DC is a town of hard workers. Often touted as the “Hollywood of Ugly People,” sometimes people hold the stereotype up. It’s unfortunate really because there are some well dressed, classy looking peeps up in this joint.
Unfortunately, today I was witness to one of the worst fashion faux pas. I’ve been walking down to Capitol South instead of Eastern Market Metro because instead of $2 to get me to Crystal City, it’s only $1.85. Last month, I had to put money on my metro card TWICE at the end of the month so to ensure I don’t have to do that again I’ve been trying to be “frugal” with metro fare (sad I know).
So because I walk so much further to Cap South, I let myself take the elevator instead of walking up a block to the escalators. I’m the third in line to wait for the elevator and a woman stands next to me. Because I was wearing my Jackie O sunglasses (as I call them) I looked around at my fellow commuters scoping out the outfits for any possible ideas for my own pathetic wardrobe.
Then I saw this:
Now picture it’s a woman. With slight wedge sandals with the straps kind of like tevas but not velcro. She was wearing blue socks. Black sandals (shudder). Capri Pants.
Let’s just go over everything wrong with that outfit from the waist down. I am vehemently AGAINST
Capris. Mostly because I’m short and they make me look like more of a midget than I actually am. I do like the ankle length pants but capris that fall between the ankle and the knee? No dice.
Blue Socks with Black Sandals. Ok first of all, no one – man or woman – should ever, EVER wear socks with sandals past the age of like…five. Let alone! Let alone…blue socks with black sandals. That’s just…I can’t. No. Just….no.
Seriously, while DC has a great number of well dressed people who probably spend way more than I earn each year on their wardrobes at Saks and Bloomingdales, there are just as many people who need a little assistance in the fashion realm. It’s called a mirror and everyone should look in it before they leave and think “will my outfit offend someone today?” If that answer is yes then perhaps you should reconsider.
Other Faux Pas that I run into at least once on a daily basis?
*Sneakers with Skirts/Suits. I know I know, DC is a city of commuters. But sneakers with a suit? Find a pair of flats. Then it won’t look so tacky.
*Stripes/Polka Dots alone fine. Together? Just no.
*Panty lines. I have no desire to see that it was laundry day and all you had left was nasty granny panties.
*Navy Blue and Black – just…no. Same with Brown and Black. Wear something brighter to off set the darkness of it. My favorite color set of the season is mustard and navy or mustard and brown.
*to the interns, as it’s been mentioned before – if you wear it to the club? Don’t wear it to the office. Generally anything from Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, American Eagle should be saved for weekends although there is the occasional exception. Be careful with the BeBe clothes – sometimes they tend to run on the skankarific side (though they do have nice blouses) and be wary with ill fitting clothes from Forever 21 which sometimes have weird cuts and or have clothes that may not be office appropriate.
Stick to these common rules and the likelihood of offending anyone will be slim. As far as DC being the Hollywood for ugly people? I still think that one or two ugly ducklings does not an ugly city make. Look at the classy folk, judge the city based on them not a few odd balls who never learned to dress themselves.
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Pink Item of the Day: Target has a Think Pink section with many pink kitchen items. I’m love the pink Kitchen Aid items like the food processor and the stand mixer. The a portion of the proceeds of these items go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
