No Pants

Alright Blogginistas…

My original idea for my blog post this week was the Emmy’s…I actually took notes during the award show about all the cool trends that stood out: like men in suits with plaid shirts & women with mismatch nails…but then I changed my mind (the same way I change my outfit several times before I walk out the door in the morning).

Well I have to say Jane Lynch was great, the fashion had its ups & downs as always, & it was another award show.  So this week my inspiration came from a weekend class assignment. On Saturday I was required to attend a poetry festival in the northern part of NJ at Blair Academy. Not knowing where I was headed, I dressed casually in jeans, a plaid shirt, & a sweater. My mother joined me for the day & dressed as I, but a tad more “dressed-up.” I have to say, if the other attendees were judging our outfits, I think we dressed rather appropriate. If the high school students that boarded at Blair Academy were the judges, the score wouldn’t be so nice. When I got back to my part of the state I did my research on this apparent prestigious high school. What wowed me- tuition. For students that choose to board it costs nearly $48,000 for just one school year; those who commute it drops down to about $34,000. Wow! I can’t even image what the expectation for college is. Evidently these students come from $$$, but that doesn’t mean their style isn’t achievable.   

Anyways…like my dearest mother & I, those who were simply attending the festival were dressed casual, typical, nothing out of the norm. Those who live there, high school students, were dressed preppy & perfectly. Let’s just say I’m still in awe by what they were wearing. Two students that stood out to me were most likely in the latter half of their high school years- they had to be about 16 or 17 years young. As I said before, I was wearing jeans. These two students wore pants, yet they were still dressed casual like on any other Saturday afternoon. The girl was wearing pink pants cuffed with combat boots- very menswear. The guy wore cargo pants, but he didn’t look sloppy. I also happened to see a private tour for a future student & his parents dressed similar- she in yellow pants & he in khakis. After my fashion-watching eyes spotted these beautifully dressed people, my jaw pretty much dropped & my mother was annoyed with the fact that I didn’t stop talking about their pants. I shut up about their clothes for the rest of the afternoon & thought about it instead…& the same question kept popping into my head. Why don’t I have pants? Of course I have a countless number of jeans (& may I say that I am loyal to American Eagle denim), I have Hard Tail yoga pants & a few sweats …but I don’t own those J.Crew-like preppy pants.

From my never-ending reading up on what’s trending this season I’ve discovered that colored pants are TOTALLY in this season for both men & women. Also, breaking a “major” rule, white jeans are going to be found a lot heading into fall & winter this year. With my week off from work in front of me I’m definitely going to head out to the stores & find me some pants. Don’t know how bold I’ll be in color, but I’m open to the trend…because let me tell you…it looks first-class.

Thinking about that, tell me Blogginistas…would you trade in your everyday jeans for pants?

Love always,

BR