I am totally loving this chilly weather. Summer was never my favorite season.
» Arwen is a 25-year-old New York native. Originally hailing from Long Island, she likes to spend most of her time in New York City. She's loud, quirky, and has a short attention span. Some of the things she enjoys are sushi, video games, cosmetics, and all things Japanese. More?

Fashion faux pas

This is what we saw walking down the street in New York City yesterday. Not only was her outfit ridiculous, but she was roughly 30 years too old to be wearing it.

I don’t normally criticize other people’s fashion choices, because I myself don’t go by what Vogue tells me is fashionable this season (not by a long shot). I actually enjoy eccentric clothing choices and do encourage it. However, ladies: know your place. If you’re pushing over-the-hill, you should NOT be dressing like you’re pushing 20 and ready to hit the club. (Do girls even wear stuff like that to the club?)

While we’re on the topic of fashion mistakes… gladiator sandals! You know, these ugly things? Unless you’re reenacting, you know, the Trojan war, there is absolutely no reason to wear them. Every time I see girls on the subway wearing them, I want to stomp on their perfectly manicured toes with my high-top Chucks. Ugh.

July 27th, 2008 | Photos, WTF | Leave a response

16 Comments

7/27/08 @ 8:16 pm // Amanda said:

Can’t see her face, but her body actually looks alright for the outfit…like, she’s not bulging inappropriately anywhere.

Of course, it’s inappropriate for walking in the city, but if she were at the beach or something, she’d probably look fine.

7/27/08 @ 8:49 pm // Alex said:

Umm… that is truly tragic… the unfortunate thing is that in my city, I see things like that all the time.

And… I’m not going to lie. I really enjoy gladiator sandals. Not the crazy ones that go like up to your knee or even up your ankle, but I have a few pairs that are just like flip floppy. The thing is, I get that they are useless, but for some reason love them despite it.

7/27/08 @ 9:17 pm // Mallory said:

LMFAO @ THE SHORTS! And don’t even get me started on those cheap cowboy boots … And LMFAO again @ her shirt … None of it matches in the least. XD;

She looks like a fucking slag, end of.

Thank god the fall ‘fashions’ will be taking about soon, then I won’t have to hear about those fucking butt-ugly sandals anymore. Hate them.

But you know what I hate more …? The fact that plaid/tartan, black nail polish, black lipstick, thick black eyeliner, and black clothing/purses/shoes are going to be ‘in’ this fall.

I’m going to look like I’m badly attempting to follow the latest trends.

… Or I can pretend to be leading the trends. :D

7/27/08 @ 11:51 pm // John said:

Not for nothing but it looks like she’s wearing a diaper under that… that… thing!

7/28/08 @ 1:49 am // Lena said:

Even though she apparently looks a mess it is not your place to criticize how she dress, if she’s 50 years old and dressing like she’s 20 then that’s her business. Me personally, I am 31 and I dress young to but I have the body for it but if I didn’t and felt I looked nice then i’d wear what I wanted.

I guess we all have our opinions.

7/28/08 @ 2:24 am // Nellie said:

I’d tap that… hard… with a crow bar.

7/28/08 @ 3:30 am // Ciel said:

LOL that is .. EHW! that is not my taste! not at all!

although i have to admit i LOVE my birkenstock sandals… and i don’t care what anybody thinks… they are perfect! :P

7/28/08 @ 5:49 am // Arwen said:

Lena – It’s one thing to dress “young.” It’s completely another to walk around like you’re dressed to go to the disco hoe-down. And ESPECIALLY if you have kids, you should not be giving them the impression that dressing like a skank is okay.

7/28/08 @ 6:20 pm // Erika Alc said:

Wow that’s a gruesome sight.

7/29/08 @ 1:37 am // Beth said:

lmfao. I see that everyday. She’s not too big for that…..ensemble, but she shouldn’t be trusting whoever it is that tells her, “Yes, that outfit looks nice on you.” Maybe she just left an audition for the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders…or Coyote Ugly?! haha!

7/29/08 @ 4:11 pm // Nicolah said:

I hate when people wear stuff like that and walk around like it’s okay. But it’s not her fault. It’s the people who tell her that she looks good in it.

7/29/08 @ 8:30 pm // Rawllie said:

OMFG I HATE when I see that! Fucking old women dressing like their young is pathetically immature, even if they have the body for it. Then they turn around, you see the face and you want to puke.

It’s WRONG WRONG WRONG!

7/29/08 @ 11:47 pm // Adrielle said:

*deep sigh* Ladies with a great sense of sensible fashion impress me. Vice versa, vice versa…

7/30/08 @ 9:39 pm // Kelley said:

LOVE the panty line!!! ahaha

7/30/08 @ 10:10 pm // Christina said:

OMG, that picture is actually flattering. She looked so much more disgusting in real life. Your phone didn’t catch the cellulite or too much of her back fat (but still managed to capture her panty line). Ay, chihuahua!

8/2/08 @ 8:44 am // Melissa said:

I wish gladiator sandals would go away, aside from the weird shoe/boot things that were doing the rounds last year, they are the ugliest shoes I’ve ever seen.

My mum keeps trying to buy me a pair and I threatened to cut them up if she did!

Leave a Response

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. Your comment may be placed in a moderation queue if you have never commented here before. Please refer to the comment policy before posting your comment.