Assymetry

When my now husband was in college, he was dating a girl (not me) who all of us met one Christmas. The thing was, when we met her, although she was perfectly nice, she was wearing a shirt that only had one shoulder. It's all any of us remember about her. 

Which leads me to my next point: Are asymmetrical shirts and dresses back? WERE THEY EVER A THING?! My group of friends certainly hated the trend, but now I'm seeing them places and wondering what in the sam hell is going on. Take this dress, for example, which is the most adorable pattern and I simply must have it in a different cut:

This girl looks ridiculous, no? It's a vfish dress on Hautelook (probably found at Nordstrom Rack). I mean, take a look at the SAME DRESS in a different cut:

Do you see the difference? Let's not let the one-shoulder look back into the mainstream, people. It's so out, it's out, and never should have been in in the first place.

Beads

In middle school, I became the expert at making beaded jewelry. My specialty was flower chains which I then adorned family and friends with, and they wore them even though they were sort of hideous. A few years ago I found out about Kalo Soma, who makes amazing Mexican-style beaded jewelry. I can make the square part (basically a brick stitch) the same as she does, but do not understand how she weaves the design into a metal chain. It's super intricate and her designs are amazing.

I have become mildly obsessed with Navajo beading in the past few years, and try to wear a little of it everyday. Today for example:

 

A lot of the Navajo designs I can make myself, which saves a lot of $$. However the Navajo barrettes and cuff bracelets, as seen below, seem to be woven into leather, and I would love a lesson on how to do that. Stay tuned, I might try to open a Navajo beading shop where I can use my talent, even though I am not technically Native American.  

The Start of (Ear) Jacket Season

Some weird, and all too familiar, trends are starting in the world of earrings. When I was in college I owned a pair of rainbow colored ear threads with hearts at the base. If you don't know what an ear thread is, it looks like so:

 

That one is from rackkandruin.com and it is actually really cool. I used to wear one rainbow heart thread in one ear and then a black stud I got on the Loop in the other ear, and I'm still not really sure how I had friends.

So now what I have been seeing are ear jackets, which I didn't even know were around anymore. The new ones are so delicate and cool, and I absolutely need a pair. The only ones I can find now that aren't complete junk are from either Vita Fede or Jaquie Aiche, and they're both extremely expensive. I am not sure how I'm going to live without this one from Jaquie Aiche:

 

It's amazing. And also this one from Vita Fede that can be bought on ShopBop:

 

It's like her earlobe is being supported by a delicate row of diamonds. I'm waiting to see if any more designers come out with these before I buy a pair. Either that or they suddenly realize it's not 2001 anymore. 

Tretorns are back.

Stop. I can't even handle this.

To all those women who spent the 80's wearing knee-length shorts and being prepared to play tennis at a moment's notice, Tretorn shoes are back in style. They've even made them in a flannel fabric that is available for the fall. Here's the question: If I buy a pair of white Tretorn shoes and start wearing them, at what point will I be qualified to become a middle-aged nanny who only wears men's polo shirts?

Again, I think I need them, but they're around $100 and that seems like a lot for shoes I can only wear to be trendy when I volunteer in nursing homes.

The Doctor

In Iowa growing up, you knew it was the beginning of a new school year when your parents took you to the local department store to get a new pair of Dr. Martens. There were boots, shoes, and the ever-coveted Mary Janes, all with thick rubber soles that emanated the fact that you were hiding Green Day's new album under your bed. They are so well made that I kept a couple pairs just in case they ever came back in fashion. Well, I am in luck:

 

Introducing Dr. Martens, which are being decorated in all sorts of gorgeous Pendleton wool, and are literally back in style. It boggles the mind. Mom: Can you FedEx me the Mary Janes and Flower boots that I wore when I was 13? I need them. 

I will digress on Pendleton at a later date.

Tevas

When I was about 12 years old, Teva sandals were all the rage. They came in all sorts of crazy colors, you could wear them at the beach in the water, they were awesome. They velcroed on and were incredibly trendy.

This leads me to my next point. Living in Denver, you see some pretty earthy fashion on both girls and guys. Recently I've been noticing guys wearing what I initially thought were Teva sandals reincarnated. They are actually called Chaco sandals and we are seeing them on guys all over the city. Just yesterday it was noticed my friend Granger was wearing a pair, so I snuck a photo:

I asked Granger if they were Tevas, which was not appreciated. I'm going to see if I can dig out my old pair from the closet back home to try to keep up.

Pedometers

Does everyone remember when they were kids and they would eat cereal as much as their parents would let them, and there would inevitably be a gift inside the cereal box? That gift was 7 out of 10 times a pedometer. You clipped it on your shoes and then walked around and had it count your steps. Kids loved them, adults used them to lose weight, and some of us clipped them on our toy poodles.

Regardless, this weekend my trendy friends in Los Angeles were all wearing one of these:

This is the Garmin version of the "FitBit." Nike makes one as well. As does FitBit. You wear it and it tracks your steps, sleep, activity, heart rate, and how many times you checked to see if you could actually find the Fappening nudie pics. (Joking). Anyways, THESE ARE SO OUT THEY'RE IN. Are you kidding me America? You're wearing glorified pedometers. I kind of want one.

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