Dear friends, fashemies (fashion enemies), haters and leaders of the free world,
It is with a heavy heart I must admit that due to scheduling conflicts and an SVU marathon I was unable to actually attend Fashion Week in NYC a few weeks ago. I must also shamefully admit that I wrote up an entire piece pretending like I had been there but felt it would be an injustice to my loyal followers. And while I’m on this whole honesty binge, I might as well also admit that this summer has treated me with a bad case of writers block. I’ve played it off like procrastination but truthfully I began several brilliant analytical articles that SJP (HOW DOES SHE DO IT?!?) and the entire Vogue editing team would simply DIE to have their hands on aaaand could never finish them.
Whew! Feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Or perhaps my body chain has been cutting off my circulation.
Nevertheless, I attended NYC Fashion Week in spirit. Sort of. I could dilly daddle and talk about how great next seasons look are (oohhh and they are great) but instead I want to look backwards at some of the wonderful stuff 2011 brought us.
I present: 2011 IN REVIEW!
First off: Sweaters that aren’t Sweaters!
When the not-quite-sweater craze hit the runways last fall, I, for one, was flabbergasted. Everything I had known about this quintessential winter piece fell apart thread by thread. Luckily for you and me, I regained my sanity and threw myself into the may-or-may-not-be-a-sweater trend. In fact, I loved them so much I wore them on top of my bikini all throughout spring break. Yes, it was hot and uncomfortable but the mystic power of the sweater that isn’t really a sweater gave me the strength to pull through. And I looked good struggling.
Snoods!
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Menswear
Lets talk facts. Boys clothes are more comfortable. I feel liberated when I wear them. Sometimes when I’m feeling especially enslaved, I walk around in a tie and nothing else and I feel whole again. Also for some reason menswear is one word. Why use two words when you can use one? This year, menswear came back big and burly. The blazer was huge and many of our gentlemen friends feared for their closets. Whether they feared what came out of the closet or what was actually in the closet is up for debate. Anyhoos we saw what we wanted and we took it! Huzzuh! Look out boys we’re coming back for more!
Bandeaus!
This year, I rank the bandeau as high up as the sweater that isnt a sweater. Bras are boring and tedious. Which busy girl has time to put on a bra in the morning? Bandeaus (sort of) do the job just as well and you can even find them in neon and your school colors if you tried hard enough. The bandeau leaves so much more room for creativity. I would love a personalized set of bandeaus incase I’m ever found topless and have lost my memory. (half bdays right around the corner yall)
Nautical Stripes
Every Sunday, after a light brunch of quail eggs and truffle country potatoes, Reginald and I take the Yankee Skipper out on the Charles and it is simply marvelous dahling.
Animal themes
Animal themed clothes are a versatile addition to any fancy gals wardrobe. You can stick to one animal or mix them up. PETA or not, you can’t deny the way leopard print brings out the wild girl in us all. I can say I have experienced many of my better moments while in animal inspired pieces, especially when mixing from different habitats. However you chose to wear an animal theme this year, I’m sure you did it with style, grace and while eating late night.
I bid you adieu for now trannies and gentlemen!!
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