Fashion Faux Pas
When you have a commute like mine (train, subway, and a bus), you see all kinds of things. Not all of these things are the kind of things you want to see.
Take this morning for example. A woman got on the train at Lynn wearing a bright red blouse with a gold jacket. This was color coordinated with a striped skirt that matched the gold and red in her blouse and jacket. On top of that, she was wearing these obnoxious kick-ass knee high red boots. The outfit itself was put together well and would have looked awesome on Ulli, the fabulous East Boston neighbor or just about any attractive woman under 35. However, this woman was in her late forties and it made her look quite tragic. Stacy and Clinton (from TLC’s What Not to Wear) talk about clothes that are age appropriate. This certainly was not. Good outfit, bad look.
Last week… Wait. Let me prefix this by stating that I’m not one of those gay men who know all things about fashion and women’s makeup. I do enough to know what eyeliner is, and I can tell when someone is wearing a pencil versus liquid eyeliner. Anyway, this woman got on the orange line who was probably in her late forties and she was wearing liquid eyeliner that looked like she had held the aplicator at a 30 degree angle to apply it. Yes, it was THAT thick. She looked like she was ready for a night out on the town. Keep in mind that this was the morning commute. Had her makeup been smudged, I would have given her credit for doing the walk of shame, but no, this was cleanly applied. AND she was wearing WAY too much lipstick. When will women learn that bright red lipstick isn’t always attractive. In fact, it can make you look like a damn clown.
Those who know me understand that I have a tendency to spew exactly what I’m thinking. Fortunately for me, I’ve kept my mouth shut on the train. Some people don’t always want your opinions.
A GOLD jacket...WHOA!!!! LYNN seems to be the happening place.
We miss you in Eastie...and the Reggernator of course as well.
Posted by Ulli on 05/01 at 11:42 AMGold and red, and knee high boots? Jeesus, theres a hairdresser in Everett that wants her clothes back! I think you must have that fashion gay man thing going on if you can spot liquid eyeliner vs pencil!
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