FLASHion trends___Sunday, January 27, 2008
A few years back, it was common to see youths wearing baggy jeans with the sharp tip of a bright orange comb sticking out of the back pocket. "No Fear" T-shirts were immensely popular and black Converse slippers ruled the street. Almost everyone have such clothes in their wardrobe, especially beng-lian (a word i specially invented to categorize them) and pasar aunties.
Then, there was the "center parking"-something that almost every boy attempted to do (with varying success). Just not too long ago, wrist bands, purchased off the shelves of 77th street and even NIKE outlets, were also worn frequently.
However, such outfit/accessory is rarely seen nowadays. Wearing that would be akin to committing a serious fashion crime, and therefore liable to /spit.
From above, it does not take a genius to realize that fashion trends come and go, like a flash of light. One moment, it is bright and prominent and in the next moment, darkness takes over, and hardly anyone remembers its existence.
Thus, it is utterly meaningless to become a blind devotee of the newest fashion trends, because you will always be one step too LATE. By the time you fit into your "desired" fashion trend, the craze has almost certainly blown over and are only propagated by wols sloof such as yourself.
In order to stay in that glamorous fashion limelight, you will have to kick start your own fashion trend. Who knows? Maybe the next "in" thing will be wearing your shirts inside out. (which I am seriously tempted to try.)
