Showing posts with label the latest fashions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the latest fashions. Show all posts

Thursday, August 11, 2011

THE LATEST FASHIONS


Oops! I changed my mind! I was going to start with women's fashion (above), but I think I'll do the men's thing first. Don't worry, I'll come back to this.
Here's (above) the latest in men's suits. I kinda like it. I only wish I was thin enough to wear it.


Wow! A mod James Bond look! Interesting!


Cuffs are higher now. The Jerry Lewis look is back! 


This year's losers, the designs that didn't catch on, include the Lincoln-style frock coat.  Here (above) the coat is teamed with Jerry Lewis pants, but the combination doesn't work.


Failure never deters the frock enthusiasts. Next year they'll try again, and I imagine that one of these days they'll succeed. I hope they do, because that design lends itself to cartooning. Long coats and interesting hats make for funny silhouettes.


Colored suits are in this year, but I don't expect to see many on the street. How many people can afford a suit they can only wear a few times?


A colorful sport jacket, on the other hand...hmmmm, that (above) might actually catch on. The color that everybody seems to be interested in is indigo. Somebody figured how to dye high-chroma color onto jacket fabrics. 

The example in the picture looks like silk. Vast quantities of inexpensive silk have come out of China in recent years. They must have figured out how to make it without caterpillars, or maybe there are vast caterpillar farms in that country now. Don't wear a wool sweater if you visit China. The moth population there must be staggering.


Okay, what about those women's bikini pants? I don't know, I'm conflicted. As a dad and a solid citizen I think they're decadent, and a menace to society. As a guy, on the other hand, I think they should be absolutely mandatory for all women under 30. 


I asked a fashionable woman I know what the latest in womens gear is, and she said it was custom bras. They're selling like crazy. You get them fitted by specially trained technicians...a good job if you can get it. They're three times the price, but they last three times as long. 

That's not a custom bra above, but I like the picture.

Apparently there's a lot of variables in women's physiques that off-the-shelf bras don't take into account. Very few women are said to have a bra that fits. When it does fit, like the example above, the difference is said to be enormous.