Sunday, March 14, 2010

To Clog or Not to Clog?

opening ceremony, shopbop, piperlime no6store

It's finally March, the month where dreadful thoughts of freezing temperatures and snow are slowly replaced with pleasant thoughts of lilies, festivals and spring fashion!

One of the biggest trends this summer is the clog. I undoubtedly remember this shoe being the epitome of cool when I was a kid in the 90's but its sudden resurgence in popularity is admittedly a bit unsettling.

I find the style of this shoe generally unflattering, and in recent years, it has mostly been spotted on the older and extremely unfashionable crowd.

In recent months however, I've seen the über stylish Rachel Bilson and Alexa Chung proudly sporting this questionable trend, and Mary Kate - the "dirtier" Olsen has been rocking them for years.

I felt the same resistance to drop crotches and crop tops but eventually converted and became a lover of those rather unusual fashion choices.

I'm going to try and resist this trend for as long as I can because I'd like to think of myself as an innovator and not as a follower, but honestly I reckon it's just a matter of time...