Those Skinny Jeans Again…
18 09 2006On the day my article “What’s The Skinny On Jeans” climbed into my most viewed post category, I was more than a little exultant to find this article on MNSBC (thanks Geekigirl for highlighting).
“Fashion Trends Matter, but it’s still got to fit. New skinny jeans, leggings not for everyone, but colours can work for all” By Kathryn Cannon.
“While the catwalks have long dictated the important colors, fabrics and silhouettes for a season, they also have intimidated women by showcasing styles only matchstick-thin models could consider wearing and only trust-fund trollops could fathom purchasing…”
No! Really? We could have told them that for nothing. Could this possibly be an admission that perhaps it really isn’t the best thing for the fashion industry to blindly push a fashion trend that many of their core market isn’t going to feel comfortable even thinking about, let alone wearing? Maybe.
Still, since no one can quite bring themselves to kill the skinny jean right now a bit of a salvage job pep talk is necessary to lift the despairing spirits of those women, who desperately want to wear the “fabulous skinny” but really, really shouldn’t. Or can’t.
Cannon advises women to:
“Go ahead and buy those skinny jeans but just wear them correctly..”
Wearing them correctly means women should, according to Fashion Director Tiffany Wilt:
“Wear a longer top over it or something with a lot more volume.”
Like…erm… Bat-wing tops? Something even more voluminous?
“Or wear it with the jean tucked into a boot so you will get a little bit of balance at the bottom.”
Oh, you mean, so I don’t look like a… a funnel? Right…But how to get into the damn things?
Take heart ladies. If the article is to be believed there are plenty of camouflage options coming your way.Not before next Spring though. Trouble is, if you’re not the shorty swingy baby-doll type (skinny) or trapeze dress type (skinny) you’re going to be out of luck.
And busty girls are advised to beware.
And how about this to make your day: hemlines are going to be shorter.
Ladies are advised to do a few extra squats at the gym if considering the bare-legged look.
Woman constitute 50% of the population and we have the power. This is a use it loose it situation girls. It’s high time for women of the world unite and reject the dictatorial agenda of the fashionistas.
Are you going to allow your body type and shape to be deingrated by wanna be and has been barbie dressers? Or are you going to take back your power to look like the beautiful woman you truly are?
Don’t be a fashion follower be a preverse reverse trendsetter. Skinny jeans be damned. When it comes to ready made then only buy jeans you can can bend, stretch, move and walk and feel comfortable in. The more of us who demand comfortable fitting jeans the more of them the manufacturers will make.
Short skirts are for elementary school girls who have yet to give up their dollies. Have the courage to refuse to buy skirts that do not cover your knees knowing that whether they are puffy, knobby or normal, there isn’t a knee in this world that’s truly “cute” unless it’s on a toddler.
Voluminous blouses with bat wing sleeves are for the style impaired. They do nothing for any figure type you can name so don’t play the game. Refuse to buy anything that looks like a muu muu unless your headed out on a tropical vocation. And don’t purchase anything resmbling maternity wear unless you’ve really got a baby on board.
Be bold enough to ask to speak to the store’s buyers where you shop. Emphasize how much you spend on clothing and let him or her know your preference for properly fitted garments. Rub in the fact that you can’t find anything worthy or purchasing tand are being driven to search through charity shops for quality cast-offs.
You’re not a cookie cutter person so why spend your money on off the rack clothing that does nothing for you? Go for it! Enlist the services of a good dressmaker and have your clothing made in styles, fabrics and colours that suit - you- you- you.
(Ahem! I’m just practicing my Queen for the Day speech. What do you think of it so far?)
@TT - Yep, that’s quite a speech…
it’s just pointless to wear carrot-top jeans and leggings if one has legs that look like a two-legged baby elephant. and wearing a big, loose top to offset the tight bottoms is just going to make a big girl look even bigger. now why didn’t she advise such girls not to be voluntary fashion victims?
but then again, if you have attitude, you can pull anything off. at least that’s what i like to think.
I’m not a big fan of leggings. On me. I have friends (and cousins) who are built like sticks. They love to wear the skinny jeans because those are the jeans that make them look the best. I think it all has to do with how we feel in our clothes.
Camouflaging skinny jeans on curvaceous people? Uhm… yeah. Not gonna work.