June 8, 2005
THANK GOODNESS:
Less skin is back in for young Americans (Linda Thomas, Jun 8, 2005, Reuters)
Hip-hugging jeans and tight-fitting tiny tops are out. Less skin is back in for the young American.U.S. fashion experts say a trend toward modesty is evident in new fall styles for clothing aimed at girls in their early teens, and will become more common with spring 2006 designs.
"We're seeing skirt hemlines that are at the knee and are very demure, very proper pants, prim tops and large pearl necklaces," said Gloria Baume, fashion market director for Teen Vogue. The magazine showcases fashion and photography much like its parent publication Vogue.
Baume, who said she looks to European fashion runways to spot what will be hot for American teens, said designers have been focusing on "ladylike and almost old-fashioned" styles that were inspired by the 1950s.
Why when the slutty look came into fashion did it have to coincide with the obesity epidemic? Posted by Orrin Judd at June 8, 2005 4:32 PM
god loves his little jokes
Posted by: cjm at June 8, 2005 5:07 PMI've been griping about those low cut pants since they became fashionable. They make even thin girls look fat, and what they do to the fat ones is indescribably awful.
Posted by: Brandon at June 8, 2005 6:43 PMBig girls need love, too
Posted by: JorgeCurioso at June 8, 2005 7:29 PMI for one will mourn the passing. Nothing gets my juices going like six inches of spray-tanned plumber's crack.
Posted by: joe shropshire at June 8, 2005 7:29 PMIt was also pretty bad about five years ago, when leather pants were so in fashion that 230-pound fifty-five-year-olds were wearing them. Like Jabba in spandex-just seeing it destroyed my belief in God.
Although, when you got a good-looking woman in 'em it was worth it.
Posted by: Tom at June 8, 2005 8:50 PMAs the father of a 15-year-old (34C), I couldn't be happier.
Posted by: Fred Jacobsen (San Fran) at June 8, 2005 9:42 PM