrace them. Have I become so out of touch with fashion? Has motherhood rendered me completely style-less? You be the judge…
Clothing Trends Which I Reject:
-Vests: I don’t like vests. Period. I guess under a tux they are ok. And the down-filled kind for cool weather are good. But I DO NOT like this:
-Leggings: Cute on little girls. On adults? Notsomuch. Unless you are a fan of showing off your cellulite.
-Skinny jeans: My take on the skinny jean? There aren’t enough people on the planet who are actually skinny enough to wear said jeans to warrant having them around at all. Only a fraction of those who wear them actually look good in them. My waist is ever so slightly larger than the circumference of both my ankles (*snort!*) and a similar waist to ankle measurement is what is needed to look good in skinny jeans.
-Plaid!!!: All I can say is WTF-ever Fashion World?
Why is plaid coming back? Why? Plaid is not, nor will it ever be, high fashion. I’m sorry. It’s just not. (Except on my friend RC who makes plaid cool.) And those long, plaid dress shirts with a belt over top and leggings underneath? Gross! Plaid belongs on mens’ casual button up shirts and couches at the cabin. Period.
Ok, ok, ok. I know I’m pretty much the last person on the planet who deserves to be giving fashion advice as I could easily be the next victim on What Not To Wear. But I’m feeling a tad cranky and tired (oh renovations, when will you stop torturing me???) and sometimes a good bitch session clears up the grumps, you know? So there it is. I’m done judging. And it’s not like I would ever tell someone I hate what they’re wearing. It’s more an indication of how long it’s been since I read a fashion magazine and that most of these trends require a body shape that I simply do not possess. All signs point to an annual reading of popular fashion magazines to indulge in mocking style trends see what I’m missing in my wardrobe!
