Fashion - Jeans

Time and again, I have attempted a return to writing. Not necessarily because I have something to say but I like writing. A long time ago, a friend advised me on the value of writing excercises, and the kind and helpful soul that he is, even tried to give me something to write about. That didnt work out since silly me took his suggestion too literally, found myself stumped and stopped. Now eons have passed and the itch to write has resurfaced. All that is lacking is a Subject and Discipline. Hope to tackle both. I'm going to try and pick a topic and write 7 posts on it. ( 7 posts in 7 days would be an apt name if I had more faith in myself) Anyway, the first Topic is Fashion. Fashion?, you sputter out, trying to suppress giggles. Yes, I may be known for many things but being fashionable is not one of them. My lack of style could have been a point of ridicule . But my credentials are: Before the trend of long tops for girls/women, I proudly wore my long t-shirts NOT tucked in. And that, you fashion snobs, makes me a trend setter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anyway, i have a small plea: Bring Back the Bootleg jeans! Sure, i laughed at the leggings (how are they different from the "tights"/"slacks" of the 90s?). Called them a copout when a loong version of the leggings was used to pass off as a churidar (whatever happened to suffering for one's style?). Watched in alarm as they crossbred with jeans to form Jeggings (in the branjelina-era, could they be named anything else?) And then horror of horrors, they mutated to become the dominant species of Jeans - Skinny Jeans. First it was the girls. Ahh, kids these days. Then it was the boys. That was ok too as it went with their androgynous hairstyles and was perhaps more suited to skateboarding than the earlier baggy jeans. Then it progressed to women. Eh oh. Some could pull it off, some could not (iterally and figuratively). Then the affliction moved to Men. Sure people like Mick Jagger could pull it off. But the general population, NO. I dont think I can quite recover from seeing an older male relative in skinny jeans. And so hoping to spare other people, i put out this plea to the Fashion Gods that be - Bring back the bootleg. Sure you can have your crazy, creative outfits for the runways and red carpets. But for the stores, for normal people PLEASE bring back the normal jeans.