Hello everybody! Welcome to The Lounge, open again for business this Thursday. Settle in with a drink and SPILL YOUR GUTS for all to hear.
Go on, tell your old Auntie Slapdash all about your fashion faux pas, your stonewashed denim, your harem pants, your flares, your clip on earrings. I WON'T JUDGE YOU and neither will anyone else. PROMISE.
Look, unfortunately, this topic is actually really HARD for me. I can hardly think of ANY examples of fashion faux pas in my history! The thing is, I basically am just incredibly put together and stylish and I always have been. Since childhood, I have taken a keen interest in fashion, and take pride in my appearance as a matter of course. I rarely put a foot wrong, fashion wise, and......hey! Hey, hang on...what the...
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| ...HEY WHAT THE ACTUAL YOU GUYS? Where did THIS PIC come from? I mean, sheeesh. I was just a KID for goodness sake. I am sure tartan was ALL THE RAGE and I don't remember ever wearing it again. It was a ONE OFF! |
Far out. OK, where was I? Seriously you guys that was below the belt.
Anyway, as I was saying, I rarely put a foot wrong, and poo-poo those who are slaves to fashion, preferring a more classic look, and.....hey. HEY HEY HEY WHAT THE?
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| Holy Haggis, batman, WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THIS SHIT YOU GUYS? UGH. Gah. OK well, so obviously I had a THING for tartan for a bit there. And I guess it seemed to last a few years. OK. Fair point. Look, everybody had off days as a teenager, right? I mean, what am I, like 14 in this pic? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? |
So, getting back to the post, as I was saying, being stylish and..........UGHHHHHH! What is THIS!?
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| Yeah, ok, we've all seen this pic before. Yeah yeah. I'm the one on the far left. Yeah, yeah, crazy pants. How zany was I? I get the point guys, you are starting to embarrass me. I mean, I wear a pair of crazy pants like ONCE and I get a reputation?? Let's be FAIR HERE PEOPLE! Pardon? What do you mean? |
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| FARRRRRRKKKK! OK, OK, so I wore them more than once. PEOPLE can't you cut a girl some slack? I WAS ONLY A KID! |
OK, so as I was SAYING, I am really careful to always remain on top of the fashions, and try to dress appropriately for all occasions, and I.....SHIT! SHIT WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THIS STUFF!?
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| This was a DRESS UP PARTY you lot. OF COURSE it is a fashion fail. OBVIOUSLY! I AM MEANT TO BE MARY POPPINS! |
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| THIS IS A FREAKING DRESS UP PARTY TOO! I am getting pretty sick of this. UGH. |
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| Right, that's it. I mean, I come here, I try to do a nice thing and host a linkup for you all, and you just sit there making fun of my tartan tights and my Traveling Outfit. SO WHAT if I was standing outside the White House? I WAS DOING LOTS OF WALKING THEY ARE SENSIBLE SHOES! And I was being SUN SMART. |
Frankly this is about just as much as a girl can stand. I'm trying to have a SENSIBLE conversation and you are RUINING IT FOR EVERYONE.
SIGH! Over to you I suppose, IF YOU MUST. Everyone's a critic, I'm telling you!
Bahahahha! Snort! Sorry, how very RUDE of your fashion faux pas to jump out and ambush you like that! They should have had more manners. My travelling fails are much worse than yours and I also have a few tartan pics which I considered including xx
ReplyDeleteI know, right? SO EMBARRASSING! I could have posted A MILLION pics from this particular trip to the States. Seriously. I looked totally like SJP when I was in the big Apple - NOT!!!!!
DeleteLOL are you sure you're not Scottish??!
ReplyDeleteActually, there is Scottish in me! Perhaps it is some sort of genetic throwback to days of yore?
DeleteWell the Mary Poppins is a winner in my book.
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ReplyDeleteI don't think I wore much tartan but I do remember dressing our daughter in tartan - I wonder if those photos will come back to haunt her !!
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Thank you Me! I think there's a time and a place for tartan...namely as a kilt on the big guy in Four Weddings and a Funeral. And that's it!!! Haha thank you for visiting :-)
DeleteHa ha...I love the Doc Martins and the black bra with the white shirt...I am sure I could dredge up more then one picture of me in similar ensembles.
ReplyDeleteAs for harem pants, I still wear them! And love them! My pants are either jeggings or harems...I guess like the two ends of the pants spectrum!
Caitlin maybe I should adopt a harem pant? You have the advantage of being very slim, I however am ample of thigh and wide of hip. I'm afraid I would look like MC Hammer. Only female. And white. And with a pigeon chest. Gah what a thought!!!
DeleteHilarious, loved this and can't wait to check out the other fails!! I missed last weeks link up but might have something for tomorrow!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes please do add something Ann! The linkup is open til Sunday so plenty of time!! xx
DeleteJust linked up thanks!! I promise to check out the other fails over the weekend!!
DeleteBahahaha! I had pants just like those blue ones you're sporting, but they were in a lovely mustard colour scheme instead. Uber trendy! Thanks for hosting this week! I can't wait to get home and read through a few more of these hilarious posts!
ReplyDeleteThey are all so funny Kylie! Would you believe I most frequently wore thes pants with a maroon tie died tshirt from Just Jeans? Talk about clashing patterns. OMG I was ahead of my time!
DeleteYou cute little tartan buggins you! It wasn't just you.. year 10 I wore an A-line tartan mini with opaques and black clogs TO DEATH (with a roll-neck jumper). You'd think, given my uniform was TARTAN with a TARTAN TAM'OSHANTA (look that one up.. I dare ya!) I'd have had enough 9-3. But oh no. Tartan sistas unite!!! x
ReplyDeleteA tamoshanta! I know what that is! Holy dooly, what school did you go to, the Rabbie Burns Institue of Patriotic Verse Writing and Highland Fling Studies? Hahahaha!
