fingerless
For those of you who are unaware of it, I was the one who brought you the fingerless glove trend. I also ushed in the age of the scarf as a daily accoutrement and fashion accesory. I am currently pondering what I will start wearing next that will be seen at first as a) ugly and b) incredibly dorky and then, a few years down the line, will turn in to a) trendy and b) beautiful.
Let's start with the scarves.
I was never a fan of scarves until I met Jon. He routinely wore a lovely wool scarf from llbean (?) which I continually confiscated due to my constant goosebumps. Through college, I wore it nearly daily, since Penn State really has only two seasons: freaking cold and slightly warmer but just enough for every hooch on campus to lay out in a bikini while I am dutifully walking to some dingy poorly lit lab.
So, I basically have worn scarves nearly daily since 1999. Realizing that this could go beyond keeping my neck warm, I expanded into a host of colors and textures. Pashmina has been a favorite of late and I currently have one in black (from Les, my most favorite one that I wear all the time), emerald green, turquoise and tan (from Yassara), and teal (from Mom). In knitwear I have bright hunter's orange (thanks Dad!) and a lovely blue and green mix made by my friend Emily as a gift. I have a cream one from llbean that I bought with a gift card from my inlaws, and I am pretty sure I have several others floating around that I do not wear as much.
It has been really in the past 2 years that people have started wearing scarves as fashion pieces and I would just like to point out that I have been wearing scarves forever. Not only that, but when you losers decide scarves have gone out of style, I will STILL be wearing them. I will probably continue to wear them until they have come into style again with my children and they will beg me not to pretend to be a cool mom in a scarf and flared jeans. Unfortunately for them, they will have to tolerate my "pretend coolness" because I STARTED IT! So there.
Now scarves really are a bit hard to argue, but I can definitely definitely definitely argue that I brought about the fingerless glove trend.
I started wearing them about 4 years ago now. I have always loved my Uncle Jim's leather fingerless gloves. Before you start thinking he is part of the Village People, I should explain that he is quadripeligic and needs to be able to get friction on his wheelchair wheels without rubbing his palms raw. Anyway, I sit at a computer for 8 hours a day typing away, and, if the story about scarves hasn't made you realize that I have incredibly poor circulation and am nearly always cold, well, its true - my hands can get quite frigid. The result was me going to Kohls, buying a $2.00 pair of gloves (bright blue with green stars on them) and cutting off the fingers. At work, I oddly gained the reputation as "the girl with the fingerless gloves". I tend not to socialize, but since I would wear these gloves no matter what outfit I had on (even of the more professional type), I guess I sort of stuck out and I got noticed. It could have been the scarves I was wearing as well, but I digress....
Some people stole my idea (which was fine by me) and started wearing gloves while typing. So then we hit last year, and all of a sudden, fingerless gloves are EV-ER-Y-WHERE. Seriously. Even Ashley whatsherface in New Moon was freaking wearing them on the big screen. Shouldn't I at least get some kind of royalty for that?!
But seriously, the reason I write about this is that I think it is HILARIOUS. I have absolutely no sense of personal style. If you went into my wardrobe, you would find flared jeans (they work best with my body type, which is wide baby bearing hips), standard black, tan, and grey work suitible pants, a pair of tan cargos... t shirts in solid colors... tank tops from Old Navy in, uh, EVERY color, literally... and lots of hoodies and sweaters. Nothing that screams or, let's face it, even whispers style.
Just the same, I am incredibly picky about what I buy and what I wear. Mostly it comes down to a color thing, which I have ranted about before. No black and navy together. No black and chocolate together. No green and red, except for right now, as I am wearing light green scrubs, grey and red sneakers, a red Cake t shirt, and a white psu t shirt with blue paw prints down the sleeves. I do not match at all. But at the hospital, I am cool with that.
