I am about to express an opinion that may get my man-card revoked, but I have to say that the way women’s fashion has changed in recent years is quite disappointing. Call me a traditionalist, but I’ve always thought that subtly works better when it comes to accentuating beauty. Nowadays it seems like the emphasis in fashion focuses on high-rise thongs and low-rise jeans, booty shorts and tops so tight that it’s a wonder that women can breathe at all.
One of the chief elements of creating good fashion is in having some actual clothing
to work with. This “minimalist” approach seems to suggest that flesh is, in-and-of-itself, a part of the clothing. There’s little room for artistic expression in the clothing and less room for a woman to take advantage of layers, accessories and other highlights in creating a “social costume”.
Admittedly, there’s definitely a line somewhere between 1800s fashion that covered head-to-toe and clothing that looks like it belongs more in the bedroom than on the streets, but that, in my opinion, is where true elegance
resides. Every time I see college girls (or even high-school or grade-school girls) walking down the street in 30 degree weather wearing a mini-skirt and a tube-top, I cringe. I want to approach them and let them know that there is a way to dress nicely without endangering yourself to frostbite.
So, yes, I may be old-fashioned or traditional, but I believe that a woman’s beauty is expressed in the way she presents herself and not in how much of herself she presents.