Let the chaos ensue. It's Black Friday! .... and I'm still alive. Every year is always an adventure. This year, as I came home for Thanksgiving, my mother and I decided to take on the crowds again this Black Friday morning. Quick stop at the mall... disaster... on to other shops we frequent, not so disastrous, but still unbelievable lines and people and FASHION STATEMENTS! This is a post about the last. Lots of lines, lots of people... yeah yeah, that's a given. But oh, the fashion. Oh, the poor poor fashion choices of today. I encountered more examples of the "roll out of bed and accidentally tried too hard to make it look like I just rolled out of the bed" than I have ever before. Granted, as much as I try to keep up with Stacy and Clinton on "What Not to Wear" and as much as I adore InStyle magazine, some fashion considered 'in' or 'hip' today, I completely disagree with. Leggings and tights with Ugg boots are one of such examples. While leggings and tights push the limits for me simply because I feel that I'm thrown back into the fourth grade when they were 'in' the first go around added with the fact that people who should not wear them do, when combined with the Ugg boots, it becomes far beyond out of control. Add gym shorts over the tights. Add fairly cute long sleeve shirt. Plus, the messy ponytail. My question is, "Wouldn't you have saved yourself so much trouble, had you just worn jeans?" It is eight o'clock in the morning for the love of God. I only wish I had a picture of not only this completely unfortunate young lady but the expression on both my mother's face and my own after we passed her. One word: Tragic.My advice of the day: Follow people to their car and then steal parking places when shopping on Black Friday, always use your signal when turning into a parking spot if you've been waiting, keep the tights and leggings in the drawer and the Uggs in the closet (unless you plan on wearing them separately, don't overdo the "roll out of bed" look, and NEVER underestimate a good pair of jeans. Ever.
Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving! Enjoy your weekend!
