Monday, May 10, 2010

Disasters in Fashion: Why do you do it girls?

Hellooooo fashion! My last blog was about real life disasters in the world. I thought for this blog I would pep it up a bit, and focus on what everyone truly wants to read about. Let me introduce to you fashion disasters. A time in my blog where I tell you about the fashion do s and don't s of the New York City girl (and sometimes Midwestern and European traveler.)
The other day I was standing on the Uptown A train side of the platform at the 59th Street Station waiting for my ever late A train to take me home. Suddenly without warning two young women with legs as pale as the Arctic snow come down the stairs to stand in front of me. This was a day when the sun had been shining high and it had been mildly warm (but not 99 degrees as suggested by their outfits.) You will not believe it when I tell you they were both wearing nearly matching outfits. One with a red skirt and backless white tank, and the other with a black skirt and backless tight t-shirt. Now the story does not just end there... it has an even better ending.
The girls seemed to have good intentions, but whatever they were did not come across in the way they were dressed. Really they both ended up looking like hookers on their day off. (Sorry to any prostitutes who read this. You are people too.) Their matching "Boppsie" twins outfits didn't stop at the backless shirts and micro minis. They to also had black lace bras with the backless tops paired with a side of back-fat hanging out and proud. No, no I'm not done yet... brown cowboy boots, black sunglasses, and pearls finished out the ensemble. I can't even start on the fried flat ironed hair that hung on their heads. Hair will be another blog.
So if you are still reading by this point I hope you are all horrified at the picture I've created. Men were checking them up and down, and possibly thinking about what their day rate was. However, it really was disturbing to think that their Mother's let them out of the house like that. Has no one heard of Class?
Ladies, please don't pair cowboy boots with lycra micro minis, while your back-fat hangs out, and nothing on your outfit makes sense. Sexy doesn't have to mean short and tight with brown cowboy boots. Take a look at your personality and then decide what one piece of sexy you'd like to add to your outfit. At least don't wear backless if your body isn't made for it. It just makes you look larger, cold, and careless of yourself.
I have nothing against women with curves and a little extra. Please, by all means celebrate your curves! Lord know, I have my fair share of them. I don't want to spread the to the world that being a little larger is a bad thing. It is most definitely not. The two girls I observed would have actually been cute, if they had put clothes on that fit. They could have even pulled off the minis if they'd covered up the top. There are many ways to be attractive. I would call this little observation a definite don't!
I am sure I've had my share of bad outfits. On some days, I am sure I should be on "What Not To Wear." I try though. Please take pride in yourselves. Try to think of at least one piece of clothing in the morning that makes you feel sexy or at least good about yourself. If you are proud of your body, wonderful! Just please think about what you want to put out that day, and play up one part that is good.
Well, until my next observation of good and bad. That's all I have to say. Be sexy Ladies! (But keep something to the imagination.)

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