Here at The Demoiselles, we discuss almost every trend that comes across the board.  By doing this, I’ve come to realize I have this very anti-hipster attitude when it comes to style.  I’m not into the shade sunglasses (they have them at Topshop and they’re overpriced + overrated if you ask me).  I think it’s funny that kids who weren’t technically AROUND for  the 80′s are embracing giant Hypercolor tees, skinny jeans and funky colored high tops.  What’s next?  Crimped hair, one earring and jazzercise??

I kid, mostly; however, I do find it ironic that kids who weren’t around to experience these fads have embraced them as fashion trends.  What’s more, they’ve embraced all the fads together to assemble outfits that say: “I look cool by not looking cool”.  In trying to look cool by putting together the tackiest outfit possible, these kids have embraced irony and seriously put me off one or two trends that might actually look great on me.

To remedy my fear of all things ironically hipster, Elle secretly sent me a little package of two of the trends I’ve refused to embrace.  The two things I vowed I’d never buy came wrapped in a pink box with a bow… She sent a pair of skinny jeans, and a pair of leggings.

My aversion to skinny jeans is this: I hate the idea of tapered pants.  I think jeans should be straight or bootcut from the knee down.  I don’t mind slim cuts; I might consider cigarette pants.  In my opinion, though, the tapered look should be left in the 80′s/early 90′s.  I’ve got a whole list of complaints about skinny jeans.  For example, they’re revealing – every bump and lump on your legs is ultimately apparent.  They give you flat hipster-ass.  They’re trendy.  UGH!

My aversion to leggings stems from the whole “let’s wear these as a substitute for pants” movement.  Ladies, leggings are not an appropriate substitute for pants.  If you have to tug down your shirt when you walk around to keep from flashing someone, you need to rethink either the length of your top or the style of your bottom.  I also sort of feel like if you’re going to wear tights – why not buy them with the feet on.  Leggings also look like workout gear.  Who wants to look like they should be biking the Tour de France in their little spandex pants all day?

You see my dilemmas?

Elle recognized my aversion to trends that seemed ironically hipster and encouraged me to try them anyhow – with great results.  Skinny jeans??  At first I felt like an impostor in them, but after wearing them around for a day, I love them!  I have been so anti-tucking-pants-into-boots; I realize it was because I never had the right pair of jeans.  They feel natural tucked into my blowfish boots, and they look fab with a wedge heel.  And leggings?  Though I still advise against wearing them as pants, I love the look they offer when paired with skirts or dresses and wedges/flats/sandals.  Here’s what I’ve been wearing:

The skinny jeans in question – worn with flats and 2 layered tanks.

The leggings – worn with heels, and a shirt-dress.

So now I need to know – how do YOU wear your leggings or skinny jeans?  I want tips, tricks and outfit ideas!

I encourage you to take a second look at those trends you might balk at for whatever reason, and also, when your gal pal says “Try this on”, don’t look at her like she’s lost her mind.  It pays to listen to your girl friends when it comes to shopping.  Often, they are the ones who realize the trends we resist will ACTUALLY look good on us.