The uglier the better?

This is a phenomenon that worries me; the total hysteria and exaggeration of clothing by some bloggers and fashionistas. The credo seems to be: stick any old thing on and over each other, and you’ll look fashionable. Or something like that. I recently saw a photo of Hanneli Mustaparta (Exhibit A), she has quite a cute suit on with gold coloured ankle boots. Fine. If it were not for the white sports socks sticking out at least 10 cm above them. I see this and think to myself – why?

Why white sports socks? It seems like a strange trend is a brewing, ugly items are now high fashion. They call it ‘Normcore’, a unisex trend that is all about everyday, boring, normal clothing. White sports socks, windbreakers, fleeces and that type of thing. Fashionistas like Hanelli pimp the look by wearing gold boots, but don’t be fooled, they are still white sports socks.

Jet and I saw this ugly-is-hip trend in all its glory during London Fashion Week in February. Exhibit B is wearing a strange fur stole thing over a jacket with a pyjama look, and then a huge necklace over the whole lot.

We’re going off the deep-end with Exhibit C. These guys were standing and posing with all their might, and damn well getting photographed from all sides too.

How about Exhibit D then, pink and white checked high socks, a black and white tartan skirt and a shirt with printed breasts on it, and then a fluorescent yellow jacket. I can accept a lot in the name of fashion or art, but this is just ugly.

Exhibit E, more I’m-terribly-important male people hanging around, the left one with a hairstyle that Johnny Bravo (remember him) would be jealous of.

And finally, Exhibit F, and now we’ve totally left planet earth. A woven basket as handbag, are you fucking kidding me?

Maybe the Serious Fashion People are reading this and thinking that my opinions are old fashioned and small minded, but whatever. Normcore, white sports socks sticking out of boots, socks in sandals, BIRKENSTOCKS, I don’t understand how so many hip, good looking and well dressed women have been taken in by this. Now who’s with me?