My apologies.
So, back to the ridiculous side of spring--what many designers consider "fun" accessories.
Refer back to my masthead image from last week (see right).
Does this seriously look like anything you'd wear to work, or out for drinks? I understand that fashion is art, but the majority of us dress to create either an aura of mystery, to mask our physical flaws, or to evoke a classic style of eras past.... not to be performance artists.
Unfortunately, springtime fashions often run amuck with these more disposable, cutesy, and post-modern turns on classics--often made from cheaper, waterproof materials. (Big warning sign: if it looks like it's make out of plastic--or is--and it still costs a ridiculous amount of money, you'll hate it in 2 months).
These black holes of fashion are the money-makers for the industry: trends that so embody a season and designer that only up-to-the-minute starlets dare wear them. There are good reasons for this: they're usually not paying for it, they're craving attention, and they won't feel guilty if they never wear it again.
We, on the other hand, will have that plastic transparent mule (you know who you are, Ms. Steamy feet,) in our closet for years, accumulating dust and guilt.
Back off and stay away. And, if you do have the unfortunate taste to buy something like this treat it like a special-issue Bob Mackie Barbie (another abhorrent fashion byproduct): don't use it, keep the packaging, and sell it on Ebay in 30 years to the fashion curator at the C.I.
Love, Ms. M
