Summer Festival

As summer approaches fashion becomes lighter, brighter and more innovative. While fashion weeks (in New York, Milan, London, etc) simply highlight the fall and spring fashions. Local designers give great options and have a great way to feature their works in the summer.
What is that great way, you ask, it’s the festival. Most summer festivals feature food, crafts and music but many are expanding to include fashion shows.
For example in Baltimore, Artscape will be celebrating its second year with a fashion show as one of its attractions.
Not only can local designers showcase their works and sell their wares at these summer city festivals, but attendees can get to scope out the scene.
Like any large public gathering this is the best time to people watch. I always not only look at what people are doing and all the art around, but I look at what people are wearing. Is there a horrendous fanny pack incident or has the curse of summer spandex returned? It’s unending amusement.
I love the mistakes but the people who actually look good can be very inspirational. These are normal people, who are making fashion work for them and I bet the majority of the well dressed bought their ensembles on a pretty moderate budget. It truly is something to be commended for, especially when the temperature is in the upper 80s and 90s. To make something look effortless while still being comfortable enough to walk around without air conditioning, now that’s awesome fashion.

Who Wears Short Shorts?

Everyone knows the cute little song from the Nair commercials, “who wears short shorts.” Well the answer for me is, Not I. I used to wear short shorts, but then I grew up and looked in the mirror. Shorts are awkward, they ride up, they bunch in the wrong places and in most cases they are inappropriate.
So of course they are a making a comeback this season. Many claim this look can be achieved by anyone and I simply disagree.
The difference this season is the shorts are longer, coming to the top of the knee. The shorts in the Bermuda-style are only an option if you have a. nice legs and b. weigh less than 120 pounds.
This trend has been sparked by celebrities namely Fergie the female member of The Black Eyed Peas.
There are plenty of stores offering up the inexpensive and modern short and there are plenty of magazines and early morning television segments telling you about this horrendous trend and how “everyone can pull this look off.” Do not believe the hype very few can actually pull off this fad.
Instead of the short short, I’m still a fan of the Gaucho pants. The jersey material is stretchy and comfortable and they end right at mid-calf. They’re comfortable and light for the summer.