In case you are facing, say, an upcoming college reunion, and you need a dress that will make you look particularly fabulous, successful, and ever so "Damn, why didn't I pay more attention to Hilatron...er, I mean, that person, while I had the chance," let me give you the rundown on the styles that can be found at the likes of Filene's Basement, Marshall's, and TJ Maxx this season.
-The "Vegas Hooker" look
-The "Prom Princess" look
-The "Vegas Hooker goes to the Prom" look
-The "I Can See Your Dirty Pillows!" look (aka The Most Popular Girl at the Prom)
-The "Peasant Girl at the Cocktail Party" look*
-The "Preppie Girl at the Beach Party" look
-The "Metal Girl in the Back of the Van" look (aka Animal Prints Do, Too, Look Good On Eveningwear. And In Purple.)
-The "I've Always Wanted to Be Wallpaper" look (aka the Little Black [Yawn] Dress)
-The "My! What Daring Wallpaper!" look (aka the Little Black Dress with a White Floral Pattern)
-The "Ha Ha, Very Funny, No I Am Not the Mother of the Bride" look
-The "Dear God, Why Did You Let Titantic-Era Celine Dion Design Your Dress!?" look (aka Vision in Chiffon)
-The "No, But See, These Sequins Are Tasteful. Really" look
-The "Rayon is Totally Worth $150, Don't Worry About a Thing" look
*Does anyone want to wear the peasant look, at all, anymore? If so, please raise your hand - the better for me to SHOOT YOU, so we can PUT AN END TO THIS FASHION MENACE FOR GOOD AND ALL.
Posted by hilatron at May 2, 2003 10:01 PMYou wouldn't say that about the peasant look if you saw the sweet peasant shirts I scored on my infamous Grand Bazaarapalooza the other day. Just wait till you see me in my peasant shirt, "Prada" bag slung jauntily over my shoulder.
Posted by: EV at May 3, 2003 09:50 AMAll right. I will amend that to, "Does anyone still like the peasant (used as an excuse to manufacture flimsy hootchie tops in horrible synthetic materials with cheap embroidery and in horrible colors) look?"
And trust me, that look does not translate well to the medium of the cocktail dress.
Posted by: Hilatron at May 3, 2003 10:13 AMTrue that... and my peasant shirts are authentic Asia Minor traditional, of course, not hoochie. Peasant-hooch is definitely not ok.
Posted by: EV at May 4, 2003 03:32 AM"Vegas Hooker goes to the Prom" look...Guess, right?
Posted by: Beerzie Boy at May 6, 2003 05:12 PM