Trends we do not understand

Now, usually if I see something in the window of the Gap, it means it’s about to be over, but evidently, in the case of ponchos, that is not the case. Luckily Amanda Fortini at Slate agrees with me that these articles of clothing are wrong, wrong, wrong. As does Maccers:

I am just saying no to the poncho because, quite frankly, they are

ridiculous and they keep appearing on the bodies of the ladies with

whom I work. One of these ladies has more than one. I hate them. They

have no sense of irony. They are a fashion wtf. Not that I have any

idea about fashion or trends. Items I have said no to in the past have

gone on to become fashion phenoms – like rara skirts in the 80s and

peddle pushers. This results always in me crumbling, just before the

“over” and buying said item only to see it heavily discounted the next

day. I just feel that with the poncho Manolo would say no. Anyway, I am

holding out on this one. I can do it, I know.

Hear, hear. They are shapeless and ugly and should be roasted on a spit and then eliminated forever.