Wow! Long time no post!
Summer is underway up here, well underway. Ridiculously, hotly, humidly underway.
The skirts I so longed for in spring are now fun and lovely, but it is still annoying to shave one’s legs every day.
Also, I have discovered that I do not have nearly enough cute, summery blouses.
I am happily employed post-graduation [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘rant’
December 6, 2006
Remind me again why the 80s are back in?
Ugh. I think I have just seen the worst fashion faux-pas of my life. Ladies and gentlemen (drumroll please)… I have just seen an acid-washed denim fanny pack. And no, it wasn’t on some middle-aged sleaze ball who doesn’t know any better. It was on a normal-looking college girl and her outfit, though not exactly [...]
October 28, 2006
London Calling?
So I got to see Stacy London from TLC’s “What Not to Wear” today at the Women’s Showcase. The showcase itself (mostly a jumble of businesses seeking business from women; everything from jewelry stores to plastic surgery clinics to Home Depot) was pretty boring. I did get some some free stuff and a creepy guy [...]
October 22, 2006
Quality?
When has it become acceptable to charge $120 for a pair of pumps constructed wholly of man-made materials?
Why is it impossible to find anything stylish in wool and why does it cost twice as much as everything else?
What is happening to quality, people? Even the upscale stores are carrying sweaters made entirely or predominantly of [...]
August 13, 2006
Oof… linen…
Have decided that while linen is a lovely, comfy, and cool fabric, wearing it as wide-leg trousers means a hell of a lot of ironing on the hottest, most steamy setting (and no, it’s not rated X). Especially to keep that damn crease in the middle.
*sigh* They do look so hot, though. A bit big [...]
August 12, 2006
Wardrobe Additions
Today, I have found myself a lovely pair of wide-leg, black dress pants. They look lovely with my point-toed black heels, though they are a few millimeters too long. I might have to get higher heels! *grin*
I have decided that, in protest of the recent and severly unflattering trend in “skinny” jeans and leggings, I [...]
