Enough already!

I hate clothes shopping. There is absolutely nothing I like about it. I get more delight buying a fresh pack of Bubblicious than a new shirt.

Last week I went shopping for an event that my husband's work was hosting. A "hoopla" as it were. I had no "hoopla" clothes....so I ventured out to the mall.

I have some major issues with the clothing industry these days.....

1) When is the "peasant" look ever going to end? Unless I work in a head shop or am going to read someone's palm...this look is just plain ick. Yeah...its comfortable. I'll give it that. But unless I'm Stevie Nicks....where can you actually wear these clothes? And it wouldn't be so bad if it was just in the "juniors" section. But its taken over every department. Even the men's. That's just weird.

2) Has anyone in fashion noticed that most women, even teens, aren't sporting hard-bellies? Enough with the tight half- shirts. Girls are walking around looking like manatees stuffed into these shirts. And the low-rider, underwear- showing jeans with half belly tee combo ....please. That's not new or fashion.....You could have seen my dad in this 20 years ago.

3) Give me more examples of outfits! If you are going to create such odd-looking wear...at least let the public know how to mix and match....Garanimal it up! I admit it. I don't know what goes with what! I'm libel to sport some Jlo pants with a Golden Girls top....stop me before I walk out of the store!

4) And the prices....c'mon. I imagine cameras are set up around the store, with managers watching and laughing, as women buy ridiculously over-priced clothes. "Can you believe she bought that pair of pants for $100.00?". Laugh, laugh! "Look-she's actually taking that shirt up to the register and paying for it!! Giggle, giggle! "Hey....another half-belly tee just sold!....cha-ching!" : Why not just hand the customers a complimentary donkey head to wear when they walk in to the store? Like those cheap makeup bags, it too, could be "FREE- with any major purchase".

5) Finally....would it be advantageous to bring in some anthropologists into the fashion industry? Maybe they could let them know that lots of "juniors" have pudgy stomachs, "misses" can have small chests, and "petites" aren't all stumpy -legged women with fat behinds who love big, bold, flowered prints.

In the end, I found a pair of pants after 3 1/2 hours of shopping. I matched it with a shirt I already had back at home, some shoes I recently bought...... most importantly..... a fresh pack of gum.