The plaid fad
Something wicked this way comes, and it is plaid.
I have a hate/hate relationship with plaid. Maybe it comes from my issues with the design. Maybe it comes from my issues with the Catholic church. Or maybe it comes from my issues with a pair of fluorescent, multicolored plaid pants my mom forced me to wear in the 7th grade.
She had bought them two sizes too large, which meant I had to face the horror for two seasons. I tried wearing down the knees a few times by rubbing them on a patch of gravel in our driveway.
They were Toughskins, which meant my efforts were futile. This also meant my mom had made a proactive style decision to counteract my destructive side.
So, imagine my distress when I learned that plaid was in for fall 2006. In the October edition of Lucky, there is piece dedicated to “giving a new spin to red plaid.” As you see in the pic, the editors listed some handy ways to channel your inner lumberjack.
No, it is not okay. And I do not care if you sleep all night and you work all day (only a few folks may get that:-)).
In Diane Von Furstenburg’s new Working Girl line (which is killer overall), the designer has some interesting plaid pieces.
Make. It. Stop. Please.
This is where I go on my rant about the gap between fashion and reality. We all know it exists, but somehow we (and I am including myself) develop amnesia when we see a 180cm model who weighs 50kg soaking wet wearing something that we believe will look good on us.
Let us take the aforementioned plaid for example: I am 163cm and I weigh around 58kg. All of the latter resides in my rear. Yes, I have some junk in my trunk. If I wore that print, someone would think they were at the spring church picnic and try to set a bowl of turnip greens on my butt.
Another fall trend that gives me the willies: leg warmers. Yes, they are back. I have seen women on the streets of Zurich wearing these, with heels (shudder). There are only a few very rare cases where you should be seen out in public with these
- You are under 15. With youth comes forgiveness for fashion transgressions
- Mother / daughter day at the ballet studio
- You have just had major reconstructive surgery on your ankles due to arthritis and must keep them warm. In that case, what are you doing out anyway?
- You first name is “Jennifer” AND your last name is “Beals”
And in the case of the leg warmers trend, if you are old enough to have worn them when they were first out, do not wear them again.
Remember, just because the fashion mags say it is in style does not mean it is in style for you.
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No! No! No! I refuse to submit to this trickery of the devil. Plaid is evil. It reminds me of taking my kindergarten picture at St. John’s. It’s just wrong.
Burberry ? Not even that plaid?.
I love the lining of the raincoats.
@Denise - The problem is that some folks like to wear the plaid OUTSIDE!:-)