Returning... for Better or for Worse

Revisiting the Eighties doesn't sound like a good idea to me. Ms. Anna Wintour states, "Fashion is about the future." Nothing about the eighties seems futuristic to me in fact, it seems like we're back pedalling. Fashion is all about looking forward, thinking forward, and then acting forward. Nothing about big hair, crazy pastel prints, overly large teeshirts over leggings with Keds seems to scream "FUTURE! AHEAD!" in fact it doesn't even whisper it. It's more hinting at "TACKY! NO CLASS!" and I really don't think we need to go there again. And then, of course, there are those who argue, "But what about reinventing the eighties? That counts as looking forward right?" My answer is absolutely not! If something needs reinventing in the first place, it's because it failed the first time around and it doesn't need repeating. So what I am going to suggest is this: lots of contrast and juxtoposition for next winter. Big, flowy, silvery pants paired with a tight, fitted creme colored cashmere sweater. Yes, that should work out nicely.

The "Return" of the Leather Jacket

How can the leather jacket be "back" if it never really went away in the first place? Is Teen Vogue just looking for something to print? And on that note why, why, why is Rihanna on this page (page 110 for all of my fellow readers out there) if she is wearing leather PANTS?? Can't the editors of this magazine tell that there is a difference between the garments that clothe your legs and the ones that go over one's torso? I honestly think a fashion magazine of all things could tell the difference between pants and a jacket.