I figured I 'd dig deep through the annals of my dark mind and ferret out some fashion faux-pas that I had stored away. So here goes.
A long time ago, I was flying out early spring from the East Coast back to CA. The flight had been delayed and after a week of working hard I was eager to get back home. I was pretty oblivious to my surroundings and was wallowing in my own self-pity. The air was nippy and so everybody was dressed in semi-summery clothes with maybe a jacket and a sweater. I noticed this boy-man walking past me several times. I use the phrase boy-man loosely here..he was probably about 30 years old but looked more of a boy and less a man.
He caught my attention because he wasnt very tall(about 5ft 5 in), and he was standing next to this youngish woman who was pregnant. It was an odd match. She looked big and heavy and he looked rather tiny. Added to that was another of my pet peeves. He was wearing a formal icy blue shirt with a pair of beige cargo shorts. And the best part - he had a sweater over his shoulders with a knot in the front. A la Jack Mc farland from Will and Grace. Dont get me wrong, its not the fact that he looked gay that got me.
It reminded me of a guy I knew a loooong time ago. The second time I met him, he was dressed in a formal shirt and little short shorts(yeah, they make them for men too apparently)..and I remember teasing him endlessly about it back then. In fact I took him to a store and made him buy a tshirt then and there.
But that was a past life. These days I am a little more grumpy and dont have the energy to hoot my fashion horn.
Please people..especially men below 40..please heed to this blogger's advice and look around u before u go abt tying ur sweaters in the front and wearing super formal shirts on your cargo shorts!
