Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Fashion Faux Pas

Today I wore all brown...and I looked like shit.


Dressing all in one solid color is not unusual for me. But the classy monochromatic look I was going for was seriously hampered by my bad execution.
  • Faux Pas #1: I couldn't find any stockings or brown tights. So I wore brown socks. Hubby's brown socks to be precise. Um. Yeah.
  • Faux Pas #2: Brown socks don't really go well with heels. So I wore these scuffed up brown flats that look like men's loafers. Can you say Fashion Don't?
  • Faux Pas #3: My brown pants don't fit. I mean seriously DO NOT fit. I didn't realize this until I was already late for work and had no other options without starting over. So I wore them. With the top button undone, and the zipper open for the top inch. I comforted myself by eating a package of ding dongs this afternoon. But it's ok - I drank Diet Pepsi to counter the Ding Dong calories.
  • Faux Pas #4: My brown turtleneck sweater worked. Except for all the fuzz and pills that typically accompany any sweater I've had for more than 5 minutes. Sigh.
  • Faux Pas #5: My brown blazer is just plain old ugly. It seemed like a good buy when I got it. And like most "good buys" its cheapness of style and cut really comes out when you have to actually wear it.
So the best I can say about my outfit today is - it kept me warm on a blustery fall day and luckily the pants didn't explode or fall to my ankles.

I'll live to accessorize another day.

3 comments:

Boogaloo Dude said...

We really are soul sisters. You have no idea.

I wore all brown once about four years ago and someone told me I looked like a California raisin.

Mrs. G. said...

I have been known to wear my husband's socks in moments of laundry desperation. It sounds like you needed a colorful scarf to pep things up.

That said, don't listen to me. I have absolutely no sense of fashion.

Unknown said...

Admittedly, Diet Coke came out my nose when I read about the Ding Dongs. I thought I was totally the ONLY person on earth that could actually counter the calories in whatever I'm eating with a diet beverage. It's Diet Coke for me, but I'm sure that it offsets that Egg McMuffin I had for breakfast.

And I have one pair of black pants? That have no button at all. I just wear a long shirt. I'm sure your outfit was actually smashing. It's just all of those terrible ads... :)