Spring Fashion Notes from the Looniversity

[flea]

It's been a rather undistinguished spring for fashion - little in the way of trends or interesting/innovative dressing.

New things I have been seeing:
Black leggings, both ankle length and capri, especially paired with jeans miniskirts (mid-thigh or above, straight).
Jeans worn capri-length with a turned-up cuff of about 4 inches.
Little dainty spring dresses, often knit, generally very short and tight-bodiced, but somewhat fluttery and feminine.

Things said to be trendy that I am not seeing:
Skinny jeans. We are still heavily boot-cut.
80s style stuff in general. We have preppy-80s, but not Flashdance-80s.

Things I saw last year that I am not seeing much any more:
Knee-length shorts.
Knit gauchos.
80s-style hoop earrings.
Scuff-style sandals with sequins on the toes.

Things I saw last year that continue in force:
Ballet flats. In general they seem plainer now - more simple black leather, less tweed/sparkle.

Things that will never die:
Rainbow flipflops.
Uggs.
Shorts and sweatpants with things written on the butt.
Layered bras and tank tops with multi-colored straps on the shoulders.

I got my hair cut again last night (note to amych: Bobby has moved to Stage 1) and am wearing a camel knit sleeveless tank with a deep notch at the neck, a trumpet-shaped rayon skirt in camel with white polka dots, and black strappy Danskos. I should have worn a bright necklace, or lipstick; I need more color near the face, since the outfit basically matches my hair.

Comments

[lala-lisa.livejournal.com]

ooh Fashion post!!!

Why won't the UGGS die die die??! Don't the kids know how awful wearing them makes them look? sheesh.

Love the capri cuffed jeans! And (even though i can rarely find ones that fit me) love the spring dresses! Hate the leggings. Hates!

Glad the gauchos are gone!

I have no software companies in Jessup, MD fashion news to report. Except, my poor co-worker, who is presenting at our User's Conference this week has just discovered the pain of trying to match a fugly man-cut company shirt with anything and not look like a fashion-challenged waitress at TGIF-type restaurant.

[forodwaith.livejournal.com]

Skinny jeans are big here on the young'uns. The knee-length shorts ("city shorts", bermuda shorts, whatever you call them) are still around too, but not on me -- I don't need to look like I got cut off at the knees.

[smonsterbite.livejournal.com]

I've seen skinny jeans. On our interns and on campus. But yes, bootcut still reigns supreme.

[mearagrrl.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear no flashdance, no skinny jeans. Because preppy I can handle. Flashdance NSM.

[the-girl-sleuth.livejournal.com]

Thank God the gauchos are disappearing. So, so ugly.

[zmayhem.livejournal.com]

SF update:

Skinny jeans like WOAH. Suddenly, they're everywhere.
Preppy '80s stuff, yup. Lots of alligator shirts and sweaters.
Leggings, occasionally.
Yesterday I got on a crowded elevator at work and was the only woman not wearing ballet flats.
Pretty spring dresses.

Uggs are getting blessedly scarce, except downtown, for which I blame the suburbanistas.

New plague: Crocs and Crocs knock-offs, with little buttons and jewels and charms in the ventilation holes on top. I know they're the most comfortable shoe on the planet, but they are SO FUGLY.

And lastly, the downtown H&M has two huge floors full of dresses and tops that you'd swear were maternity wear.

Yay you with the haircut and the polka-dot skirt!

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

I gotta say, Crocs on little bitty kids just charm me. I am thinking of getting Casper some supermarket knock-offs.

The students don't wear them much. They do wear big bright rubber rain boots, little kid style, when it rains.

[lala-lisa.livejournal.com]

Oh! I love the rubber rain boot trend! In small doses anyway.

[zmayhem.livejournal.com]

Well, on little bitty kids, sure. But little bitty kids can wear anything. I saw a little bitty kid a couple months ago in a flowing flowered top under a pink parka, toddler-sized tweed formal shorts, and pastel pink Uggs, and she was heart-meltingly adorable. On a grownup, that outfit would have been a crime against humanity.

Little bitty kids are tricksy like that.

[susano.livejournal.com]

I've seen two art school kids in the last week wearing overalls withthe flaps hanging down. So 80's. (Or is the early 90's?) But two's a coincidence, three's a trend, I guess, so I'll have to keep my eyes peeled.

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

Like, one side unhooked? Like a Dexey's Midnight Runners video?

Otherwise I'm imagining their pants falling down.

[susano.livejournal.com]

No, the front flap hanging totally down. If the overalls are tight enough around the waist, they'll stay up.