Dear god, this late eighties/early nineties resurgence is going places no retro trend ought to go. I suspect it's happening in the States, too, if the American Apparel shop windows are any indication. But... short Lycra dresses again? This worked for Van Halen video hos, and it worked for me when I was 12 and had no curves. However, I'm seeing it all over the streets on both attractively built figures (who add stilettos to the ensemble, and consequently look like streetwalkers) and lumpy, too-chubby ones (my eeeyyyeeees!).Also disturbing: shoulder pads are back. Now, I've been known to rock a certain excellent vintage bolero jacket that still has shoulder pads in place, but this is done infrequently and with caution, because I sort of look like a linebacker. I'm not sure what to make of the extra padding turning up in brand-new tops by haute Swedish designers like Acne. In fact, I'm pretty much stumped about how to dress period, right now. I can't seem to pull together the layered look in a professional way that doesn't look schlumpy, and my walk to work is way too long for the high heels I used to wear in New York almost every day. What the hell did I wear last fall?
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