Today, on the lovely playground on Chamisso Platz of all places, I saw a woman wearing them: Harem (a.k.a M.C. Hammer) pants. This apparently stylish woman was pushing her child on a swing with pants like this covering her modest behind:
Yes, it's true: This is a trend and this woman (so sorry to say I didn't have my camera or she would be SO dissed right now!) was not the first person I've seen wearing them. The good news: These pants remind me a lot of my two and a half year old daughter. The bad news: That is, when she has a gigantic LOAD in her diaper!!! People, people, people, what are you thinking?? Do you just want to have a "What the hell was I wearing back then?" snapshot for the family album? And don't give me that "But they are so comfortable" excuse. So are paper bags, but as far as I've heard, no one is wearing them...
Granted, these pants are apparently striving for equality: whether fat or thin, curvy or androgynus, they are simply unflattering on everyone.
As for the end of the world, forget about those four horses and the whore of Babylon or whatever else it is they wrote in Revelations. If this 80s revival goes so far that BIG HAIR actually comes back into fashion, then the world, as we know it, will surely have come to an end....
Why am I looking so annoyed in this picture? No, it's not because I need a haircut (though admittedly i do.) It is because of trends and why I hate them.Let me back track a little. Yesterday, in the later afternoon, I went for a stroll along the Landwehrkanal in Berlin-Kreuzberg on the way to meet a friend. I did encounter a few fashion crimes along the way, like this girl who is obviously taking Peaches Geldorf too seriously or this slightly questionable large flower knit dress.
Still, the weather was gorgeous, hot and summer like, and I was simply in to good a mood to hand out any citations. That is until I started noticing them: The scarves.
These long cotton scarves are all the rage this year. Personally, I think they look ok but the problem is EVERYBODY is wearing them. Seriously, sometimes it seems like there is an urban hipster version of the Stepford Wives. You've got your skinny jeans with the long pockets, you've got your boxy cotton t-shirt, you've got your long cotton scarf and your oversized sunglasses (or, Lord help me, an 80s style pair with brightly colored frames.) Add a size eight girl and- Voila!- instant hipster. Yesterday reminded me just how truly absurd trends can be. I was wearing a short sleeved dress and sandals and was still hot. The idea of wearing a scarf in that kind of weather is ridiculous, even if it is only made of cotton. People, let's stop being Trendsklaven clones of one another and start getting original.
On a more positive note, check out this very stylish toddler I spied.
The hot pink shirt and green cords look great together, and are very springlike. The yellow flower shoes add a bit of funk. Ok, I admit it: she's my daughter. Miss Mia, the 
fledgling fashionista. Chic was literally one of her first words. And yes, I am very proud!
Yes, it's true: This is a trend and this woman (so sorry to say I didn't have my camera or she would be SO dissed right now!) was not the first person I've seen wearing them. The good news: These pants remind me a lot of my two and a half year old daughter. The bad news: That is, when she has a gigantic LOAD in her diaper!!! People, people, people, what are you thinking?? Do you just want to have a "What the hell was I wearing back then?" snapshot for the family album? And don't give me that "But they are so comfortable" excuse. So are paper bags, but as far as I've heard, no one is wearing them...
Granted, these pants are apparently striving for equality: whether fat or thin, curvy or androgynus, they are simply unflattering on everyone.
