Fashion is so going through a "worst of everything 80's" moment. It's terribly disconcerting, all drop-waisted, polka dot, off the shoulder Flashdance tops and skinny leg jeans.
And ruffles. Lots and lots of ruffles.
Xander: Look who's got a bad case of Dark Prince envy. Dracula: Leave us. Xander: No, we're not going to "Leabbb you." And where'd you get that accent, Sesame Street? "One, Two, Three - three victims! Maw ha ha!"
'Lessons'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
brenda m - Apr 04, 2006 8:12:19 am PDT #8417 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
flea - Apr 04, 2006 8:13:08 am PDT #8418 of 10001
information libertarian
I, for one, welcome the return of the polka dot. The rest can stay away.
Nutty - Apr 04, 2006 8:14:16 am PDT #8419 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I find fashion mystifying. (This is not news.) Luckily, I am also a cheap bastard, so fashion can mystify all it likes and I will spend my money on bicycle fenders.
kat perez - Apr 04, 2006 8:14:27 am PDT #8420 of 10001
"We have trust issues." Mylar
Yeah, I went shopping last weekend and came home with nothing for the first time in ever. So much fug right now. Although a couple of weeks ago I did spend way too much money for a teeny tiny denim mini-skirt and a big, studded leather belt. I love that the big, big belts are making a comeback. That is an 80's fashion I can get with.
tommyrot - Apr 04, 2006 8:14:28 am PDT #8421 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Polka dot toaster: [link]
Jars - Apr 04, 2006 8:15:27 am PDT #8422 of 10001
Jars, do you wear them tucked into boots? And/or with leg warmers?
Finally, are you old enough to have dressed yourself in the 80s?
No, no I do not. Tucked into boots is the trashy way to wear skinny jeans, imo. Oh God, I'm such a fashion snob, apparently. I do have friends who wear legwarmers, but usually with skirts. I don't think I could get away with them, however. I have been known to wear sweatbands on my wrists though. My bad.
SO not old enough to dress myself in the eighties. Well, maybe towards the end, but that usually ended badly.
Gudanov - Apr 04, 2006 8:15:58 am PDT #8423 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Luckily, I am also a cheap bastard, so fashion can mystify all it likes and I will spend my money on bicycle fenders.
Wearing bicycle fenders sounds like some very Avant-Garde fashion.
brenda m - Apr 04, 2006 8:16:07 am PDT #8424 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
A $64 toaster? It better go to the store and buy its own bread for that money. (And if it does, I totally want one!)
Calli - Apr 04, 2006 8:17:32 am PDT #8425 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Tight legged jeans and ruffles have no place on my body. But I do like the big shirts from the 80s. Since I'm top-heavy, it's nice to find button-front shirts that don't gape.
JZ - Apr 04, 2006 8:18:37 am PDT #8426 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
::stands in flea's polka dotted corner::
I'll give up my polka dot corset when you pry it off my cold, dead body. All the other stuff can go away except maybe the ruffles
I did wear legwarmers and like them a lot in the 80's, but, in my defense, I was actually taking dance classes at the time, in a cold and drafty auditorium on one of the foggiest hillsides in San Francisco, and I swear I never wore them outside of class.