Fashion files

My kindred spirit

I'll admit it. The Shopaholic novels and subsequent movie are among my favs. I feel as though Sophie Kinsella and I are kindred spirits. Like she's looked into my life and written about it. Okay, so I don't own a pair of Louboutins, and I'm not dating a cheeky Brit (although I haven't written this out as a possibility), but I do like to shop.

Unlike Rebecca Bloomwood, however, I am perfectly capable of window shopping. I don't know why, but I find malls to be relaxing. I like to look at the mannequins to get fashion ideas and then look for similar items online or at consignment shops. I also like to sit and look at people. One of my new favorite old movies is Breakfast at Tiffany's. I think Holly explains it all when she says, "The quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there."

My kindred part deux

So anyway, there is a point to all of the rambling. As I have spent a good amount of time in malls, I feel as though I have a grip on fashion. As such, I am hereby stating my sheer and utter confusion at the reemergence of jump suits and rompers. They have been all over the runways for the past few seasons.

While I agree that they do look cute and stylish, their function is beyond me. It's like wearing a giant onesie. In general, I am opposed to clothing that makes it impossible to pee behind the bushes without exposing your tatas. Not that I routinely pee behind the bushes, but even the thought of peeing in a public restroom with my bra exposed sort of skeeves me out a bit.

I sometimes wonder if people actually like the trends that they wear, or if they just wear them to look cool. Like, if Victoria Beckham (who will always be Posh to me) were to wear a cardboard cereal box and call it fashion, would millions of people then run out and buy said cereal box?

When it comes to fashion, I prefer mixing timeless pieces with pieces that I know will look great on me. A good pear of boyfriend jeans, a classic black pencil skirt, a good business suit, etc. Okay, so I'll admit I've added four pairs of sky high stilettos to my shoe collection as of late, but you know how it is.

Miss Blair, I love thee most of all