Now, usually if I see something in the window of the Gap, it means it's about to be over, but evidently, in the case of ponchos, that is not the case. Luckily Amanda Fortini at Slate agrees with me that these articles of clothing are wrong, wrong, wrong. As does Maccers:
I am just saying no to the poncho because, quite frankly, they are ridiculous and they keep appearing on the bodies of the ladies with whom I work. One of these ladies has more than one. I hate them. They have no sense of irony. They are a fashion wtf. Not that I have any idea about fashion or trends. Items I have said no to in the past have gone on to become fashion phenoms - like rara skirts in the 80s and peddle pushers. This results always in me crumbling, just before the "over" and buying said item only to see it heavily discounted the next day. I just feel that with the poncho Manolo would say no. Anyway, I am holding out on this one. I can do it, I know.
Hear, hear. They are shapeless and ugly and should be roasted on a spit and then eliminated forever.
Fashion is for the monumentally insecure. I look at all the fashion pates from my high school. They've all either had plastic surgery or are more padded and more bald than I am. (And on that last one, thanks, Grandpa!)
Posted by: Jim Winter | November 14, 2004 at 10:42 AM
Sarah said: >They are shapeless and ugly and should be >roasted on a spit and then eliminated forever
oh my god, what about those of us who fit this description? I'm going to be roasted on a spit too!
Rara skirts are back, I hate to tell you. At least, they are in Glasgow nightclubs. As are those hideous legwarmers. I saw a couple of hookers wearing them when I was on a business trip to Leeds and my office booked me into the Cheap And Nasty Hotel That Just Happened To Be In The Red Light District. One had a turquoise pair and one a pink pair. It was like The Tarts From Fame. I expected the to suddenly burst into "What a Feeling"
Donna (feeling ill today and therefore particularly shapeless and ugly, as if the rest of the time wasn't nbad enough :-) )
Posted by: Donna | November 14, 2004 at 10:47 AM
Funny Sarah, I'm the same way with my fashion sense, though that seems to be turning. You see, usually if I end up wearing something that's cool, I'm showing up at the tale end of the fashion spectrum. Though last year I got a pea coat for Christmas, and people are still wearing them this year.
Posted by: Dave White | November 14, 2004 at 11:14 AM
Manolo says, the poncho it is not the fasion, it is the blanket for the cold weather!
Yes it is good for the girls who might have the too many kilos on their hips, but not for the super fantastic girls.
Muchos Besos!
Manolo
Posted by: manolo | November 14, 2004 at 12:29 PM
Oh my god, I'm in heaven. A SHOE blog?
Manolo, I love you. I may have too many kilos on my hips and not be a superfantastic girl (although I would NEVER commit the faux pas of wearing a poncho) but I have GREAT shoes.
Posted by: Donna | November 14, 2004 at 02:01 PM
Donna, last I checked, you were not a poncho. Nor do wannabe hipsters wear you in desperate need to be slaves to fashion. And I do believe you and Manolo are a blog match in heaven...
Posted by: Sarah | November 14, 2004 at 05:43 PM
How happy am I this morning to discover that my favorite blog has now taken to discussing shoes and ponchos? But then again, I am the proud owner of two ponchos (three, if you count the fake fure "capelet" I was just sucker enough to buy. Hey, what can I say, it was a decent knock-off, too cheap to resist) not to mention at least 100 pairs of shoes. Every eco-system needs a resident fashion victim. Feel free to make fun of me.
Posted by: Michele Martinez | November 16, 2004 at 10:09 AM