"The New"

Around Campus...

For the fashion laggards, Seven for all Mankind are the new American Eagle, and for the slightly progressed, True Religion are the new Seven for all Mankind. Of course, some of us fashion girls have been wearing Sevens for a few years already, and I'd already seen True Religion as well.

Chanel is the new Coach which was the new Dooney and Bourke.

When buckets of rain start pouring, rain boots become the new Uggs. And yes, some people do wear their rain boots with mini skirts.

Flats are the new heels.

Purple is the new black.

Skinny pants are the new flares.

Graphic zip-up hoodies are the new pullovers.

Puma is the new Nike, though Nike forever remains strong in Oregon.

Yeas & Nays, Part 1

Instead of writing a paragraph introduction, why don't we just cut to the chase?

• Yea to premium denim. It's ridiculously expensive for college students such as myself, but we fashionistas know where to find it cheaper.
• Nay to paying full retail price for premium denim unless you plan on wearing that pair of jeans every single day for the next year. People such as myself, however, own enough pairs of pants not to do laundry for over a month.
• Yea to eBay, TJ Maxx, Nordstrom Rack, and other such outlets for designer items.
• Nay to Maurices, which has been selling virtually the same clothing for the past several years I've been familiar with their store.
• Yea to ridiculously inexpensive clearance flats at Maurices ($2.49 a pair!) which, at that price, doesn't matter that they're made of PVC.
• Nay to knockoff handbags, denim, and sunglasses.
  
• Yea to $42.00 new w/tag, authentic, gorgeous Rock and Republic Costellos - found on eBay, of course.
• Nay to over-distressed denim that looks so unbelievably distressed that no one could believe you actually wore them out like that. Unless you don't know how to launder your jeans, slipped in mud and/or oil, are careless with bleach, slid down a giant sand dune ten times, and/or are the biggest klutz known to man.
• Yea to super-dark denim.
• Nay to ill-fitting pants whose pockets are wide apart and/or sag off one's behind.
• Yea to plumbers, whose exposed derriers have inspired us to coin the term, "plumber's crack."
• Nay to proliferation of Ugg Boots and their imitations on almost every girl around campus. Nay especially to those who wear their jeans or sweats bunched up over the top of them or wear them with mini-skirts.
• Yea to sexy, slimming boots made of (non-suede) leather.
  
• Nay to the overrated American Eagle jeans.
• Yea to treasure-hunting. Once I found a near-new pair of Citizens of Humanity Kellys at the dive-ish Salvation Army in my hometown for only $4.45
  
• Nay to treasure-hunting all afternoon only to come out empty-handed.