The difference between a shirt and a dress

I've noticed an epidemic lately of people who can't tell the difference between a shirt and a dress. One was intended to be worn with pants and looks very strange without them. You can put on LV spiked platforms or knee-high boots all you want, but it won't change the fact that everywhere you go, people will look at you and think "she forgot to put on her pants!"

I'd like to give a class called "this is a dress, this is a shirt." We could follow it up with "these are shorts and those are underwear." People who graduate, could then move on to "the difference between a purse and a suitcase" and "reasons not to mix animal prints."

On the opposite end of the spectrum, we have people who dress like the year they graduated from high school. You know these people--they still have perms, or claw bangs, or crewcuts. They bought a tie for their college graduation and they still wear it even though it is knit. They need the class "it is no longer 1983" and "scrunchies were not meant for adults."

Fashion is a beautiful and a fleeting thing. I'm sure I have committed many fashion crimes in my past (I recall bubblegum beads and black tights with red shoes.) But if you want to be trendy, you have to keep up with the trends. That is the whole point.

Trends that I love--embellished shoes. Who knew shoes could be jewelry? I also love chiffon, but it should have an age limit of around 29. Big rings worn on your index finger. My grandmother did this and she was impossibly chic. So I recently bought some and I love them. I don't care if it's not trendy. This is where I beat my own jewelry lined path.