Excuse me, you are not wearing any pants
Don't you hate those dreams where you find yourself in a busy public space and suddenly realise you are not wearing any pants? There is only one thing worse than that- if you wake up and realise it wasn't a dream. You are actually in public and not wearing any pants.
It's been happening to a lot of girls around here lately. In fact, it must be like a recurring nightmare to them. They keep on waking up and realise, shit, I'm not wearing any pants AGAIN! I was in the main city mall the other day for the first time in quite a while, as I barely have time to shop at the moment. Or even just walk through the mall. It was on Saturday and I had just written an exam (yeah, exactely, I also think it's an absolute disgrace that after a 55 hour week at work I have to go and write an exam on a Saturday. Please do feel free and tell Amnesty International about it). I decided I did not feel like going home yet, so I went to the mall to do a bit of shopping. And there were all those girls with no pants.
I'm a bit confused about what exactely is going on. Is it just a coincidence and have they all forgotten to put on pants? Or do they actually think it's ok to wear a long t-shirt without pants? Or do they maybe believe that those long tops are actually dresses? It's a mystery to me. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with short dresses or skirts, as long as they can be identified as such. But what's going on out there at the moment is just not for me. Call me old-fashioned, but I like a bit of class. Not much, but just a little bit.
I do feel sorry for them. Maybe nobody told them they are meant to wear jeans or at least leggins underneath? Maybe next time I see one of them I should tell her. "Excuse me, don't look around now. But you're not wearing any pants." I'm sure they would appreciate my help.
posted by Bettina at 8:45 PM
20 Comments:
Gurl, they are stuck in FlashDance! or Solid Gold one.
callie
April 26, 2007 at 10:57 PM
lol! I have to say ... it's a case of Retro 70's strikes again. It was eek ick then and it's eek ick now.
You should start singing the music to go with the outfits when you see them ... way scarier that telling them they're knicker-less.
"Fame, your gonna live forever... Fame, ...."
April 27, 2007 at 6:07 PM
Maybe it's like young guys who wear their pants so low that you wonder why they even wear them - they only cover the legs, leaving the underwear to do the rest of the coverage work.
April 28, 2007 at 3:44 AM
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April 28, 2007 at 3:55 AM
Those black legging things are horrible too.
Ther was a gilr on the plane coming to Hawaii who was wearing a "dress" that was basically a long shirt with a belt around the middle. It loked pretty sexy but not exactly appropriate for public places, you know? More the kind of thing a girl ahould wear indoors... you know, like something she throws on when she goes to the door to collect a pizza in the middle of a several-day-long sex session hahaha :)
April 28, 2007 at 7:08 AM
I often worry about what would happen if all of the women stopped wearing pants. I am thinking intently on it right now in fact.
Anyway I am really glad you are on top of this. Keep up the good work.
April 29, 2007 at 12:15 AM
Callie- Exactely. There is a time and place for Flash Dance. And that's the eighties. End of story.
Aggs- I might try that out next time. They probably wouldn't even know what I was going on about though, as they are too young for that.
EM- Very good point! That does always make me wonder too, that pants under the bum thing. I once saw a guy running to the train station with his pants so low that they fell down. It was hilarious!
PS. Ich helfe dir gerne, wenn ich kann- hab dir ein e-mail geschickt.
SJ- You seem to know a lot about girls' outfits' in context of several-day-long-sex sessions.
Chris- I can see how that would be a big worry for you. And it's starting to happen now. Watch out.
April 29, 2007 at 2:31 PM
Actually it makes one wonder what would happen if guys started a no pants trend???? Imagine going to biz meet with men wearing a shirt and tie and nothing else?
Would we women all fall about laughing, go cross-eyed, or what?
The mind truly boggles!
April 29, 2007 at 8:43 PM
You know me, I'm up for showing as much legs as possible but I must agree that sometimes this Retro fashion is just absurd. The long tops with no pants don't make any sense. It's like putting a cherry in my martini. It should never happen!!
April 29, 2007 at 11:31 PM
I know how you feel...
I have spent way too much time in the shops lately pondering (and sometimes even debating...lol) the "utility" of certain items (Is this a dress..?Or a skirt...? Top? Hmmmm...)
April 30, 2007 at 3:16 AM
Hahaha. Well, I *am* The Mouche ;)
April 30, 2007 at 4:16 PM
Aggs- Hahaha! I think somebody should start that trend- it would be so entertaining!
Lelly- I know you don't mind showing a bit of leg my dear. And why wouldn't you, with your legs! I'm glad though that you can tell the difference between a short skirt (ok, a VERY short skirt) and no pants or skirt at all.
Imogen- I know! I tend to think that once you're not sure whether it's a top or a dress, it's definitely NOT a dress. :-)
SJ- So I heard. :-)
April 30, 2007 at 5:05 PM
I am sorry that I do not follow women's fashion trends, young or old. When you say pants to me it means slacks or nickers to you, so I'm not sure which they are not wearing...but a little left to the imagination goes a long way...You can dress for success without being undressed.
May 1, 2007 at 4:37 AM
Sounds to me like you want to find out for yourself ;)
May 2, 2007 at 1:50 AM
Mystic- No, I'm not talking about nickers- I'm talking about wearing no bottom part of your outfit. Wearing a T-shirt thing as a skirt. It's WRONG.
SJ- Sounds to me like you would like me to want to find out for myself ;-)
May 2, 2007 at 6:25 PM
OK, I think I have it now...but aren't some outfits made to be worn like that? I mean they are cut so you can do that? It then is like a dress? Thank God I'm a guy...Give me my Jeans and a T-shirt.
May 2, 2007 at 11:04 PM
Aggie: That sounds like an excellent notion!! No more pants for guys! Don't know about NZ, but here in Europe so many guys like shorts, and the racks of designer underwear for men take up as much space as the rest of the men's garments sections, so why not have them do a Marky-Mark number....
Chris: Don't think too intently about this, for I am afraid your pants will fall down then...
Bettina: Help us with fashion critique above the belt-line :-) We need your guidance...
May 3, 2007 at 1:42 AM
Mystic- I know it's confusing, tell me about it! And you're right, the sad truth is that some of those garments might be intended to be worn as a dress, but that doesn't make it right. It still looks all wrong. It's just then a combined sin by both the designer and the wearer.
EM- Anything you like, I'm at your disposal. :-)
May 3, 2007 at 8:37 AM
You know the very first episode of Boston Legal was about a guy who went to work with no pants. I just thought I should point that out.
May 4, 2007 at 9:35 PM
I'm just about to fly to Mykonos for a week and I'm not planning on wearing pants OR underwear the whole week. Gonna be so tanned.
Saw your parents yesterday. They came to Samuel's play. I actually did costumes this time. Proud of me, love?
May 27, 2007 at 10:10 PM
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