Bianca 1Padding of the Shoulder
November 25th 2008 01:51
Have you ever wondered what crossed the minds of those designers 20 years ago with their wacky designs? I realise many have come back to haunt us and have had their time to shine on multiple occasions, but can the women of today ever embrace these various items like they were once loved back in the day?
I doubt this will ever be the case. The specific example that must be brought up is the love for ‘shoulder pads’... Ok so what was the intention here? Making women look more broad across the shoulders to resemble a man? I have no idea if this is even a just explanation but they should definitely not exist today! On numerous occasions I have seen many young chicks walking down the street with some awesome purchases from ‘Savers’, yet they fail to do one simple thing – adapt the clothing to this era.
It is cool to shop there as long as you realise that on some occasions it is best to double check your purchases and make sure they are suitable for this century prior to leaving the house. This does not call for a complete restructure or revamp of the item of clothing, but a little bit of tweaking here and there does the trick
Anyway, so I saw these young girls walking around the streets of Melbourne and they caught my eye for a simple reason. They had obviously purchased these super-cool jackets from an op shop yet they had failed to remove the shoulder pads. They looked hideous and with ‘waif’ fashion surfacing on the horizon, broad shoulder are not really the go. It would have been a couple of stitches to remove the hideous pillows above their shoulders and then an outfit would have been ready to roll. I have done it on one occasion. My mum had this really cool long, black and grey cardi, however there were massive pads inside so after removing them it was a whole different story. Needless to say, it’s one of my fave coats.
Shoulder pads should be banned forever and never be seen again. Banished would be the ideal word to ensure girls do not appear as rectangles or as having no definitive shape. There is no need to be wearing such bulky things on top as one, we are going into summer and two, you could save yourself the embarrassment of waltzing around with massive biceps. With a little bit of effort you could pull of the cool jacket –without leaving evidence behind.
I doubt this will ever be the case. The specific example that must be brought up is the love for ‘shoulder pads’... Ok so what was the intention here? Making women look more broad across the shoulders to resemble a man? I have no idea if this is even a just explanation but they should definitely not exist today! On numerous occasions I have seen many young chicks walking down the street with some awesome purchases from ‘Savers’, yet they fail to do one simple thing – adapt the clothing to this era.
It is cool to shop there as long as you realise that on some occasions it is best to double check your purchases and make sure they are suitable for this century prior to leaving the house. This does not call for a complete restructure or revamp of the item of clothing, but a little bit of tweaking here and there does the trick
Anyway, so I saw these young girls walking around the streets of Melbourne and they caught my eye for a simple reason. They had obviously purchased these super-cool jackets from an op shop yet they had failed to remove the shoulder pads. They looked hideous and with ‘waif’ fashion surfacing on the horizon, broad shoulder are not really the go. It would have been a couple of stitches to remove the hideous pillows above their shoulders and then an outfit would have been ready to roll. I have done it on one occasion. My mum had this really cool long, black and grey cardi, however there were massive pads inside so after removing them it was a whole different story. Needless to say, it’s one of my fave coats.
Shoulder pads should be banned forever and never be seen again. Banished would be the ideal word to ensure girls do not appear as rectangles or as having no definitive shape. There is no need to be wearing such bulky things on top as one, we are going into summer and two, you could save yourself the embarrassment of waltzing around with massive biceps. With a little bit of effort you could pull of the cool jacket –without leaving evidence behind.
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