The airport is a perfect place for people watching. As an avid people watcher, I find myself almost instinctively paying close attention to what everyone is wearing, and normally wondering if they got dressed in front of a mirror that morning or not. It is safe to say that there are several people out there who have no idea how to put a decent outfit together and/or what truly looks good on their bodies. If it weren't the case style makeover shows would not be such a hit in our world today. Though I spend much time dissecting in my mind an individual's outfit and how I think I could edit it for the better, sometimes like this morning in the airport, I simply consider context. In other words, I consider why people, particularly women, feel the need to be overly dressed up for certain places.
I'm a girl who loves fashion, so I understand the need/want in wearing heels whenever you want because they make you feel girly. However, paired with a super short super tight boobalicious mini dress at the airport seems a bit much. Yes, your boyfriend who you haven't seen in forever may be picking you up when your flight gets in, but unless he's taking you straight to the club, there is not need to look like a Vegas stripper! Now maybe a wedge or heeled boot (depending on the weather) accompanied by jeans and a sweater or blouse works, giving you that I didn't try to look hot feel. Because here's the thing darling, prancing around in a super short skirt in five inch heels that you constantly have to pull down every five minutes to keep it from hiking up your hips, is not attractive. Don't you want to be comfortable while flying? I'm not saying you have to just roll out of bed and go, but let's be practical.
I have seen the same sort of behavior from women at places such as the baseball game or my favorite the beach. Your man got you tickets to the baseball game, I guarantee he's going to think you are way more attractive if you show up in a team jersey and jeans while sippin' on an ice cold beer, rather then stilettos and a shirt you will for sure need to dry clean if a greasy ball park dog comes near it. Come on ladies! It's like when you show up to a sports bar and order a martini at the bar when they have 25 amazing beers on tap! Why did you even show up to that bar? Because that's where the guys go? Well they aren't gonna want to talk to your high strung ass if you order a cosmo, same as if you were heels to the game that you will probably trip in getting to your bleacher seats.
The beach is a fan favorite for people watching: cute suits, ugly suits, hot guys, fat guys, screaming kids, sleeping parents, lobster sunburns, and bodacious babes, but you do know that there is sand at the beach, right?! Well did you know that when you wear heels in sand, they sink? Not an ideal situation, especially if you wore those heels because they make your legs look fab. Now normally if you were walking on a solid surface guys would be like, "Damn look at those gams!" but instead they are like she's walking weird! Or a more common reaction, "Man that chick looks like she just got fucked up the ass!" Not the reaction you were looking for right? Even better, other women will be making fun of you, because that's what girls do: hate on other women, we can't help it it's like this weird genetic malfunction. Even I won't attempt to wear heels in the sand, and I model. Heels in sand or grass, definite fail.
Now don't assume dear readers that I have never made a bad judgment call in terms of attire, because I have. I normally lean towards the opinion that it's better to be a bit over dressed than under, but there are different extremes. You're not going to wear a prom dress to meet the parents, but showing up in a nice summer cocktail dress, even if it's Sunday brunch isn't terrible. Probably one of my biggest fashion mistakes happened on Valentine's Day nearly 2 years ago. Now the boyfriend of the time does take some fault for this mistake, because someone neglected to call ahead and say we were taking the motorcycle out instead of the car, but whatever I could have changed. Instead, I decided that it would be totally fine and acceptable to ride on the back of his motorcycle wearing a short dress, definitely not appropriate. Basically, the only thing that was saving me from exposing my britney to everyone on the road, was the fact that I was pushed up against the ex's back. But then I also had to deal with getting off the bike which in a dress is any 80s Hair Metal fan's dream, but it does not occur as gracefully as one would fantasize.
So there it is, we all have our fashion blunders, our what and what nots to do, but in the end just do your thing, just take a moment to think of the consequences. For example, I don't know anyone who has bragged about ending up on the worst dressed list, just saying...
Note: not knockin lady ga ga's style, but the aiport for real? and it was a hilarious photo...
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