Impractical Fashion: What do you think?
OK, ok, before I rant about the seemingly stupid things girls wear, I will admit that my wearing shades for just about every photo and/or video I do for my blog is very impractical, but oh so fun. So, in a sense, I can understand to a degree why girls wear SOME fashion items [bug-eyed shades, for one]…
…But for the life of me I cannot understand why girls wear some of the stuff they wear.
Not the actual girl I saw but very similar.
For instance, this morning I saw a girl in what appeared to be Uggs (those furry boots), extremely short shorts, a long sleeved jersey tee that said “hooch” across the front, and yes, those silly bug-eyed sunglasses.
Am I the only one who looks at a person dressed like that (or similarly) and thinks, “Why?”
I could understand if you were on an athletic team called, oh I don’t know, the Hotlanta Hooch, and you were spoting your jersey at a game. Or better yet, you’re a big fan of Tom Hanks movies.
I could understand if it were the middle of the summer and you were headed to the beach (where Fred lives) with your “over my swimsuit” short shorts on.
I could even understand if you lived somewhere like Canada (like Chris does) with your fur-lined boots on. Ya know for the seal hunt.
But, really, I don’t get the “hooch” tee. Is that sarcasm across your chest? Or are you wearing that as a declaration of your promiscuity?
I don’t get the short shorts this time of year. The beach is 3 hours away and it’s probably a little chilly for that.
And you live in South Georgia where there has been no snow for years. Not even sleet. Why the eskimo boots?
Somebody help me out. Were we that impractical when we were THAT age?
November 7th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Yes, I used to ask myself that question almost daily. In my former life I used to manage a retail store called the Buckle here in Fort Smith. It was pretty skanky.
If you go to Wal-Mart you can see worse than that at anytime of the day or night.
On another note I do remember owning the Reebok pumps by Shaq and to my surprise they actually did not make me jump higher or run faster or look cooler. I just looked like a clown with an orange shoe tongue. But I bought them bc they were marketed as the cool shoe….maybe the whole eskimo shoe thing is similar?
November 7th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Oh yeah totally…We have the same issue here…but we also have tons of girls who wear the UGGS with pajamas around malls etc.
November 8th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Dude, I went through high school and college in the 80s. Skinny ties, pleated linen pants, member’s only jackets, elbow patches, square-bottomed hockey ties, tie-bars, white collars, tee shirt and a sport coat… I got no business picking on fashion after that decade.
Except the baggy pants below the butt thing. Whazwitdat?
November 11th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
fashion is like a personal bumper sticker. yours is sunglasses. for some people it is a scarf. others it is dress slacks and a blue shirt. the question is, can you stretch it out and try something new?
PS, i want half of Mike’s “80’s” clothes now.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
I understand that people do things as a statement, but I’m curious as to why some of those statements are so dumb.
Personally, I could make an argument for my shades as being practical. That time of morning when I made photos and videos the sun hits our office window (storefront) and it’s really bright. Obviously, I think they’re cool too.
But I wonder where the practicality of wearing fur boots with a mini anything (skirt, shorts, bikini, etc.) is?
I’m just saying is all.