i can't avoid it any longer. i can't hide from it, shield my eyes from it, or deny it. so i will blog it.you may want to stop reading right now unless you possess an extraordinarily strong constitution, because the news i will share in forthcoming paragraphs is, quite frankly, devastating. it is heartbreaking, and should you choose blissful (though ephemeral) naivety i will fully understand.
-don't say i didn't warn you-
but it is my job as a blogger and self proclaimed social commentarian* to proclaim that which is in front of our very eyes:
RUNFORTHEHILLSTHE19-FLIPPIN-80SAREBACK-GAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!
now - before you dismiss me as a fearmongering, naysaying, delusive prophet of doom ... i have proof.
googled: 1980s fashion
googled: 2009 fashion
*yes, i know it isn't a word. this is my blog and i can make up words if i want to.
i'm sure that you, wonderfully perceptive readers, see the same thing i see.
they're similar!! and what do they have in common?
pointy pumps
primary colors
puffed sleeves**
high waists
leggings
general ubiquitous fluffiness
supermodels
need i say more? and don't even get me started on the music!
friends, this is bad. many of you have seen this day coming. some, i'm sure, will be blindsided by this blog, and to you i offer my heartfelt condolences.
please, all, consider this place, this speck of space in the interwebz, a place of rest and escape*** from the perfidious phoenix rising again in our culture ... a 1969 haven from medusa's serpentine skinny-leg tendrils ... a hippie commune of peace and love in the swirling, stormy return of the decade of "frantic change, characterised by political and economic decentralisation, especially in countries with mixed and command economies..."****
-ok, i'm done now.
and, um, to all y'all who are into the whole 80's thing ... hi. [waves awkwardly]
they're similar!! and what do they have in common?
pointy pumps
primary colors
puffed sleeves**
high waists
leggings
general ubiquitous fluffiness
supermodels
need i say more? and don't even get me started on the music!
friends, this is bad. many of you have seen this day coming. some, i'm sure, will be blindsided by this blog, and to you i offer my heartfelt condolences.
please, all, consider this place, this speck of space in the interwebz, a place of rest and escape*** from the perfidious phoenix rising again in our culture ... a 1969 haven from medusa's serpentine skinny-leg tendrils ... a hippie commune of peace and love in the swirling, stormy return of the decade of "frantic change, characterised by political and economic decentralisation, especially in countries with mixed and command economies..."****
-ok, i'm done now.
and, um, to all y'all who are into the whole 80's thing ... hi. [waves awkwardly]
**lots of p's, but that's beside the point.
***and commas
****http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s
11 comments:
lol, you are hilarious. does it mean i'm an 80's girl if i just bought two pairs of leggings and t-shirt style dresses? :)
NOOOOOOO! return to the dark side! or from the dark side! whichever is the side of super wide bell-bottoms! we have cookies! and grace slick! and exclamation points!
Hahaha! I don't like any of those outfits you posted, but I have to admit I kind of like the knee-length-or-slightly-above (not mini) sweater dress/knit-dress-over-leggings look...for example, a gray sweater dress over black leggings, with tall black boots. I'm not a fan of garish colors for everyday wear...uh, or anytime wear, really.
BTW, I had to Google Grace Slick. I'm just not cool like you, Lani! :-)
you know melissa, i have to agree with you. i like the knee length sweater dresses too. the problem is that i look about 8 sizes larger in that style, and i don't need the help! :D
you know, i could be really *mean* and post a picture of those adorable pants you like so much.....then i'd have to make a blog about the tragic 60's and how they are coming back too! :)
haha! go ahead! i'd love it! i have no shame about my decade-crush on the 60's! though ... maybe people will read your blog and see the total awesomeness of the pants and buy them, and then we'd show up to the same place in the SAME PANTS and that would be SO EMBARRASSING!
... probably not, though.
Ha, yeah, I said I like the look of sweater dresses, but not so much on myself. Now if someone made a sweater dress with Spanx material built in, they might be onto something.
lol! i'm sensing a business opportunity! (for someone who can sew - aka, not me.)
Do you know what I've seen at walmart recently? Do you want to know? Probably not...but I'll tell you anyway. Sparkly leggings. And skinny vests. And a vest with...wait for it...leather fringe all over it. Like an indian. Run.
NOOOOOO! D;
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