A few days without dog posts and the hits drop off - post a dog picture and story, and bam, everybody is back. I should rename this blog, "It's All About The Dogs."
Well, this post is not about the dogs. Feel free to click away now. This is about Shopping.
I am on record as hating with every fiber of my being the Abomination Unto the Memory of Audrey Hepburn that is the ugly, baggy chopped off thing erroneously called "Capri Pants." I have cursed them publicly many times.
Apparently the goddess of decent clothing heard my rants - because suddenly there are capri-like-things that I would wear. And Penney's has them on sale. And yea, verily, they are actually cute, and cheap. And I bought two pair. Because they follow the lines of the body, they hit right below the knee, they do not flare, they do not hang like chopped off pants, nor bag in the ass, nor are they skin tight and scary. They are Good. I will not live in jeans this long, hot summer in protest of the abominations of cropped and flared and shapeless things that hit at the widest part of the calf and turn every woman under 6 ft tall and over 110 pounds into a stubby troll. I have been forced to boycott these abominations for the last couple of years, and damn, I'm sick of wearing jeans all summer.
And the curse of the shirts so short that they barely skim the waistband of the jeans, and so tight you can see the outline of breakfast? It, too, appears to have passed. I bought shirts that are 1) not clingy like wallpaper; 2) not short. And they are cute. They are so cute my 22 year old daughter saw what I bought and is at Penney's right now. Because though she is tall and lovely, she shares the loathing of the ugly baggy faux-capri pants that have been shoved down our throats, and loathes the shirts that cling and leave three inches of goose-bumped skin exposed to the air conditioning. And yes, those abominations are still there, among the jewels, but there are actually things that don't look ridiculous, but look cute and summery. Audrey, you heard our cries, grabbed an angel by her halo and got her to bitchslap some sense into the fashion dictators. (In an angelic way, of course.) Thank you, on behalf of female humanity.
And the heavens opened, the sun shined, the flowers bloomed, and the bunnies came out of the forest and danced with joy.
Hallelujah. But I can't shop. I've bought yarn this month.
ReplyDeleteGod help me shopping. I am a burn survivor and have scars all over my legs. I'm so ready for any kind of gut-offs to GO.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to make a trip to Penney's. Add me to the list of people tired of wearing jeans all summer. I noticed the longer tops appearing too and am very happy about it. Not only because I don't have to keep tugging at my shirt bottom, but hopefully I won't be seeing who's wearing a g-string as much.
ReplyDeleteKeep giving us doggy shots once in awhile. I laughed when I read the caption on the second picture of pup shots. "..made him cry. Game over." :)
Maybe this is the beginning of the end of the ass cracks? One can dream....
ReplyDeleteSue, as for scars - whose over-40 legs are perfect anyway? Okay, Demi Moore, but she sold her soul for them, I just know it. My personal hero is a friend's daughter who recently lost a leg in a motorcycle accident. She gave her doctor hell last week, because he won't let her go swimming yet, and she has a really cute bathing suit she wants to wear! Every time I get self conscious about my issues, I think of her and try to adopt her ballsy attitude.
hey, the dogs are just a bonus. i come for your rapier wit. i agree, i hated those gaucho looking things, too. and i'm sorry, but no woman over 40, no matter how well she is in shape, should wear those foreshortened things they call "shirts." nice to see some dignity back in the clothing department (you can be dignified & cute & comfy at the same time) and walmart has the capris too (forgive me, but the jcpenny's here sucks)
ReplyDeleteOkay, I plead guilty--I was laughing at the dogs at 6 am this morning. Sue me--I can't help it. I love them little babies.
ReplyDeleteI went shopping for clothes this week in a store for the first time, well not in years, but it seems like it. I actually found a place that had clothes in my size and that I liked. It also helped that I had someone with me who kinda led me along the path to happiness. I'm not sure I would have bought most of the things I bought (and yes, there are some short pants in the bunch) without her, but I do like the things I found. I also bought slip on shoes, which means I have to show my bare skin and toes--yikes. My friend said yesterday was the first time she thought she'd ever seen me without hose in the 7 years she'd known me. She's probably right, but it's the new me, and damned if I don't care what anybody else thinks.
Aveeno Continuous Radiance Moisturizing Lotion. It does not stink with the chemical smell of self-tanner, it does not make my pale Irish skin orange, and it makes it soft. It is now my answer to hose.
ReplyDeleteBTW, 22 year old Girl went to Penney's and came back with a really cute dainty lingerie-kind of tank and an even skimpier tank and top to wear over it, and both are long enough for her 5'9" self. She didn't buy the kind of things that her almost-48-year-old mother is comfortable in, but we both found things we liked. And she was pleased, for it is Good. Praise Audrey, and the ears she has grabbed in fashion heaven. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAs one who is the absolute anthisis of Audrey, I kinda like the long baggy crops cause on shorty me, they're PANTS :)
ReplyDeleteI got a Panasonic Lumix Camera. It's got all the bells and whistles including picture stabilization(!!!) I've admired the photo quality for a long time, it runs on regular AA batteries (I have rechargables so I don't have to sell a kidney to buy Duracells)and it was under $200!
I thought I'd seen attractive short pants out there, but couldn't believe it. You know how I feel about the train wreck victim costumes that have been passing for fashion the past few years. Thank you for doing the investigative shopping for us - I'll believe my eyes next time I"m in a store.
ReplyDeleteWere they angora bunnies and did you protect them from the dogs ;)
ReplyDeleteWhee...I'm heading to Penneys! It's about d**n time!
ReplyDelete(((hugs)))
God, I wonder if I can sucker my mom into buying *me* some clothes for Mother's Day. I'm taking her to the spa...she can take me shopping! Yes?
ReplyDelete-Auntie M
Debi - I'm not that short or tall, I'm 5'5" - on me cropped pants have a strange ass-lowering effect. I look shorter and wider. In these just below the knee capris I look my actual height. And they are COMFY!
ReplyDeleteCatherine, I may not comment often, but I sure read your blog every day. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteDee
boo hiss - my local penney's had none of the lovely capris - at least none that I could find for the crowds this morning (and the one and only one dressing room in the ladies department) I did however find a lovely red linen skirt and black sleeveless shell to wear with it though, so all was not lost...
ReplyDeleteAria - at least it wasn't a wasted trip. Those "not cropped pants" capris are flying out of the stores, I tried to buy another color while I was there and they were out of "middle range" (8-12) sizes in a lot of colors. But they do have cute clothes in general this season, so I'm glad to have a place to go for moderately priced basic stuff, at long last.
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