Oh, and a note on trends

Now, I saw this in Vogue and other American fashion magazines during my brief US visit. Yet I cannot believe how popular it is in the UK, and I'm hoping it's not popular in continental Europe.

What I'm talking about is the Gypsy Look.

Folks, please, it's awful. It only looks good on some skinnnnnny girls and even then...

And do I even need to mention that actual gypsy clothes tend to look better than what is in the shop windows? At least, this is my impression from photos and such that I've seen. Heaven help us all if what is in the shop windows is really Gypsy Chic.

I shudder to think that I remember tiered skirts from when I was in middle school and my freshman year of high school -- almost 20 years ago. I don't generally feel "old", but when I pointed out remembering this fashion trend from "20 years ago" to a Finnish girl in Glasgow, I felt old. It's scary to me that I can talk about such things. I've noticed it more [in the past] when talking about music. "Oh, I remember when that song was originally released -- I was in 8th grade." and then a look of bewilderment from someone merely 10 years younger than myself, when realizing that X song was not originally penned by Y band.

But I digress.

If I didn't make this point clear before, I really, really dislike this trend. Positively awful -- and I don't care who the designer is that is churning out these clothes.

Do we really need Hippy Chic clothing again???? What's next? A Grunge revival, where everyone breaks out the old flannel and filthy, ripped jeans?

I think not.