Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Bests of the Decade Part 1

Best Fashion Trends of the Decade:

1) Two words: Skinny. Jeans.
Whether it be skin tight silhouettes for women to slim straight cuts for men, denim has never looked better or more flattering...unless you're not skinny, then this trend probably didn't apply to you at all. Shame.
2) Tailored pieces worn casually.
Nothing dresses up a casual tee like layering it with a nice tailored vest, turning the regular into refined. And don't forget blazers! No longer are blazers expected to be paired with the cliche dress pants or I guess pencil skirts(?) for women, but instead are worn with Trend #1 (see above) among other things. Also a formal event or business meeting needs not to be on the agenda in order for you to rock a blazer. Wear it proud.
3) It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood.
Return of the CARDIGANS!!! Yay. I've always liked cardigans, but until recently they've held the stigma of being associated to the often style-challenged grandpas of the world and Mr. Rogers. But I disagree. I LOVE the old fashioned look. I mean, what better time to dress older than your age than when you're young and hip? When you're old, it doesn't matter what age you dress, your wrinkles and greying/thinning hair (if you still have any) will show otherwise. Plus, this is an example of fashion meets function (believe it!). Cardigans are warm and can be worn buttoned up or unbuttoned. Oh the variety!


Worst Fashion Trends of the Decade:

1) UGly Boots. You know what's coming.
Uggs. Even saying the word makes me cringe. Not only is it a word that looks like "ugly," but the word sounds ugly and the product is Fugly. Okay, okay. I'll admit that even I at one point was naive enough to believe that ugly could be the new trendy (I mean it was on Oprah's Favourite Things...so my judgement was impaired by hers!). Now that I've come to my senses, I honestly don't think footwear could get any more unpleasant than this, except for maybe Crocs, which even the thought of them makes me want to vomit. But seriously?! Uggs? I know they must be super comf and warm and whatever, but get over it. Girls, do yourselves a favour and throw those fashion offenses away! They make you look like you're wearing the shoes of an animal costume belonging to the mascot of a peewee sports team or of an amusement park. The guy that dresses up as the mouse mascot at Chuck E. Cheese's, want his shoes back. Thanks.
2) Bohemian Rhapsody. I think Not.
I mean what the fuck was that? Oversized shapeless peasant skirts, head scarves, and drowning yourself in layers upon layers of cheap ooking bead necklaces/braceletes?? Okay just becasue Nicole Richie and the Olsens kinda pulled it off, doesn't mean you can even come anywhere close to making it work. It's called a mirror. Please, please use it before you leave the house.
3) Ed Hardy. Enough said.


Sorry if anyone was offended by this post. I am aware that we have all committed crimes against fashion at one point or another in our lives. But on the brights, it's a new year, new slate, and new trends...so choose them wisely.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Is it that time of year already?! 2009 has come and gone faster than Nicole Richie's and Lindsay Lohan's stints in jail combined! I can recall last year's New Year's festivities clearly, and well let's just say that I remember them not because of what they were, but what they weren't...

The itinerary seemed good in theory; the location being a bar located on the trendy uptown 17th Ave, where we would be in good company, and then we would all taxi it home after the big countdown (and after everyone had their "Happy New Year's" shots and before we all turned back into house-slave Cinderellas). However in practice, the "trendy" bar was basically a SPORTS BAR (Um yeah, No Thanks) and the "good company" were a whole bunch of rowdy Hockey fans as a Flames game was on...great...I could honestly care less. Not to mention I felt sick after only an hour being there and couldn't drink anymore until just before midnight, which sucked because what's New Year's eve without alcohol abuse? Following midnight, we WALKED, yes WALKED, no Taxi, for blocks on end to the train station, where we train-ed it back to the where we lived, then WALKED several hundred blocks more to a friend's house where we finally got rides home. All that walking would've been fine if maybe it wasn't 1am in the morning, fucking freezing, in the dark, and about 50 blocks to many and did I mention? fucking freezing! My friend's hair turned WHITE from frost that accumlated on her hair. I was pretty miserable for about a good hour or so getting home.

Okay, I mean the night wasn't all that bad (if you disregard all the above ranting, and damn am I good at bitchin' or what?!), I was with two of my closest friends and yeah it wasn't a terrible New Year's, but just not one that I had hoped for.

So THIS year, my friends and I are hoping to trade up our New Year's experience, but so far, no groundwork has been laid. We are basically TWO nights away from the eve of 2010 and we have no idea what we're doing >:[

Boo to indecisiveness and poor planning skills. Story of my life.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Effortless, Unconventional, Coolness.


If anyone could pull of lace animal ears, it would defs be these two bitches.