Fashion BooBoos

I'm no expert on fashion, I'm very much a jeans/T-shirt/Converse kinda girl. But there are a few fashion blunders that I think need some clarification, because people just don't seem to understand them. It's like the black socks and sandals thing. It took a while but I think that people are finally coming around to the fact that it just doesn't look good.

I'll start with my favorite (or LEAST favorite, depending on how you look at it) fashion mistake. Chacos. Ugh! Now I'll admit, I can see the functionality behind these. I'm from Texas so I can understand wanting to be outdoors minus the sweaty feet. But somewhere, people got REALLY confused about these. I've seen girls wear these in clubs with sequins and skirts. Really?? Did they really look in the mirror before leaving the house and think to themselves, "this looks good but it's missing something... How about some canvas and rubber?!" Nonononono!!! Just to clear things up a bit for those who are sadly misunderstood-

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Second biggest fashion pet peeve- Uggs. An old friend of mine from high school said it best- "Ugg is short for ugly." These are just NOT cute shoes. Again, just like Chacos, these can be functional. Like when it's cold. Now, if it's cold enough to wear these boots, it's gotta be pretty cold. Too cold to wear a skirt. Or shorts. Or tights. Girls, this just DOES NOT LOOK GOOD! And don't try to tell me "my feet get cold blah blah blah." I have a hard time believing that bare or barely clad legs are miraculously staying warm in cold weather when boots are called for. And wearing them in warm weather? I just laugh at you because I know you've got some sweaty, stinky feet going on. I did the Race for the Cure walkathon this past weekend for Susan G Komen and girls were wearing Uggs on a 5K. Not a long walk, only about an hour, but their feet had to have been killing them. There's NO support there! I took great pleasure in hopping and skipping around them in my Nike Shox. Comfy feet... Mmmmm... Bottom Line:

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Last, but CERTAINLY not least... Manpris. Ew. Please. Make. It. Stop. Now a very dear friend of mine recently admitted to wearing manpris. At least he's honest. And wouldn't hate me for laughing at him should he have another lapse in judgement and wear them again. Whatever idiot is spreading the word like wildfire that these pants are the next big thing in menswear... THEY LIED! I understand they are pretty popular in other countries, but the US isn't parring that hole yet. Here's my big question- where would one find these? I once saw a kilt store in Seattle, maybe there's a manpri store somewhere. Weird. And here's the thing- these men actually think they look good. I can't remember a time in my life that I saw a guy wearing manpris that I just wanted to pounce on. I think they are more of a deterrent really. It just screams, "Women, stay away from me, I'm delusional and am prone to being lied to when I ask other people how I look!" I'm honestly not a big capri wearer myself because it's either hot enough for shorts or cold enough for jeans. Yuck yuck yuck.

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God if these things went away entirely, I would be happy. Then again, I'd lose a good 3% of my day to day entertainment if they did. I hate Catch 22's. By no means am I saying that I'm the snazziest of dressers, but there are a few things that just seem like they'd be common sense to me.