That being said, my eyes have been opened to the.....creativity of some of my fellow students.
Recently, my friend Rachel has opened my eyes to the revival of plaid. Maybe it really is "back" or maybe I'm just noticing it because it has been pointed out to me, but GRACIOUS it's everywhere! I just can't seem to wrap my mind around outfits like this:
Go ahead, take it all in.
My friend Lianne also recently blogged about her distaste in public pajamas. However, I must say, if you've been to college (or walmart in Alabama) you have certainly witnessed this fashion flop. In fact, at UAB no one blinks at PJ pants or "house shoes."
Today, I witnessed the mother of all fashion nightmares.
These....things....put plaid and fringe girl to SHAME!
I don't even know what to call these things, but apparently, they have their own website.
I mean, what else can you really say about these? I laughed (silently of course). I cringed.
Now I think I might need some.
I'm gonna say if you were named one of Time magazine's best inventions of 2007, and it's now 2009 and you've still not taken off, it might be time to call it quits. But what do I know?
ReplyDeleteYeah, those things give me the creeps! I agree with you though, you see all kinds of creative (lazy, wacked out, crazy) outfits on college campuses. I'm with you on the pjs and house shoes in Wal-Mart, yuck!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! What is that craziness on those people's feet? The boot lady needs to be on a horse. In 1982. That other shoe--OH.MY.WORD! I hate feet, so that made me die inside and throw up in my mouth at the same time. Ick.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out. I call them "house shoes" too, but I was afraid my hillbilly would be showing if I said that instead of "slippers."
Toe shoes, or whatever they're called: They really are horrendously ugly, but I must say I like the concept. I'm all about toe socks and barefoot, so running in those does seem ergonomically helpful. (School in them? Not so much.)
ReplyDeleteI actually tried some of those on at Blogher - I commented on someone's pair in the elevator, and she followed me to my room and almost forced me to try her pair on. I was a bit squeeemed (is that a word?) about trying on a stranger's shoes, but was attempting to not add any MORE social awkwardness to the situation (and she followed me to my ROOM for goodness' sake!!), so I tried them on.
If I could have gotten over the gross foot heat leftover by said stranger, I might have liked how they felt.
The fringe boots are pretty fashion forward. I actually bought a pair last year and paid a small fortune for them. I'm just saying...
ReplyDeleteIt might be creepier if it looked like skeleton feet peeking out from under those jeans.
ReplyDeleteBut only slightly.