Fashion

The state of fashion in our current day is at an all-time low.

That is truly saying something. After all, we have previously seen the 80’s – crimped hair, pink lipstick, acid-washed, skinny jeans, with jean jackets on top, even the one-handed, finger-less, lace gloves, worn by Madonna (a fashion icon in herself – who could forget the cone bra?). We have also seen the early 90’s – the birth of Nirvana, and with it, the grunge look, complete with pale, baggy jeans, and flannel – as well as the later 90’s, of which I was able to experience. Looking through photos, I am appalled at the number of cotton “onesies” I wore when I was young, as well as the embarrassing clunky items we once called “shoes.”

But now, I fear that fashion has taken a turn for the worst; a turn into completely inappropriate and frankly embarrassing territory. And by that I mean, the appalling number of females who have chosen to wear shirts as dresses.

At the Thorny Devil, while listening to some excellent house music, and burning off some unneeded calories on the dance floor, I turned to discover the young lady next to me was wearing a black shirt as a dress. It was definitely a shirt; it was made of cotton, had short sleeves, and extended just past her hips. She had paired it with a pair of black, three-inch mules. All of this combined to make her look like she was either at a very high-class resort, and had thrown this shirt on over her bathing suit, or that she had simply left the house without her pants on.

To make things even worse, this novel idea seems to have begun in certain stores. At Urban Behaviour, I was greeted by a wall of short dresses. Alright, this is the new fashion trend: short dresses. But I am a girl who is on the taller side – 5’8” to be exact. Therefore I have come to terms with the fact that most short dresses are too short for me to wear without exposing myself in a rather un-ladylike manner. Sadly, other females do not seem to realize this.

I once purchased a shirt from the aforementioned store. When worn with jeans, it is very flattering, and I’ve gotten several compliments on it. Unfortunately, when back at the same store on another occasion, I witnessed a girl trying the same shirt on as a dress. To be fair, she was shorter than me, but I definitely felt rather uncomfortable watching her prance around the changing rooms in something that could only be described as a shirt.

What is this new overwhelming fashion trend? I do not comprehend it; when did it become acceptable to leave your home without being fully clothed? Am I suddenly unaware of the overwhelming amount of female who have misplaced their pants? I don’t think I will ever understand how a self-respecting female can look at the mirror, as she is wearing a shirt that barely covers herself, and think, Wow, this sure does look good…