break for fashion nonsense

as you know i usually save the best part for last (e.g. the last word of my previous post. yes, i blogged the word "fart"), but this time i'd like to open with the high point of the post.


admit it. they're beautiful. they've converted me to the t-strap.

yesterday in my clinical investigation class i saw two girls sporting the cardigan sweater with a-line skirt look. i involuntarily, reflexively rolled my eyes. why? i don't really know. because i can be super catty sometimes i guess. here's the thing. or the things.

1) that look has been done to death, and now it's being done by people who don't know how to use it. see below

2) that look has its place, but an evening class on medical research is not one of them. maybe a garden party, a sunday brunch, a sock hop, or the community of stepford would be. just kidding. i'm sure there are more occasions where it would work just fine. i just can't think of them right now.

3) a nice a-line skirt can be so lovely, but grown women must be careful in them. firstly, the a-line is not an unconditionally flattering style. if the skirt is the wrong length, it can make one look stumpy and dumpy. or like a little girl. or like a hausfrau. patterns can emphasize your hips, and pleats/gathers? they will fluff you up. so please. just be careful.

i personally am a pencil skirt girl but am perfectly aware not everyone can be. and that's okay. i do feel fortunate.

i have also been doing the shirtdress thing for a while, so imagine my dismay when gap suddenly calls it a "must-have trend". [gags] why must they keep taking the looks i'm working and turning them into trends?

am i done yet? just about.

here's a picture of some red shoes.


now i'm done.