I like to read fashion blogs and watch fashion v-logs on youtube, but lately I have noticed a few things that bother me. It's all because I was an English teacher in a former life. I appreciate precise and accurate language. So some things make me chuckle or get under my skin:
Wear: You do not "wear" a bag or purse. You carry a bag or purse. Unless it is raining and you are forced to use your bag as a hat of course.
Maxi: I do not like the term maxi for dresses and skirts. I'm old fashioned. To me, maxi means only one thing, and it's not pleasant. I'll stick to ankle-length, thank you very much.
Styling: When did we stop styling our hair and start styling our jeans? I have to admit, I don't mind this as much since it is accurate verbage.
Contrasting: Yellow and blue are not contrasting colors. No matter how much you may want it to be otherwise, orange is on the opposite side of the color wheel from blue. I don't want to dress like a Denver Bronco either, but I'm not making an excuse for sticking with primary colors.
Chromaphobe: This is a word I made up to describe my friends who are afraid to wear color or paint a room anything other than off white.
Saintsy: Not to be confused with saintly, this word describes anything that is black and gold and features fleur de lis. I need this word where I live.
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