Too much time has elapsed since my last post, partially because of some wonderful but time consuming work deadlines, but also because I really haven't been shopping much lately. Odd, because I LOVE spring/ summer clothing. Nothing is really calling out to me. By and large things seem so teeny, so short, so bright, so synthetic and so pricey at most of my favorite retailers this season. Even Brooks Brothers has succumbed to the call of the short, short dress.
I am sure that I am older than the demographic they are courting, but surely even the really young need to sit down sometimes.
I peeked in the mall the other day and started smiling because the dresses and high hems reminded me of a funny(but probably NSFW) feature about too short skirts on a blog that I used to read. Daddy Likey was voted as one of the most influential design blogs a few years ago. I don't think Winona is still blogging, but this
link still works. I wonder if Winona knew she was forecasting a trend!
A quick glance at the Resort 2014 collections shows that the short skirt trend is still going to be strong for next year, although there were some quite long skirts for contrast.
I asked a trusted SA at one of my local J Crew stores about a particularly scandalously high hem on an otherwise great dress. Her response- "
I liked it too, but I am not supposed to wear it to work because it is too short." Yes- that says it all.
