Fashionista
Alright, let’s get this straight — I’ve always thought that I had considered, classic good taste: well-made T-shirts in solid colours, blue jeans without too much detail, solid blazers or suit jackets, creased dress pants with cuffs and patterned ties that were busy without being messy.
Then I had the startling realization that classic good taste isn’t a fashion sense. It’s avoiding having a fashion sense — it’s being as lazy as possible and wearing as close to a uniform every day. And my classic good taste is flawed. Flawed, I say!
However, I think Glenn is wrong. Fashion is orthogonal to Simplicity. You can have both, one or neither. Here’s my resolution: I’m going to watch the trends a bit better and keep my eyes out for what’s simple AND fashionable. The best part is that I already like watching people (come on, I’m in Paris, café capital of the world).
And where fashion meets simplicity lies gmail. Thanks to a kind benefactor, I’m in the beta and I have some invitations to give away. I’ll write a little review about it later.
GKarlsen
Holy Smokes!!!
I believe that you have somehow abused the English language. I have seen the phrase “Glenn is wrong” before but only when preceeded by “There is no possible way that” or “It’s highly unlikely that” or when followed by ” – yeah right!” (with ironic smile implied). I’m not sure that the laws of grammar allow for your sentence construction.
My thinking is that you were confused when you attempted to get things straight. Possibly you forgot that ‘however’ means ‘nevertheless’ not ‘there’s no fockering way’.
But, I will consider that setting the precedent for playing closer attention to fashion may provide an excuse when I’m caught gawking at the summer goddesses about town. Please keep me updated on the latest trends so that I may speak knowledgeably whilst I attempt to avoid getting Sauer-smacked upside the head.
Good night, good afternoon and good morning Mr. Skraba.
signed,
The Irreverent Insomniac
Obviously, when I said Glenn was wrong, I meant to say that he was right.
My words were just randomly chosen from a dictionary based on how they sounded, and any meaning (especially the implication that Glenn was wrong) was coincidental. As well as an imprudent paradox.
Fashion is highly important and you are right not to confuse it with good taste. What’s important in clothing oneself is that what you wear should reflect “you” – and not what people say/think/whisper about you. Everyone should own something that shouldn’t work – but somehow does because it works on YOU. For me – this is a mustard-stained purple/green/yellow fleece jacket.
Ryan Skraba, outlaw defender of right in the astounding years to come!