Comments on: Horrible Fashion Jargon

By: ali

ali — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:57:06 +0000

Reading your old posts because I am about to pass out at work after staying out late at a concert and throwing a tantrum because I felt left out of the group I went with. Growing up takes forever! Definitely not there yet.

Australian English is the worst with infantilizing words (chrissy, brekky, pozzy, prezzy, etc)! Costa Rican Spanish is bad too. They add “ito” or “ita” to everything to signify cuteness or an endearing quality. I like it now because I feel “home” sick. But when I went to high school there I hated it.

Hammie’s comment … HAHAHAH

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:03:18 +0000

fashionista
and all of its spawns such as recessionista (which even more vomit-inducing)

I believe McDicks (as I fondly call McDonalds) started the whole imperfect/present tense mix-up with its horrible but catchy jingle: Badabadkaldkj I’m lovin’ it.

By: annemarie

annemarie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:27:00 +0000

the only fashion jargon that i hate is “it’s a MUST-HAVE.”
the more i think about it the more depressing it gets. the MUST-HAVE is not just jargon– it’s the underlying ethos of our this whole culture of consumption. it’s why everyone runs out to buy their skinny jeans and then so many people have them that they start calling them “skinnies.” indeed, the MUST-HAVE, apart from being a euphemism for the madness of this sick ‘ol world, is also the MOTHER OF ALL HORRIBLE FASHION JARGON!
i’m just saying.

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:17:16 +0000

You’re right, HORRIBLE!! I am hating it. Ugh.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:51:16 +0000

I agree with all!! And here’s something even more pernicious – use of the IMPERFECT instead of present tense (I think I got that right??) E.g., “I am loving x” instead of “I simply now in the present moment all on my own…. have an opinion on x!” WHERE did this come from? It drives me around the bend.

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:22:35 +0000

Charponnaise, You have nailed it. Let’s resolve to retrieve some of our misplaced vocabulary. As for “on trend” I JUST thought of it last night and nearly retched. Luxe is like “classy”, i.e. a self-negating word.

By: Charponnaise

Charponnaise — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:17:47 +0000

Can I add ‘on-trend’ and its smirkier, more punchable cousin, ‘bang on-trend’ to the list please?

I also resent the word ‘luxe’, and have done for some years now – [can anyone remember when it made its debut.. about 10, 15 years ago? Who was responsible for this?] Can’t you spell ‘luxurious’, fashion eds? There’s two ‘u’s, and only one ‘o’. Make up a clever, perky rhyme to help yourselves remember it when Word spellcheck fails you.

Really, though, I hate the dumbing down of language wherever it occurs. I curse myself for not reading enough right now, because frequently I hunt for a word, and think ‘my god… my vocabulary used to be bigger than this! I used to be smart!’ This is what I get for watching MTV and reading Elle, and not making time for more substantial brain-fodder. I’ve only myself to blame, but I can still hate on the perpetrators, like a smoker suing Marlboro.

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:20:18 +0000

YES JULIE, I DO.

“sick” as a synonym for great has really confused me time after time. Make it stop.

Next time someone foists ‘pop’ on me, I will say “Do I look blind, you idiot?” That might be helpful.

By: julie

julie — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:18:28 +0000

This is so entertaining. I hadn’t thought about it before, but now THANK YOU SISTER, I will notice all of these things and they will drive me crazy! Oh that reminds me – DO YOU HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE YELL AT YOU?!

http://www.shinylittlethings.com

By: Iheartfashion

Iheartfashion — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:20:57 +0000

Also, the use of “sick” as a synonym for great, as in “Those leopard Loubies are totally SICK!”