DeleteIf we ever meet in person we will have to get our tartan on and drink lots of Scotch. Deal?
You always make me laugh!
ReplyDeleteAlso is it wrong to admit that I actually love those blue check pants?
It's amazing that I'm not a fashion blogger isn't it?
Lila I totally loved them too! Maybe i still do...secretly! LOL!
DeleteYou are such a dill, you do make me laugh :) The truth is, fashion does not really register on my radar, except as something to avoid if possible. Maybe because I had very few clothes growing up, by the time I was earning my own money in my late teens, I had other things to spend my hard earned cash on (like alcohol)and mainly lived in jeans and T shirts for many years. I notice if someone is particularly classy looking or particularly shocking, nothing much in between though.
ReplyDeleteI will admit though that my late teens and early 20s found me sporting my fair share of shoulder pads, big hair and 4 inch stilettos. I had a pair of thigh length black suede 'fuck me' boots - back when I was a size 8 I would point out - and in the 80s wore a LOT of spandex and lycra clothing. Mainly because they were cheap and I was a bit of a tart.
I believe I have mentioned before, the only label in my wardrobe is drip dry. And what I wear is dependent on two main factors - does it need ironed? And, which personality is in charge today?
Today found me in pale pink Converse gutties (to coin a phrase from back home, gutties that is), a black ankle length hippy skirt and a green peasant style T shirt (I am very proud of the fact that I know the expression peasant style!), plus at the moment my hair is a kind of reddish brown shade. I probably looked like someone puked a rainbow all over Janis Joplin.
On the plus side though, I am more or less oblivious to the fashion fails of others. So if your clothes ever do manage to register on my radar as being not particularly fashionable, you probably need professional guidance, tout de suite!
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Alison I remember a post a while ago from when you went out in Brisbane and there were some unkempt youths in the bar with you?? I guess they must have been REALLY bad then, working on your thesis here! Hahaha! Someone should have had a word to them! xx
DeleteThey were horrific. Truly awful. I was telling Tania about them AGAIN the other day. Seriously, dudes, makeover. If I am noticing you, it's not good :D
DeleteBwahahahaaaa!
DeleteI am totally in awe of your ability to blend in with curtains and shrubs! SD once had a top hat a little like your sun hat - apparently you can wear them in a Reliant Robin - not many people know that ....
ReplyDeleteI know I am like a CHAMELEON! That is an interesting fact regarding the hat . Unfortunately mine went a crazy shape and has been relegated to P's dress up box where it belongs. Would you believe that it was actually quite pricey from a department store in NY? No, thought you wouldn't LOL!!
DeleteSee, these photos are why I am glad I lived before the era of digital cameras AND never scanned my photos. There is no evidence I had no taste, or even worse, wore what was considered tasteful or at least fashionable in the 80s, ergo I am tastefully attired in all my memories.
ReplyDeleteThank you for exposing yourself for our amusement. Was it cathartic?
And I have learnt from your comment administration. I need to let through spam so I can get some compliments.
Lucinda these are old fashioned pics - I just took pics of the pics wih my IPhone! I am like McGyver with my make do and mend problem solving skills! I feel terrible I haven't been over to your blog in ages, the keeping up with the blog reading is so hard! I will pop over STAT!
DeleteYou are very brave, those are some nasty outfits! I have a million to share as well, I'll have to dip up before Sunday and share my embarrassing outfits, of which there are DOZENS! Stoked the linky is taking off for you guys :) Em
ReplyDeletePlease do Em! Am desperate to see your crazy ensembles!!!
DeleteBrilliant! I had a tartan skirt I bought from Sussan. To counter the dagginess of shopping there when it was waaaay above my age bracket i rolled it up at the waist. Instant cool.
ReplyDeleteLove your pics Slaps. And as for the spambot, you told him!
I know! Such a mouthy spambot! The blad faced cheek!
DeleteTartan seems to have been the pattern of the 1990s! So hot! And CELTIC!
The tartan tunic, the clumpy boots, the cap! Oh my! I didn't know where I was supposed to look!
ReplyDeleteBut I think somewhere in the depths of my box of old photos...I have a very similar photo :)
Grace I really do think it's the Chicago Bulls cap that makes the outfit! LOL! Thank you very much for visiting and linking up we do appreciate your support very much!!!
DeleteFINALLY got my link up.
ReplyDeleteI was partial to bit of plaid myself and went through a phase of wearing clothes that looked like table cloths. Plus we are both totally responsible and sun smart when travelling. I also dressed up as Mary Poppins for a book parade at school but my Mum has those photos. So we have a lot in common. Not that I'm implying that you're a bogan .... no way..*cough* Outta here. I got me some reading to do...
There's a bit of bogan in all of us, Ness! No use denying it!!!!
DeleteYou fashionista you. This post not only cracked me up, it made me so nostalgic. Hey I was totally tartan MAD. I had the red tartan pants and I thought I was freaking awesome ... until someone mistook me for a boy and I never wore those pants again. Bubble skirts, wrestlers belts, floral dresses with Docs, Boy George plaits and hat, White mens shirts with metallic dancing tights and ties ala Girls just want to have fun, man I never knew my limits ;) xx
ReplyDeleteOh Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - LOVED IT! I was only little, my mum used to get me to sing it to her friends as a sort of party trick. Like an organ grinder's monkey. TARTAN FTW!
DeleteI'm sure I had a hat like the first one! stopping by a little late from TUST
ReplyDeleteThey were all the rage. I think I was channeling Blossom! Thank you for commenting!
DeleteStirrup pants, in that very same red tartan.
ReplyDeleteI remember a tartan phase. X
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