Posts Tagged ‘fashion’
The Grecian Bend was stupid, but no. Heels are still stupider.
Slate’s Rebecca Onion recently proposed that the Grecian Bend was the most preposterous ladies’ fashion trend of all time. In the 1860s, it was fashionable for American women to wear their skirts gathered at the back into panniers, with a bustle serving as the base upon which all of that fabric could be pinned. The…
Read MoreI am a legitimate fashion icon. A trendsetter. The New York Times says so.
When it comes to clothing, my life is fairly simple. I don’t wear ties. I own two suits that I almost never wear. I own one belt. Though I own winter coats of various degrees of warmth for prolonged stays outdoors, I wear a hooded sweatshirt throughout most of the winter. Most days I can…
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