{"id":4380,"date":"2010-03-16T21:19:54","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T05:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=4380"},"modified":"2010-03-16T21:19:54","modified_gmt":"2010-03-17T05:19:54","slug":"key-trends-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/key-trends-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Trends to Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"

I plan to avoid any look devised by Alexander Wang<\/strong>, including this disturbing boot. Each time I see it, I feel upset. It looks like a shoe giving birth to another shoe, and that’s not something I want to dwell upon. Or perhaps it’s a bit like a parasitic twin<\/a>, a subject I actually enjoy but not as portrayed by this shoe.<\/p>\n

I will be skipping the long side braid<\/strong>, too. Anyone I come across who has a long braid falling over one shoulder will be instantly assessed as a tragic fashion victim. If you’ve been wearing your hair this way for years, fine. Just carry a dated photo with you.<\/p>\n

Alexander Wang says two things to me: Erin Wasson<\/strong> and Rumi<\/strong>. I cannot extract him from these muses or whatever they are. He’s dead to me.<\/p>\n

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Another trend to avoid is the New<\/strong> Military Look<\/strong>. Not the old<\/em> Military Look that features the horrible marching band jacket a la Michael Jackson. The NEW Military Look is all about army surplus-looking stuff in olive drab or khaki. How many times must we resort to stupid uniforms? Just wait until you can’t find skinnies* (*sorry!) because they’ve been replaced by cargo pants.<\/p>\n

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Watch out for the stylized Cat-eye Sunglasses<\/strong>, once again instigated by Alexander Wang and coveted by all the blogger girls. The correct response to a picture of the $325 AW version is \u00a0 “love.” Just the one word. Of course you want a pair, but try to resist. Sure all the kids \u00a0 are doing it, but if Jimmy said to jump off a cliff, would you do that too?<\/p>\n

Tribal, digital prints, clogs<\/strong>, what other important trends am I missing? The only one that works for me is Leather<\/strong>, because In Leather is Truth. (Something Something Veritas.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"