You really shouldn't be wearing that

After a brief conversation with my good friend, and after the Ugg boots rant, I realized that there are many articles of clothing that one should probably never wear. I go to the mall and I see very odd examples of what defines an outfit. Who in their right mind would wear that, I ask myself. I visit the fashion blog, Go Fug Yourself, and I realized that celebrities are not immune to weird, dare I say, bad fashion.

Celebrities should know better. They know that people will scrutinize them if they show up wearing something like this:



I don't know who this girl is, nor do I care, although I think she may be disgustingly wealthy. While the cropped poncho could be cute in, oh say, Colonial times, it does not quite fit in our modern world. Clearly she is wearing a patterned skirt on top of an already patterned dress. Or is it an apron? The asymmetrical hem doesn't work unless it is supposed to be that way, although I've never much been a fan of said asymmetrical hem. The whole mismatched, over-layered, wonky combination of clothing pieces make this girl look like she got dressed in the dark. The "fug" girls of Go Fug Yourself, put it best by saying she looked like "Eliza Doolittle circa her downtrodden flower-shilling period."

I'm not going to say much about it, but I think this photo of Jennifer Connelly says it all.

Let's talk about trends shall we? Now, I'm a fan of leggings. They keep my legs warm in the winter, and, if done correctly, can be worn with a skirt longer than a mini and a cute pair of mid-calf length boots, might actually look nice. Or, you know, if you're a ballet dancer. Much like the Ugg boot, girls seem to forget that leggings are yet another functional article of clothing that was meant to stay that way. Leggings were hot in the 80's and they had a brief comeback when girls started wearing them under mini skirts. Okay, I tried it. Shortly thereafter, I realized that it only looked cute on little girls. Anything looks cute on them. Mini skirts are another story. Say we lose the mini skirt. Say the leggings now act as pants. Which, again, is something you should only do if you are a ballet dancer. So, leggings as pants. Okay, not only are you wearing them with a short jacket or tshirt, but your butt, and panty lines are pretty much on display. (see here Oh Tyra! No!) If you want people to see you in tights essentially, then so be it. Otherwise, please only use your leggings for their intended use. Also, to further add insult to injury. You can get leggings in any color imaginable. American Apparel is boasting that their leggings come in 30 different colors (see here). Although, I'm not sure why anyone would want them.

Why do some people continue to make awful fashion choices? Baby doll dresses? Overalls? 50-75% of the clothes at H&M? Crocs!?!!? Fashion fades, style is eternal. I think we need to take a page out of old Hollywood and leave the trendy, weird clothes for nobody.