Fashion Don'ts: A Heads Up
Every woman’s sense of style differs according to her culture, or her own personal taste. However, one should be able to tell whether whatever they have on is actually pleasant to look at, and that is why I am writing this article – so that at least one less person can walk the streets without having to go through this embarrassment. So without further ado, here are some guidelines.
You might have seen a woman walk around a mall with a skirt so short and so tight that her steps seem terribly small. Firstly, I don’t understand why they bother to go through so much discomfort just to look good. I mean honestly, how they can rush to a place without the possibility of tripping, I will never know. Secondly, couldn’t they have picked a skirt with a bigger hem? It’s a matter of material, people. It isn’t appealing, men excluded, to see your extra volume protruding from your skirt which we are sure is a size too small.
Next up are harem pants. Everyone knows them, the baggy and tapered contraption popping up everywhere nowadays. These pants just don’t quit, as they are still being donned by celebrities. To be perfectly honest, not everyone can pull off wearing these, including me. I personally think harem pants are hideous but perhaps I am just bitter because I cannot wear them like everyone else. I have also seen some people wear them and it makes me want to wash my eyes.
The dropped-crotch aspect certainly does not fit all body types. Evidently, harem pants draw attention to the lower body. Therefore, if you want to wear it well, read this well: With such baggy looking pants, everything else you’re wearing should be light and tight-fitting. To make full use of the harem pants, wear high chunky heels and show a little of your ankles. You know, just to make sure you don’t look like you’re drowning in the pants. Especially if you’re short.
What is up with women and excessive tattoos? While on vacation in New York the other day, I couldn’t help but scrutinize a girl who seemed to have every inch of the skin on her upper body inked with drawings and whatnot. From the whole of her shoulders to above her ears, she looked like a tattoo promoter. If that wasn’t bad enough, she had on the whole rockstar ensemble with piercings on her eyebrows and bold black earrings, and a haircut to scare.
Perhaps the look would have been bearable enough on a man, but to my dismay it was a lady, who I might add would have looked pretty enough without the histrionic style. Perhaps it’s a revolutionary fashion statement I have yet to hear of, but in my book I don’t think any decent woman should ever come off that way. Girl, you’d be more unnerving than your own boyfriend!
Don’t even think you can sneak away with a fake Chanel anything. Really now, people nowadays are so astute, we can smell fake merchandise from a distance. No harm in not being able to own one yourself, just don’t go around boasting a huge branded handbag from Petaling Street in case you get caught by someone who would never let you live it down. Well, you won’t live it down.
BY ERIKA HANA PUTRI
You might have seen a woman walk around a mall with a skirt so short and so tight that her steps seem terribly small. Firstly, I don’t understand why they bother to go through so much discomfort just to look good. I mean honestly, how they can rush to a place without the possibility of tripping, I will never know. Secondly, couldn’t they have picked a skirt with a bigger hem? It’s a matter of material, people. It isn’t appealing, men excluded, to see your extra volume protruding from your skirt which we are sure is a size too small.
Next up are harem pants. Everyone knows them, the baggy and tapered contraption popping up everywhere nowadays. These pants just don’t quit, as they are still being donned by celebrities. To be perfectly honest, not everyone can pull off wearing these, including me. I personally think harem pants are hideous but perhaps I am just bitter because I cannot wear them like everyone else. I have also seen some people wear them and it makes me want to wash my eyes.
The dropped-crotch aspect certainly does not fit all body types. Evidently, harem pants draw attention to the lower body. Therefore, if you want to wear it well, read this well: With such baggy looking pants, everything else you’re wearing should be light and tight-fitting. To make full use of the harem pants, wear high chunky heels and show a little of your ankles. You know, just to make sure you don’t look like you’re drowning in the pants. Especially if you’re short.
What is up with women and excessive tattoos? While on vacation in New York the other day, I couldn’t help but scrutinize a girl who seemed to have every inch of the skin on her upper body inked with drawings and whatnot. From the whole of her shoulders to above her ears, she looked like a tattoo promoter. If that wasn’t bad enough, she had on the whole rockstar ensemble with piercings on her eyebrows and bold black earrings, and a haircut to scare.
Perhaps the look would have been bearable enough on a man, but to my dismay it was a lady, who I might add would have looked pretty enough without the histrionic style. Perhaps it’s a revolutionary fashion statement I have yet to hear of, but in my book I don’t think any decent woman should ever come off that way. Girl, you’d be more unnerving than your own boyfriend!
Don’t even think you can sneak away with a fake Chanel anything. Really now, people nowadays are so astute, we can smell fake merchandise from a distance. No harm in not being able to own one yourself, just don’t go around boasting a huge branded handbag from Petaling Street in case you get caught by someone who would never let you live it down. Well, you won’t live it down.
BY ERIKA HANA PUTRI
