Fading Fashions

The family has gone to the Fair 4 times now. I say this so you'll know I've been there a bit . . . and tend to look around.

(ahem)

I can happily say that I didn't see one instance of obscenely low cut jeans. Not one. In fact, there were very few crop tops in spite of some rather warm, humid weather.

Thank you.

It was an ugly fashion. Not at all flattering to virtually anyone beyond stick status. I've seen a scant few "hard bodies" at Summerfest a couple of years ago that looked pretty good. But, for the most part . . . not good. And not because I don't appreciate a "normal" figure on a woman. I do. I much prefer "a little something". But, there's "a little something" and there's "a lot of something". Too often the "a lot of somethings" were wearing the fashion.

Not good.

In touch not out of touch

This is wrong. Very wrong.

http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=48910

I've always admitted to being in touch with my feminine side, but this? Men wearing Croc's is bad enough.

What's next?

Fashion and Music

In the past, MTV has aired a Fashion and Music event. I recall the first one's I watched being pretty cool. Basically, a fashion show set to live music. The music came from various bands. Mostly lesser known. WHich made it all the more cool as you got to see new fashions and hear new music.

Well, I've tried to keep up with MTV over the years. I'm not sure when it lost me, but certainly as it became less and less about music and more and more about absolutely pathetically stupid shows, I tuned in less often. I remember having it on all day on saturdays as I cleaned the house! Not anymore.

Anyway, the fashion and music shows came and went. I haven't seen one in a while. Well, suddenly I see one airing on VH1. So I DVR it. I watched it tonight. A few thoughts:

First, what idiot thought that jerkbag Jeremy Piven was a good choice to MC this show? What a douche. He stunk.

Second, the title is music and FASHION . . . ? Where's the fashion?! Oh . . . way at the end of the show! A couple of token runway shows!

Third, all the music was by popular artists. Aerosmith, Usher, Fergie, Avril . . . and others. Which isn't so bad but I preferred the lesser known music better. One performer was Jen Lopez. I just don't get her appeal. She doesn't sing that well and dances as if she's wearing hoofs.

Pretty boring, all in all. Too bad. It's a good concept.

Fairest of the Fair

I made this first observation about the Fair a few years back. Which is, how is it there are cute young girls in the animal buildings doing all of the cleaning and such? I don't mean to stereotype, but these girls would look more at home modeling in some catalog than scooping poop at the State Fair.

Second, the days of the bare-midriff and low-cut jeans seem to be finally at an end. The only hold outs are the older women who still think they can wear the style even though they never could . . . or should have . . . and still can't. This is good. First, no matter who the girl, I'm not interested in looking at her butt crack. Or at her thong. Second, the low-cut jeans were also a mistake for a lot of women to wear. More than that, though, they were awfully low, at times. A little cleavage is one thing. That kind of exposure I don't need my daughter to wear. I'm happy it's ran its course.