Trickster’s creative director and fashion critic (or shall we say fashion hater?) Anne Vetik talks about her summer dressing pet peeves.
Sadly, we are entering the third part of summer, and there’s only a month left. So let’s carpe diem, people, and wear the hell out of our warm-weather wardrobe. However, I would be super thankful to the fashion gods if they spare me from seeing tired clichés, walking memes, and other textile atrocities. Let’s go!
Sad Sweatpants
I’m not talking about nice baggy sweats: these guys totally have a place in my heart, especially when made from heavier cotton, comfortable and sometimes even chic in a “90’s Hollywood star a bit hungover in the morning” way. I’m talking about their hideous cousins, the ones that, proportion-wise, resemble carrots. They are way too tight everywhere without becoming honest leggings and therefore make even the shapeliest bums look like overused pillows. They are worn night and day by certain individuals, without any concern for the season, fit, or horrified glances of fellow humans. Please, if you own them, at least put them away for summer. Wear shorts and give your legs some slack and much-needed sunshine.
Brat Invasion
Look, I promise, there are other colors than poisonous green and other ways to make jokes and be funny than to say “brat everything” and dress like a Bratz doll from 2005. When certain words are repeated 1000 times in different combinations—as memes, as slogans on t-shirts, as a way to describe a dress—they just lose their charm.
All Black Always
The easiest color to mix and always a safe choice when in doubt? Yes. But have you heard about physics? Wearing black in the sun will just turn you into a puddle of sweat. So do you really want to spend your last days of summer hiding in the shadows? I hope not! So, go crazy, goth dude, and perhaps wear a gray tank top with your black denim shorts. Or even, dare I say, white? Give it a try, and you could be surprised at how much more enjoyable your outdoor experiences may become. Btw, the writer herself totally wears black in Summer.
Shame on Sein and Co
Please-please-please do not order a bunch of cheap stuff from slave factories to “update” your summer wardrobe just to discover that nothing fits and the fabric is basically a printed plastic bag. Nature and people with good taste will thank you if you decide to shop less and think more.
Fashion Do’s and Don’ts
Listen, why should anyone listen to people who are toxic enough to criticize other people’s clothes? I mean, there are bigger problems in the world right now than unattractive sweats. Okay, maybe not the Shein-thing. Thanks for your attention, and have a good one!