So anyway, I wonder, what makes me buy what I buy? I was just looking on etsy and came across some wonderful printed t shirts and hoodies that I LOVE. And I know I appreciate delicate designs on comfy clothes. Silk screening is awesome. Embroidery detail is nice. I love soft clothing, I like things that are simple but cozy. Other than that though, I really have no clue. I just seem to like what I like.
As far as fall fashion trends go, I am digging the military jackets. Tailored wool = awesome. If only I could afford to buy myself every wool pea coat and jacket I love... Between Jon and I we would not have enough closet space for all of them. Hes a coat whore as well.
I also appreciate the color palate and silhouette of the 60's-type styling. Bring it on navy and houndstooth! There are some trends that are gag-inducing... like fully buttoned up collars (ugh), lingerie on the outside (um, by definition, isnt that supposed be inside?), and clothing with cutouts (80's, anyone!?). But who am I to say what is fashionable and what is not? I CAN say, however, that fall style is providing me with some wonderful things... sweaters, knee and thigh high boots and socks, nicely cut clothing thats sexy and sort of prim at the same time. I like.
In the end, I think everyone should wear whatever they want. The wierd girl with the scarf and fingerless gloves might be totally in fashion in two years, so you shouldn't give her strange looks now. I wonder, is there a point when EVERYTHING is in fashion? I do not mean at once, but doesn't everything have it's heyday? Speaking of which, I just read an article in the Week that said socks and sandals are not just for your 50 yr old father... they were worn together by Romans back in the day. See? It was functional fashion once! I still do not recommend it now... but what I am saying is that maybe every look is "The Look" at some point. Even hideous things (80's giant colored glasses, shoulder pads, and socks and sneakers with your skirt suit) and super hideous things (neon, UGGS, pre-distressed jeans, skinny jeans which look good on absolutely no one except anorexic hipster former emo waifs) are loved by someone at somepoint... enough that some designer or some manufactuer is making them en mass.... enough to find it's way into your closet. And in the future, no matter what you do, people are going to look back on now and giggle. Fingerless gloves? Really? Gag me!
Despite all this, I will try to consider what I am wearing now and let you know that it will be popular in about 2 or 3 years, so that you can be at the forefront of fashion... cuz, isn't that, like, the most important thing of all? :p
Let's start with the scarves.
I was never a fan of scarves until I met Jon. He routinely wore a lovely wool scarf from llbean (?) which I continually confiscated due to my constant goosebumps. Through college, I wore it nearly daily, since Penn State really has only two seasons: freaking cold and slightly warmer but just enough for every hooch on campus to lay out in a bikini while I am dutifully walking to some dingy poorly lit lab.
So, I basically have worn scarves nearly daily since 1999. Realizing that this could go beyond keeping my neck warm, I expanded into a host of colors and textures. Pashmina has been a favorite of late and I currently have one in black (from Les, my most favorite one that I wear all the time), emerald green, turquoise and tan (from Yassara), and teal (from Mom). In knitwear I have bright hunter's orange (thanks Dad!) and a lovely blue and green mix made by my friend Emily as a gift. I have a cream one from llbean that I bought with a gift card from my inlaws, and I am pretty sure I have several others floating around that I do not wear as much.
It has been really in the past 2 years that people have started wearing scarves as fashion pieces and I would just like to point out that I have been wearing scarves forever. Not only that, but when you losers decide scarves have gone out of style, I will STILL be wearing them. I will probably continue to wear them until they have come into style again with my children and they will beg me not to pretend to be a cool mom in a scarf and flared jeans. Unfortunately for them, they will have to tolerate my "pretend coolness" because I STARTED IT! So there.
Now scarves really are a bit hard to argue, but I can definitely definitely definitely argue that I brought about the fingerless glove trend.
