RIP Glitz

Good thing I sub in high school occasionally or I might be running around in bling or bell bottoms, both of which are fashion faux pas these days.  Trust me, it’s easy to get on watch list of the fashion police.

Judging from the high school set, glitz is out. Gone. A good thing because it is rumored that the St. Matthias in Cascade had to replace its pews because metal rhinestone settings gouged holes in the old ones.

Glitz on jeans back pockets was an unfortunate trend not only in terms of pews and chairs—it drew a lot of attention to wide behinds--but the newest trend is little better--tight to the ankle, pastel jeans. The bells at the bottom balanced the behinds visually.
The top half of the newest vogue will make us schizoid. We have been vamping in faux leopard & glitz for the past few years. If the high schoolers, who are always on the front edge of fashion, are correct, the opposite is in—pastels, lace, gauzy fabric, softly falling rather than form-fitting.

One day we look like street walking ladies of the night, the next day we are dressing up like baby dolls. Now, is it any wonder we’re schizoid?

Ole Oscar Wilde had the ultimate critical eye observing that the reason fashion changes so often is that it is basically its ugly. The holy grail is still authentic personal style.