Cool or Annoying? Annoying or Cool?

Maybe it's just me (most dangerous first sentence-starter ever),

but is this whole "kitschy" thing suddenly getting a little tired?

Fine.

"Suddenly" is probably pushing it, considering that this wee phenom's been running rampant for quite some time now,

but I like to pretend that I'm relevant.

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At first, I hated it - as I do most fairly obnoxious trends.

Then, I sought to embrace it.

A 5th grade dinosaur-printed tee? Don't mind if I do.

Now, after some (incredibly heady, mind you) consideration, I'm sort of ... ambivalent, to say the least.

And I find myself perpetually asking:

Wait,

is this cool,

or is it just really really annoying?

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It seems to me, it's pretty damn easy to throw on a bunch of weird prints or an eyesore clutch and call it day - but if it doesn't appeal to your personal aesthetic - how cool is it, really?

I guess the same can be said for any trend, it's just, this one's just slightly more .... "trendy".

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It's true - it's all just another iteration of our current society's fixation with ironic dressing, and bad, child-like clothing, but it's starting to get, dare I say it . . . a little (lot??) annoying. I'm starting to feel like the fabrics and textures I'm truly drawn to are too classic to be cool - a sentiment that's leaving me rather unfulfilled as of late.

Not an eyesore? Well, not blog-worthy.

Also sucking? The outrageous prices for, in my opinion, not expensive quality clothes.

Oh sure. I'll pay $300..oh, excuse me $1,200 .. for a shirt my phantom little brother would have worn before it became really uncool in like, 1st grade.

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Maybe I'm just bitter. Maybe my tender ego has me wishing I could pull off weird as well (?) as some of the big timers.

Or maybe I'm super right (first time for everything!) and this trend is super annoying.

Thoughts?

Anyone? (anyone?) (anyone?)

(the diminishing text size was me evoking an echo into the depressing abyss)

Cheers.

5 comments:

CollectionsJune 25, 2013 at 5:58 AM
I'm a HUGE fan of kitschy but the bart simpson stuff is SO ugly I cannot stand it lol. there is a thin line between kitschy and horrendous.
far and wild jewelryJune 25, 2013 at 9:35 AM
ugh, thank you. i think like most trends it becomes more annoying when you jump on the band wagon instead of tracing it back to its source. ie. old school nikes will always trump some current iteration of the ubiquitous wedge sneaker and your phantom little brother's actual dinosaur t-shirt will always trump the one from urban outfitters.

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ROXTHEFOXJune 25, 2013 at 7:48 PM
Hear hear! Ok first, you already know that I have trouble starting posts, so I'm telling you now, I'm going to steal 'Maybe it's Me' from you, ok? Don't be coming after me for plagiarism, you have been warned!

And second, it's FUCKING ANNOYING!! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE prints, as encapsulated by the various 'Grandma's curtains' and 'motel bedsheet' pants I've been sporting on my blog, but I hate THESE types of prints. It all started with those fugly Mickey Mouse t-shirts (and now Marc Jacobs has incorporated in his latest line) and then it grew to pay homage to the 90's, incorporating whatever retro bullshit we could remember. Wearing children's clothing is not cool. This is a total fad and I bet my buck, it's going to be so uncool to wear these dinosaur prints by next summer.

The most outrageous were those Kenzo sweaters that had the whole blogging community orgasm. Who in their stable mind would pay $900 + for that shit. Don't even get me started on that Givenchy dog crap.

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ShereeJune 26, 2013 at 5:00 AM
I think with anything it is all in how you style it, with the exception of the Bart Simpson prints, that will never be cool..lips...workable!
Sheree xxx
Nadya HelenaJuly 2, 2013 at 4:45 AM
I absolutely hate anything kitschy, even when it first came out until now. And mind you, in my country (Indonesia, third world country, well you know), KITSCH ARE LIKE... EVERYWHERE.
Lipsy shirts, mustache shoes, mustache blouses, UK FLAG SHIRTS (I own one, apologies), and etc. And really, the only people who I see wearing kitsch are girls in puberty or girls who run out of clothes and in desperate need of nude covering.

And I agree with the above commenter about the Kenzo sweats. WHAT IS UP WITH THEM?

Sorry for lashing out here, I'm just trying to find a way to channel my anger into something positive(in this case, writing instead of throwing things)

Nadya
eyeshadow illustrator
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