I started wearing them about 4 years ago now. I have always loved my Uncle Jim's leather fingerless gloves. Before you start thinking he is part of the Village People, I should explain that he is quadripeligic and needs to be able to get friction on his wheelchair wheels without rubbing his palms raw. Anyway, I sit at a computer for 8 hours a day typing away, and, if the story about scarves hasn't made you realize that I have incredibly poor circulation and am nearly always cold, well, its true - my hands can get quite frigid. The result was me going to Kohls, buying a $2.00 pair of gloves (bright blue with green stars on them) and cutting off the fingers. At work, I oddly gained the reputation as "the girl with the fingerless gloves". I tend not to socialize, but since I would wear these gloves no matter what outfit I had on (even of the more professional type), I guess I sort of stuck out and I got noticed. It could have been the scarves I was wearing as well, but I digress....
Some people stole my idea (which was fine by me) and started wearing gloves while typing. So then we hit last year, and all of a sudden, fingerless gloves are EV-ER-Y-WHERE. Seriously. Even Ashley whatsherface in New Moon was freaking wearing them on the big screen. Shouldn't I at least get some kind of royalty for that?!
But seriously, the reason I write about this is that I think it is HILARIOUS. I have absolutely no sense of personal style. If you went into my wardrobe, you would find flared jeans (they work best with my body type, which is wide baby bearing hips), standard black, tan, and grey work suitible pants, a pair of tan cargos... t shirts in solid colors... tank tops from Old Navy in, uh, EVERY color, literally... and lots of hoodies and sweaters. Nothing that screams or, let's face it, even whispers style.
Just the same, I am incredibly picky about what I buy and what I wear. Mostly it comes down to a color thing, which I have ranted about before. No black and navy together. No black and chocolate together. No green and red, except for right now, as I am wearing light green scrubs, grey and red sneakers, a red Cake t shirt, and a white psu t shirt with blue paw prints down the sleeves. I do not match at all. But at the hospital, I am cool with that.
So anyway, I wonder, what makes me buy what I buy? I was just looking on etsy and came across some wonderful printed t shirts and hoodies that I LOVE. And I know I appreciate delicate designs on comfy clothes. Silk screening is awesome. Embroidery detail is nice. I love soft clothing, I like things that are simple but cozy. Other than that though, I really have no clue. I just seem to like what I like.
As far as fall fashion trends go, I am digging the military jackets. Tailored wool = awesome. If only I could afford to buy myself every wool pea coat and jacket I love... Between Jon and I we would not have enough closet space for all of them. Hes a coat whore as well.
I also appreciate the color palate and silhouette of the 60's-type styling. Bring it on navy and houndstooth! There are some trends that are gag-inducing... like fully buttoned up collars (ugh), lingerie on the outside (um, by definition, isnt that supposed be inside?), and clothing with cutouts (80's, anyone!?). But who am I to say what is fashionable and what is not? I CAN say, however, that fall style is providing me with some wonderful things... sweaters, knee and thigh high boots and socks, nicely cut clothing thats sexy and sort of prim at the same time. I like.
In the end, I think everyone should wear whatever they want. The wierd girl with the scarf and fingerless gloves might be totally in fashion in two years, so you shouldn't give her strange looks now. I wonder, is there a point when EVERYTHING is in fashion? I do not mean at once, but doesn't everything have it's heyday? Speaking of which, I just read an article in the Week that said socks and sandals are not just for your 50 yr old father... they were worn together by Romans back in the day. See? It was functional fashion once! I still do not recommend it now... but what I am saying is that maybe every look is "The Look" at some point. Even hideous things (80's giant colored glasses, shoulder pads, and socks and sneakers with your skirt suit) and super hideous things (neon, UGGS, pre-distressed jeans, skinny jeans which look good on absolutely no one except anorexic hipster former emo waifs) are loved by someone at somepoint... enough that some designer or some manufactuer is making them en mass.... enough to find it's way into your closet. And in the future, no matter what you do, people are going to look back on now and giggle. Fingerless gloves? Really? Gag me!
Despite all this, I will try to consider what I am wearing now and let you know that it will be popular in about 2 or 3 years, so that you can be at the forefront of fashion... cuz, isn't that, like, the most important thing of all? :p
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