Trashy Fashion Fades, But Class is Forever

I bought this lovely shirt once, but I deliberately refused to try it on because hundreds of other dirty shopper hands have touched it. After I washed it and pulled it on myself, I was devastated. My first spring piece, a trapeze shirt with a beautiful silhouette was just about half-a-size big because I didn't have the shoulders, or the chest, to be honest, to hold such a demanding article of clothing up. I wore it anyways, but I was always peeking down to see if it slouched more than necessary. Then, one day, while giving a presentation in this shirt, eyebrows started raising, frowns developed, and a couple of disapproving snuffs were given. Finally, my friend hesitantly raised her hand up to her chest and tugged her shirt. Nothing was showing, but after that this shirt is at the back of my closet.

Now come to think of it, if the over slouchy-ness of my shirt caused such a commotion how do people go outside? When you look around, everything is getting lower or higher. Hemlines are rising, remember the mini skirts? Well they are called, micro minis now. If you can't see a person's thong, the jeans aren't low-rise enough. And big-time cleavage roams the street, so keep on scooping that scoop-neck. Last time I checked, clothing was meant to cover your body but now the outfits that people put on themselves seems so delicate that if a little breeze were to come along, the clothes would all fall off.

There is a scare that if you wear the appropriate standard of clothes, you'll look like your mom, and people will lose interest in you. So I guess dressing inappropriately would be associated with being a slut. I'm pretty sure your mom would get a lot more respect than a slut. I'm also sure that you'll probably get hit on more than if you dressed like someone's mom. But then again, what are the other people who are looking at you thinking?

When I pierced my ears, I wore a pony-tail more. Today, while I was out when the temperature was freezing, I saw a lady bare her midriff, not that she had a fantastic set of abs but because she had her belly button pierced. Girls with long and lean legs would wear shorts or minis more than girls who hate their legs. So I guess "letting it all hang out" means you actually love your body. Then why not just stomp the street naked? Being naked is classier than wearing too revealing clothes. And to the young girls on the street who look at you, what are you telling them? I'll get guys to like me more if my boobs pop out. I'll be sexier if I was more provocative at dressing.

But thank God that this isn't how everybody thinks. The competition for this type of "trashy" style is the ultra-conservative "preppy" in honor of the upper-class, New England WASP, prep-school uniforms. This trend dominates school yards and heading this pack is Abercrombie and Fitch. They show that you still can be sexy while being covered. But then on my little cruise to A&F's website, it all changed.

The T-shirt, a fashion classic, changed and designed in so many ways, to me, isn't something I'd find trashy. A&F has a specific line of T-shirts called "humor shirts." And this particular shirt, said "Best You'll Ever Have". Obviously, you don't have to guess what that is about. How can Abercrombie give in to trashiness? I don't understand why a company with such high reputation would degrade itself just to satisfy some stupid trend that their customers won't appreciate. Would you want your daughter to flash her so-called sex skills so the whole world could see? I'd be pretty embarrassed to see a young woman lose all respect due to a company's idiotic decision to sex-ify their shirts.

There is, however, nothing wrong with being sexy but only smart dressers no where the line is between sexy and trashy. Sexy will always be a timeless trend (I give A&F credit for their other shirt "Sexy Is Always In Style"), a symbol of power and literally being a woman, something that all women will learn to embrace in their lifetime. Trashy washes out as time passes. To all people who dress because they think that spectators are somewhat retarded, here's a little thought: we know where your breasts and butt are since most people have basic anatomy knowledge.