Live and Let Die

A much loved and former boss once told me: “I never wear a trend twice.” She was referring to the leggings epidemic of 2005 at the time. Her rationale was that if it was her fashion obsession when she was 10 years old, it wasn’t appropriate for age thirty. At the time, I thought this argument was pretty tight. However, my questioning mind couldn’t help but think: If I had the legs I have now when I was ten, I would have looked a heck of a lot better in those neon pink Limited Too leggings at the St. Mary’s talent show!

Thus, I felt compelled to differentiate the trends that I feel should die and those I’m excited to welcome back into my Quarter-Life Crisis lifestyle.

DIE

1.     Scrunchies: My fabulous friend Cassie just wrote on Facebook today that she saw a gal in Brooklyn rocking a side ponytail adorned with a scrunchie.  Cassie, I’m with you! Make it stop!

2.     Acid Wash: I was on the subway this morning and noticed an amazon sized woman in an acid wash denim blazer that was dusted in a neon pink dust type of wash. I was shocked and horrified to see that this jacket was from my beloved See By Chloe. Oh, horror!

3.     Ripped Jeans: Listen, a little boyfriend jean with careless ripping is cute in a tomboy, Americana kind of way. But, my colleague Stacie was at 5 Ninth with Mary J. Blige last night and reported on her atrocious pair of tight, white shredded skinny jeans. I don’t think Stacie will ever be the same again.

LIVE

1.     Rompers: I freely admit that 85% of my wardrobe is from J. Crew (I love you, boyfriend ), but I jumped on the romper, one-piece jumpsuit gravy train back in February. I love’em! I ordered the full-length navy silk jumpsuit from my client Cynthia Steffe’s Spring line and I’m waiting with bated breath for the short and sweet Fuji romper in the June delivery. I want it!

2.     Neon: I love neon. I have a neon pink dress from Wayne that I am obsessed with (my co-workers are probably suffering from eye fatigue at this point) and I have a pair of neon yellow, orange and navy pumps from J. Crew that put a sassy little sashay in my step.

3.      Hammer Pants: Let me clearly communicate that this is a trend I believe works best when it is a “modern translation.”  So no madras balloon pants, please. Those can go to the Salvation Army with that scrunchie. But, I do like the chic new harem pants that came out this spring and they are looking mighty fine in the fall collections. Stop! Hammer time!

 Source: www.bloomingdales.com, www.hii.co.uk, www.customizedgirl.com/blog, www.garancedore.fr/en