Keep It Classic

Is anyone original anymore? I mean I go out from time to time. I'm an astute observer of my surroundings, and I especially love to see what people are doing fashionably. Coming where I'm from (NYC) I pride myself on the fact that I was enabled to express myself fashionably and not be judged. Don't get me wrong, New York is not the place to be slacking on your pimping fashionably! You WILL get snapped on. Its just that, when you're a fly individual, that shit translates. I may have picked on for allot of things but, DAMN, my mommy kept me and my sister fresh! I didn't know it then, but she was teaching me key lessons in the fashion game! One being trends are indeed, trendy, but they DO NOT translate thru time! And as I look back on old photos and things of that nature, I do reflect on all the "it" girls and boys whose looks could not translate now, however I could. You could take me out of a photo from 1992, and I could still walk around in that same fashion without looking like I'm headed to a "theme" party!
The point is to keep it classic. To devise a look that can and will stand the test of time. Its more than buying clothes! Its collecting pieces that your children and grandchildren will covet and one day hope to own. Some of my best and cherished garments are those that I've recovered from the women in my family! That's real talk! I come from a long line of fashionitas! KUDOS to them.
I say all this to say, that I recently went out and I was shocked! I mean literally shocked! All of the guys were either Hood Rock stars (i.e. Jim Jones), a geek (i.e.Pharell Williams) or a Ghetto General (i.e. Young Jeezy). Everywhere I turned there were either sparkles over crazy graphic shirts Mr. Roger's sweater with horn rimmed glasses, or Armed Forces type uniforms! I mean is there some sort of memo on these things that I'm not aware of? And the girls are no better! High wasted pencil skirts and ruffled blouses with PLASTIC fruity colored jewelry was the name of the game! Either that, or its the ugly Lycra dresses that were hot when Mystical's song "Danger" was big! All topped off with heir cheap Wet Seal pumps. It was just appalling!
Here's my advice to the fellas: KEY PIECES! I remember when guys simply matched their fitted's and their sneakers. Now these dudes are walking around looking like kaleidoscopes. I mean dudes! You dont have to have sparkles and graphics on your fitted, shirt, jeans, hoodies and sneakers! Tone it down a bit! Its all about the key piece that beats them in the head. Its that one item in your ensemble that no one can deny. You could have on the wackest shit ever but as long as you have that key piece thats a whammy, no one is seeing you. Figure out what that piece is gonna be in your ensemble and then work around it! As far as the geek look goes, it actually pretty classic so I dont have anything negative to say about it, however, I do remember a time that the only dudes that wanted to look like that were gay, making that look taboo. I'm proud that many elleged heterosexual males are stepping outside the box and gravitating towards a very runway look! Kudos! As far as that military type shit goes, you're gonna be as dissapointed as all those guys who copped all of those official throwback jerseys! Not a good investment because the next trend is coming soon! I garauntee it!
Oh ladies! Dont think I forgot about you! Here are some words of wisdom! Stop shopping the window! The window display is only there to entice you, but by no means are you supposed to buy the EXACT outfit! Explore and express yourself fashionably! Search for YOUR specific style. Understand your body type and buy pieces that will enhance. Here's a thought: maybe if you stop shopping at these overwhelming stores where they actually have clothes hanging up on the walls and strewn about you wouldnt be so compelled to just give up and ask the question: "umm, excuse me, where is that outfit in the window?" I dont hate the Wet Seals and the Charlotte Rousse's but again, these are not stores where you will locate key pieces. These stores are plug ins. Plug-ins meaning you purchase the more expensive piece, that will have longevity (both in maintenance and style), and then you "plug-in" those cheaper pieces. Come on ladies, take advantage of this! Only women can wear one expensive garment littered with a whole bunch of other bullshit and make it look like a million bucks! Do you honestly feel like the shit when you walk in and all the girls (including yourself) are fashion vistim clones! I know I wouldn't! I dont even want a bitch to have the same shoes as me, let alone her whole outfit! Look at yourselves as a palate, and your clothing is the paint that you will use to create your own masterpiece, each and everyday!
Well my darlings, I'm sure this is a subject that I will revisit time and time again. For as long as there are trends, I will reject and denounce them. Bottom line, keep it classic! Clothes dont make the man, the man makes the clothes. Stop trying so hard! Cause when you try hard, you die hard!