Okay, so one of the blogs that I check out on a regular basis is The Sartorialist. I don't always find his subjects appealing. Maybe about 75 percent of the time. This was posted today. Those are basically Hammer Pants. Popularized by MC Hammer and distributed to children in the 80s everywhere. Otherwise known as Parachute Pants. Otherwise known as super unfortunate. So, if mom-butt pants are coming back, and the 90s are coming back hard, is this going to be okay too? I thought only aging hippie women who like chai tea were into this look. I don't know. I feel really uncomfortable with fashion right now.
There was a People Style Watch on the kitchen table and I read it this morning. I didn't want to, but it was there. Besides a lot of moronic fashion tips (This Jumpsuit Works! This Jumpsuit Doesn't.* In: guys who love cats**, khaki. Out: regular sized cupcakes, lawns), they were showing $500 t-shirts and horrid $1,000 one-season trend dresses like their readership doesn't shop for clothing at Wal-mart and Target on a regular basis. And Jessica Simpson is repping a jeans line and she is incapable of closing her mouth when she's "modeling". Seriously. It's eerie. I don't know. I guess I just don't want to hear about fashion from the same people that stalk celebrities I've never heard of and show close-ups of their cellulite. It was a bad start to the day.
* It's a jumpsuit. Of course it's awkward.
** They actually cited the cute boys with cats blog. Ugh. You know how I feel about this.
8 comments:
grass? SO PASSE.
...also called harem pants and I totally have a pair that I made out of a women's "broomstick" skirt bedecked in eastern inspired patterns. I can't find them, am having trouble drinking chai without them and now am starting to suspect one Rachel Wrong...(and on a side note, Hammer pants totally had a minor resurgence in denim form during 2006 in Germany. I...also had a pair of those for quite a while without realizing they were men's pants, but then I thought about it again and realized, what's the difference anyway? With the pants...and with Germans? Plus in Berlin someone is bound to breeze past you in head to toe black trench coat and a face full of goth makeup or a perfectly coiffed mowhawk complete with leopard spots dyed into the shaved area. A bowl cut rattail and androgynous pants didn't really strike anyone as noteworthy.) So yes, Rachel, you never know what's happening around the globe in fashion at any given moment. Hammer pants could be headed your way as we speak. Although I think the Portland version is definitely going to be either native american or mini floral print for the masses. Maybe some adventurous redhead who follows Marc Jacobs will have a tailored looking version with suspenders in grey or khaki. Personally though, I think Hammer pants won't really catch on here and 90's floral dresses with back cutouts will be everywhere. Worn with saddle shoe types and ankle socks. Maybe even with puff sleeves...hahaha.
Yeah, I was seeing a lot of crazy harem pants in Italy last year and Marc Jacobs seems to think it's a great idea (though I'll bet you money that he would never dream of wearing them). I know it's happening, but they don't work well with bicycles and I'm hoping bike culture will prevail. Floral dresses with back cutouts are all over UO so I'm going to agree with you on that one. Puff sleeves are a huge yes, though whenever I hear "puff sleeves" I think of Anne Shirley and that's mildly embarrassing.
I second on the Anne Shirly/puffed sleeves mental connection. (I think I may have even said that out loud when I saw Caitlin's dress at the street fair)
P.S. I just found my hippie harem pants yesterday. IN THE TABLECLOTH DRAWER. You're off the hook Rachel. Hahaha. I guess we have a lot of hippie print tablecloths and one of the boys just stuffed them in there...
Ahahaha. Well, at least they have a dual purpose. No tablecloth, no problem.
I really enjoyed reading ur blog...hence how I ended up back at the august posts! I know cait and Sho in case u were wondering how I stumbled upon this. And I totally agree- that self-proclaimed "cute" guys w cats thing u linked should burn up in Internet hell.
Thanks Nadia! It's always nice to hear that someone actually reads my blog.
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