Please note the quote that
I keep at the bottom of my homepage. So you don't have to scroll
down, here it is:
"Women always try to
tame themselves as they get older, but the ones who look best are
often a bit wilder. Thinking abut age all the time is the
biggest prison women can make for themselves."
Miuccia Prada
It is this second half of
the quote that I have kept and vowed to read, repeat, then read and repeat until internalized. That has inspired a decision to ignore
age appropriateness (or at least not make it my first concern) when
considering a trend. I've decided to use my own best taste (there's
a concept heavily laced with landmines!) and whether I am intrigued,
tickled, or completely seduced by the trend in consideration.
And since I'm bucking the
force of my own habits, I'm going to start with trends I am pretty
much rejecting out of hand.
Flat boots
(This applies to just
about all forms of footwear except athletic and bunny-slippers)
Besides gender, this is
about the only thing I have in common with Victoria Beckham, who
said, "I can't concentrate in flats." I include "smoking
sippers." They belong with silky pajamas, which I also will
probably not opt for public wear.
Moto boots
Besides the fact that
they're usually flat, this is a trend that I'm better off without.
Some of you gamines out there wear them well. This look just doesn't
say anything about me that I want repeated.
Shawls
Cloaks, certain ponchos
and capes, yes. But despite my vow not to consider age too heavily,
this wrap-around-the-shoulders just screams elderly to
me. Even on the 13-year-olds in the fashion mags.
(This illustrates another trend I'm avoiding ... Big Floppy Hats.)
Big Square Boxy Coats
Ew. No. Not on me,
anyway. Even on tall women, these transform the wearer into a
walking cereal box.
Print Pantsuits
A similar objection my
rejection of the boxy coats. Perhaps not all suits with a print, but
the ones like these. (This is, in part, a memory of a nightmarish, black and white plaid pantsuits that I was given in 1967.
PTFashionSD flashbacks.)
Floppy Bow Blouses
Just as dowdy as ever.
Never flattering on me, particularly with my very short neck and
ample bust. This applies to turtlenecks, although I envy women who
can look cool in them.
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Thank you, Negative Jan,
for your guest post. Watch this space for Part 2, Trends and Me,
Wear Me Maybe ....
Have a great week. Drop a line, if so moved!
I chuckled over the "walking cereal box" comment then sobered up when I realized I had unfortunately worn a few of these over the years. sigh.
ReplyDeleteYes, well ... me too. In the 90's, when we were all wearing men's suit coats with the sleeves rolled up, I arrived at work in one, plus what I thought was an insanely cute fedora. I was told I looked like Meyer Lansky. I did. One lives, one learns. If we're lucky. Thanks for reading!
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