There are no such things as 'trends' any more. New decade, new wardrobe.
What should I be wearing now? Sarah Mills, Edinburgh Pastels, according to the latest Vogue. And kitten heels. And blazers. The fact is, Sarah, there really aren't such things as "trends" any more because designers know that people are oddly reluctant to spend their money nowadays on things that they'll only be able to wear for three months, what with the economy crashing and unemployment soaring. So, Sarah, to answer your question, eventually, you should wear whatever you damn well want.
My aunt gave me a really rubbish dress for Christmas. Anonymous, by email Honey, if you think your boyfriend could potentially dump you because you wore a less-than-amazing dress for a couple of hours to appease the feelings of a relative, then it is your boyfriend who needs to be dumped,not you. Are you serious? Oof! In short, yes, you have to wear the dress. Post your questions to Hadley Freeman, Ask Hadley, The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. Rosalyn Hoffman: We're All Barbie Now? Cathy Horyn's snarky piece in today's NY Times, "Wrapped in Their Identities," about Sarah Palin and Michelle Obama's style, has us Bitches on a Budget thinking.
In our usual favorite fashion writer's piece comparing Sarah Palin's style to Michelle Obama's she takes to task Ms. Obama's fashion choices. Ms. Horyn writes: "Is this how a modern, educated, working woman wants to be viewed in her first historic year -- as a maven, an icon? Who's Barbie now? " Wow. Just like some of us love our pho (a delicious noodle soup) filled with veggies and topped with loads of fresh chopped cilantro, for others that cilantro sets our teeth to chattering. We're stumped about why Michelle O's chic and broad-ranging style is a matter of debate. We think Sarah Palin is incredibly attractive, and looks great in a tailored and crisp style that suits her look. We won't go so far as to comment on their politics, but we will speculate that the exploding Facebook fan base for our book (release 12/29!) Elizabeth Nicholas: So You Think You're a Fashion Person?
We are leaving for midnight mass in fifteen minutes, and I look like an utter idiot. Standing in front of the mirror in my childhood bedroom, I try to summon the enthusiasm I'd had fifteen minutes prior for what I was sure was the perfect ensemble for my delightfully WASPy old church -- conservative black silk dress, stacked patent heels and an old chiffon scarf of my mother's. As I stare my reflection, dress and heels are clearly on without incident, but the scarf is causing problems. What had made me think I knew how to tie a scarf anyway?
Lacking scarves of my own, I've never bothered to learn, but have admired the scarf and boater shirt look as much as the next francophile, and never imagined the prim yet louche knot at the neck exceedingly difficult to replicate -- somewhere, perhaps, in between tying shoelaces and tying actual sailing knots. This is not the case, I learn, as I weave ends madly around each other. Ten minutes to go. I look in the mirror, and almost gag. 1. 2. 3. 4.