I musta missed it.

 The fashion rules seem to change every time I look away for a minute. I absolutely fail to understand the Lovato look to the left. Torn up tights or hose just don't seem to enhance one's legs. I had mistakenly thought that the main reason for dressing is to make oneself look or feel better. A torn jacket, t-shirt, studded shoe thing and the hose just make her look like she's trying to join a club of 12 year old goth wannabes. Then I see where she has been modeling in a magazine looking slim and sexy. There is surely something wrong here.

Then there is the sweater which looks torn up. I would have definitely put this one in the rag bag. I've seen it on all sorts of the very young actresses in tinseltown. I'm not impressed. I think I'd have a hard time spending money on a torn up sweater.

Or what about a sweatshirt with a dressy skirt, heels, and nice jewelry? When I dress up in dressy clothes, sweatshirts don't come to mind. Karla, of Karla's Kloset makes everything look wonderful but I can't see how I could make gym clothes work for dressy.

Then there is the ripped jean. The boyfriend jean. The ripped boyfriend jean. I don't have a clue of how expensive these jeans are because I wouldn't want them. So get a pair of cheap jeans that don't fit and cut them with a razor blade and wash them a few times. They will look awful but that seems to be the point.


If the blogs I have been following about fashion are up to date, there are no rules in fashion. Camouflage and Chanel, Tulle and combat boots. What's a girl to do?

 Fashion continues to be totally surprising to me. I remember when many of the Hair bands of the 80's were also often seen in ripped jeans. Of course they weren't baggy ripped jeans but the knees were usually gone. I have borrowed a pic from pinterest to show my lack of understanding of current fashion. The girl in the pic is really pretty. I love her shoes. But to me the jeans are ready for the rag bag. And I don't understand wearing something like that with dressy clothes. Just one of my questions.

Then there is the side boob. Having been around when bras were being burnt, and see through tops and boho fashions were worn, I'm wondering why the side boob is such a big deal that the magazines mention it and point it out. I must admit that I prefer the look on someone attractive and not sleazy looking. But gee. What is the big deal that there is a side boob? What about the shirts that are cut so high the bottom of the boobs hang out. But that was OK. Yeah, right.

 Now on to the next question. Why would someone wear something that looks like a blanket with a belt. And it appears to be sleeveless and to need a wrap.

Last for the day is the tale of the coat. It has zippers. It hangs off at angles. It seems to be worn with holey tights and floppy, sloppy boots. And a see through blouse. And hair that looks like a tornado hit it. Sorry, but I don't get it. Fashion like this is costume to me. The person is dressed as if Armageddon had happened and they were left with this. I used to think fashion was using your creative juices to enhance yourself and make yourself more attractive. I'm now officially lost.

Datass

 On Pinterest,which I enjoy, there are a lot of pics, and plans about how to achieve a slim healthy body. I'm not going to comment on how likely they are to work because I don't know. I'm in a 67 year old overweight body. Maybe some would say I have no room to talk about the overweight folks out there. I say I have lots of room to talk. I'm old, fat, and out of shape. I am not trying to tell anyone that I look good. I'm not trying to tell anyone that these pics look bad. But if that portion were on me, I'd try to hide it.

You decide

Is this fashion or laziness?

You decide

Role model? Appropriate role model? You decide.

Jeans, Jeans and more

After going  on and on about jeans, denim, etc. I found more oddities to focus on. The left hand pic, of you know who, features a look that MSN style said we need to get rid of. I didn't say it first. They did. And oh, the rebellion of it all. Hair bands loved acid wash, slashed, really tight jeans. Well guess what! Everything old is new again. Except not in acid wash. And to the right is the requisite dangling pocket. I found it on the list of MSN's least favorites too. In this case, with winter boots. Weird.

To the left now we find another of the MSN no no list. The jeans that are cut so low the majority of the front is exposed. I'm thinking the back is probably the same way. This is just another way to be mostly naked and I think the idea is to make yourself look sexy. I always thought it a good idea to keep some things for intimate moments. But then I have never made and marketed a sex tape.

The final pic is of a new pair of something. It is denim. There is a slight resemblance to jeans. And I just don't know what they are for if not to advertise. Maybe they are part of a bikini. If not, I'm just not sure what to do with them. It would be necessary to sit very carefully so as not to expose private things.

I have nothing against jeans. I wish I were built to fit well into jeans. I wish I were young enough to wear them all the time. But I'm still trying to be a little classy. A little elegant. I've seen many outfits with jeans that are classy and elegant. But I have never seen the things in the pics here looking anything but classless. I'll admit that this is totally my idea. I'll admit that I'm put off by the need of some young women to show their private parts to the public. I'll admit I am somewhat behind the times but this is what I see and I'm not sure the world is ready for so much frankness. It is hard to understand why men assault women and I know sexual assaults are not about sex. But when the manner of dress becomes blatant in its attempt to attract, I see a mixed message. Ogle me, drool a bit, fantasize, and respect me as a woman.

This may offend some folks. I'm sorry. I have granddaughters who see this stuff. I see in the news that sexual assaults are on the rise. I worry.

Does anyone remember

 Does anyone remember the day when these things would have been thrown away? Worn out clothing used to be tossed. Into the trash. Not even good enough for goodwill. Now there is this and designers are doing it too. Of course I am all for recycling. I love the idea of making clothes into different items and extending their use. I have seen t-shirts made into vests, scarves, and even tote bags. BUT, I am not accustomed to seeing things made to look even older, more worn out, and to my eye, unusable. The t-shirt on the lefty doubtless started as a regular t-shirt. Add a razor blade. Voila! you have a shirt that is the next best thing to being unclothed. I'm not sure for the reason but I have seen sweatshirts which used to be to stay warm in, now cut up to the bottom of the bustline. For exercise? I do have my own opinion. And I will admit that the t-shirt to the left is probably greatly cooler than an average shirt. And I do mean weatherwise.

 Since the days of the big hair bands the youngsters have played with jeans, cutting them and making fringes. Of course then the jeans usually at least flirted with being waist high. But now I saw a designer selling cut up jeans on tv to an audience of grown women. I still consider them to be for the very young. And I hate the idea of sticking my foot into my pants and having my toes catch on the cuts. It's a weird world when buying new jeans means buying jeans that have been made to look old and worn out.

The same goes for the shorts. On pinterest there were several pics of jeans that had been cropped up to the inseam and decorated with studs. Pockets hanging out, and butt cheeks hanging out. And riding so low that according to the size of the wearer, the belly and love handles hanging out.

I saw a blog that mentioned the rules of fashion; white shoes before labor day, etc. Well, the more I look at the things on pinterest, on the blogs, in the magazines, and on the streets, the more convinced I am that There are absolutely no rules to fashion. None. There is only an age divide, a size divide, and a lifestyle divide.