Trends: Friend or Foe?
Over on the Fashion Pet Peeves board, perfectwmn_mommy has something to get off her (very fashionable) chest: “Whatever happened to the perfect women who always had the right thing to wear no matter the event? Who knew the trick to removing any kind of stain, and what essentials were needed in every closet? I really do respect the designers of high fashion… But someone has to challenge the insanity! We don't have those teenage girls who looked forward to summer break so that they could make their own wardrobe! I know we no longer have the time, but can someone please stand up and find a way to supply all of us busy working women with sensible, gorgeous, classic, apparel? Please don't take this as a ‘trend’ bashing session. I really do love some of the trends but come on...they change every few weeks, and I am one of the millions of women who is too busy [to keep up with that].”
Sometimes it does seem ridiculously hard to find classic, well-made items of clothing that fit right, doesn’t it? (I know I was horrified to read earlier in the year that many clothing chains and department stores were discontinuing their Petites lines – sad news for the shrimps among us.) Not only do new trends seem to appear on the runways and on store shelves about every five minutes, but sizes are changing too, aren’t they? I mean, we’re not all 6-foot-tall, 110-pound Brazilians who feel comfortable baring it all? (Well, okay, maybe you’re not. Ahem.)
Has the world of fashion gotten too out-of-control? Too over-the-top? Too fast-paced and unrealistic? Or is that part of the fun of it?
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You're such a diehard blogger! Shouldn't you be on vacation?
WHAT? Discontinuing petites?! Aren't there a lot of us short people around still? That just makes me so mad I could just, you know, bite the ankles of those marketing execs who made that decision!
Yes, they are out of control. It's great to have trends. But good gosh, I would really like some great classic looking clothes, since I don't have the time or the body to keep up with some of these fashions. I wish there were some designers for the 30 somethings who would prefer not like dressing like a ho. I would like classy, sexy apparel thank you. Also, can we get some normal jean over here, my post-baby ass keeps falling out of the jeans that are available today, and I am too young for Lee jeans. Can we please have some middle ground in fashion?
Oh Maribelle, you said it, sister! I, too, want a fashion middle-ground between Sluts-R-Us and the Barbara Bush department (pearls and all). Why isn't anyone designing for us Gen-X'ers??
Um, yeah. I find it impossible to find just basic, fundamental items that I could keep for years. And I don't want to spend beaucoup bucks chasing a trend that will be laughed at in a week. We should look to the real French women for guidance, not the designers' runway shows. They add a small number of immaculate pieces to their collection each season; think Burberry scarf here, Chanel piece there. This saves time and money in the long run. And everyone in the grocery market is always classically chic!