Fashion Police (Sort of)

[retsuko]

In preparation for the all-terrible, all-shallow Job Hunt, I've been trying to spruce up my wardrobe. Even with the teaching job in the recent past, I still feel like my closet is mired in what I would choose to identify as "college casual". My biggest source of annoyance is the navy cloth hobo bag I'm using as my purse on a day-to-day basis. I was taught that you weren't supposed to mix black and navy, and invariably, when I come out to grab my purse, I've got black somewhere in my outfit. (I despise switching handbags to suit my outfit--too fussy!) And I started thinking, is this an outmoded fashion rule? And do other people ignore certain fashion rules that I've pretty much written off?

[Poll #1158279]

I don't understand the no-white-shoes-after-Labor-Day rule. Maybe it's because I'm a relaxed Californian who wears bright colors all year 'round, but why put away your snazzy white sandals just because summer's over?

Comments

[lyras.livejournal.com]

I have horrible memories of being a child in the early 80s and being dragged around department stores by my increasingly frustrated mum, and failing to find any clothes that I liked. I always thought I must just have been a fussy child (well, okay, I am fussy when it comes to clothes), but no, these 80s fashions have returned and they are a NIGHTMARE. HATE! I hate all these horrible pastel shades and disgusting tasteless colours that are in fashion at the moment. I hate that the only skirts you can buy don't suit anyone with hips and thighs. I hate all the tops that make you look pregnant. It's all SO UGLY.

Ahem. *stops ranting*

Which is to say that I have my own sense of style, and fashion rules can go to hell :). I do kind of like What Not To Wear (the UK version, at least), because it concentrates on what suits you, not what's in fashion.

[retsuko.livejournal.com]

OMG, 80s fashion... yeah, I have memories like that, too. My favorite one is me wanting to have the braid on top of my head, with a scrunchie, and realizing how utterly stupid it looked when I finally got all my hair on top of my head. ;p

Yeah, What Not to Wear is great for not focussing too hard on trends and looking instead to things that suit the wearer. I'm glad to know the American version mirrors the original in this way.