As much as I love fashion in general, sometimes people give in to the crowd and peer pressure. This is exactly what I think happens every season when some designer brings out some ridiculous idea and suddenly it's all the rage. Your friends think YOU'RE crazy for being the only sane one in the mess. Remember Crocs? UGG's? The skinny-jeans-for-all campaign (absolutely not true)? I can't even begin to list the numbers of faux pas' made by devoted fashionistas; If we all run with the crowd we'd just be like those idiots cutting up the boob section of their teeshrits in Mean Girls--and no one wants to be them. So I thought I'd dedicate part of my blog to certain upcoming trends--and my take on them. I'd love to see readers disagree or agree...let me hear it!
So let's take a look at an upcoming trend: the "cold shoulder" as Fabsugar described. Sound like some poor romance advice? It's an even poorer choice of clothing. Take a look at this gal styling the most hip of the hip dresses:
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First of all, she looks like Lauren Conrad. Minus 500 points. Secondly, it looks as if an angry bird came and ate part of her sleeves and she was too dumb to notice. I know women are more perceptive about fashion and we are 52% of the population but seriously, this is one thing the other 48% will just gawk at confusedly. If I wore this home my parents would ask me if I got it at Goodwill. Imagine their surprise if I told them I got it for over $300! I must say, even reputable designers can cave into this sort of stupidity. Look at poor Yves Saint Laurent (RIP), what are those designers doing!
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Oh well. For all those who willingly suffered the puffy shoulders era, this may be right up your alley. For those who like their clothes intact and not ridiculous, I'd stick to clothes...with shoulders. I hear it comes dignity.
