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Fashion according to ME!: Banana Clips, open-toed shoes and shivering minis
Courtesy, April Wisniewski - Columnist
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Even though Boise weather is completely unpredictable in the fall, I think we are well on our way to being cold for the next 5 or 6 months. So ladies…it’s time to dress for it. It is possible to look sexy and stay warm! I can’t even count the number of times that I have been downtown in my winter coat, scarf, hat and mittens looking next to me or across the street and seen some girl in a mini skirt, tank top and open-toe heels shaking uncontrollably. This is not sexy, it’s stupid.
I have never been the type of person to compromise my warmth but for those of you who are, please stop. Whatever the reason you are out there freezing half to death, it’s not worth it. If you are trying to pick up a guy, chances are, your one-night stand isn’t going to be quality to start with but you can pretty much guarantee he’s not quality if he goes home with your half-naked freezing self. It’s just for sex and you are the billboard that is saying, “FREE FREE.” It’s not that I think all girls that wear mini skirts and tank tops in the winter are sluts, but come on people…Really?
My co-worker had a client come in this week and she had an outfit on that just looked awesome. It also fit into the “day to night” look. It was a black mock turtle neck, long sleeved sweater dress that was just above the knee with a pair of tall black heeled boots. Although all black is sometimes boring, this was not. It was perfect for the office and could have transitioned to an outfit for a night out on the town. This outfit was a perfect example of what to wear in the chilly temperatures; she was warm and totally stylish. In the even colder temps, add tights and a warm wool trench coat and you are set. Doesn’t that seem so much better than standing on “bar row” shivering at 2 a.m. on a Saturday/Sunday morning?
Unfortunately there are also atrocious outfits that keep you warm. I was sitting at a local establishment enjoying a frosty Stella this week when a friend of mine nudged me and said “is that a banana clip?” – yes friends, it was. Although this weeks column is not about hair, that’s where it started. She was a gift that just kept on giving for someone like me who writes a column like this. Her grown out black-root highlighted hair was cinched in a banana clip that I think she stole from me in 1986. She was caped in an over-sized black button down shirt and black and white pin-striped bell bottom pants that dragged on the floor when she walked.
Then there were the shoes! I don’t even have words to describe the black suede wedge monstrosities. I am only to assume from experience that she was a server somewhere out for an after shift cocktail. However, if she came up to my table at a restaurant, I would have to second guess the managements standards. Was she warm? I am sure of it. Did she look put together? Uh, no. A few minor adjustments, don’t wear you dad’s oxford, get your hair done and please for the love of all that is good, lose the banana clip.
What you wear reflects how you feel about yourself and how people perceive you. So unless you are sick, you have no excuse. Some readers may think that I am a judgmental #@!$%. Well folks, we all are! So, if you don’t want to end up as a “don’t” in this column, please dress warm, smart and stylish this fall and winter.
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