I have never fancied myself as a fashionista so I rarely question trends but I have to address this one.
I recently found myself at a high school award ceremony where a friend of mine was giving a speech. When she finished, administrators began handing out the awards. One by one students lined up onstage. They weren’t friends. They weren’t even in the same class. Everyone followed a different style but there was a recurring item that I couldn’t help noticing: tapered jeans.
Of course I had seen the so-called skinny jeans before but didn’t realize EVERYONE wore them. In high school no one wore pants with tapered-legs except the women who worked in the front office. These were the same women who still wore shoulder pads.
I know 80′s fashion is making a comeback and believe me no one is happier than I (I worshipped Madonna of the 1980′s but that was not an option in elementary school). But why the jeans? Every time I see them, I think of this SNL skit.
I mentioned this to my friend, who I’ve known since high school. Working in the public school system, she knew what I was talking about and completely agreed with me.
Are we just showing our age or is this a fleeting trend?
Whatever you have in your closet, hang onto it, because it is sure to come back into fashion some day.