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I was reading People magazine (I know that is wrong too – I hate to admit it, but I do indulge in it every so often) and I saw a picture of Christy Turlington in skinny jeans that had zippers at the bottom!!!
Good grief – this has gone too far! Has the whole fashion world collectively lost their mind?!? Mistakes like that should never be repeated. Yes, I was once under the illusion that tapered jeans (with zippers even) were cool – but I got over it – in the 80’s, along with my spiral perm and plastic shoes! And I have no desire to trade in my wisdom to return to fashion stupidity.
So I am just trying to hold on and hope it goes away quickly. Fortunately stores still offer some normal looking clothes, but it is getting a little scary out there.
I am starting to worry.
What if this just goes on and on? What if we have years of skin tight jeans and slouchy boots? Do we need to have a referendum to find out what the majority actually thinks? Just because some bored fashion designers needed to redo another decade, we are all supposed to go along with it?!?
Where is the democracy in all of this?
I, for one, refuse to give in to the ridiculous whims of fashionistas who have turned a blind eye to what looks good. They want to line their pockets by forcing us to change our jeans every two years. I will not give in to them.
I cast my vote. I pledge my allegiance. I will not buy jeans that need to be zipped at the ankle.
What about you? Have you given in? Are you tapering?
christie says
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I am laughing hysterically at this because I’ve said the same thing! I recently saw them model on the Today show, a long black and white stripey shirt/sweater with long sleeves and a belt, an exact replica of something that was indeed in my closet in the 80’s!!! I yelped in fear! And then became nauseous. I used to think how fortunate future generations were because we could look back and re-do the things that were cute and actually worked, like platforms, bell bottoms. But when I saw the shirt/sweater with belt thing coming back I knew they were up to no good. Sigh. Pretty much everything in the 80’s was a bust and I thought we were safe. I mean, that’s the decade everyone makes fun of the most! So I ask you, fashion designers, why why whyyyyyyy?????????? The music was the only good thing back then. Oh and the toys were pretty cool too. Sorry for the long comment but as you can see, I’m passionate. haha. I stand strong with you on the zipper thing.
Robyn Tippins says
I know, I saw the skinny jeans ad for Levis and wanted to cry. Are they going to make me cut my bangs and sport that horrible shower-puff-looking thingy again? Oh, the 80s were awful for fashion…
Brandi says
I totally agree! What happened to actually trying to make ourselves look skinnier…with the tapered jeans it makes each flaw (wider hips, really skinny girls, so on) even more noticable! Who wants to buy jeans that bring out the thing we don’t like about ourselves, cause ya know every girl has something they don’t like about their body! Have a great day!
Gayle says
Noooo way! As long as Wrangler and Levis continue to make plain old 5-pocket jeans, that’s what I’ll continue to wear. After going through those years of thinking I absolutely HAD to be dressed in the latest fashions, I think I’ve earned the right to be comfortable now!
Jenn says
Oh I loved the 80’s/90’s fashoins as a teenager. But then again I had a teenage body! I thought the preppy look would make a bigger comeback. Aside from knickers and argile socks, I really liked that look.
imhelendt says
NOOOO!!!!! I had saved a pair of skinny jeans all these years from high school. They were my “goal” jeans. I vowed that someday after having children, I would fit into them again. Not to wear, but just to know I was skinny again. So last year I put them on and they fit. And I laughed at the style. And I said to myself: These will never go back into style. And I promptly threw them away. They were an awesome pair of guess white ones too. lol. Now I am crushed. 😉
Michelle in MX says
Just wrong! (I shake my head)
But on the flip side . .. waaaaaaay back in my closet I just MIGHT have something that is going to be TOP OF THE LINE in about two weeks!
Heather says
You, my dear friend, crack me up! I was telling my husband just the other day that I swore I saw a teenager with his jeans pegged. I loved the eighties/early nineties but sometimes its a good idea to move forward and not look back.
I was the queen of rooster bang- I have the neon wall plaque to prove it.
Kim says
*cringe* no, no, no. lol.
Fiddledeedee says
I say not just “no” but “no ma’am” to jeans that zip at the bottom. And leggings that make me look like a stuffed sausage? No, thank you. And what’s with those wide belts that not only accentuate your waist, but actually call out “look how fat I am.”
If shoulder pads and rooster comb bangs come back, I’m never leaving my house again. Oh the horror.