On cycling

Cycling of fashion, that is.

So, I guess gladiator sandals are in yet again. It seems to me this must be the fourth or fifth time they've been 'in' since I was sort of paying attention to fashion. I'm almost starting to feel old - almost.

That's the whole point of the system, though - make you feel old if you don't jump in with it.

For the record, my reason for skipping gladiators this time around is that I'm in school full time and tending to wear jeans or trousers, and gladiators look like shit with any hemlines that reach the ankles. That and I spend too much time sitting, which can make fluid retention a problem and fluid retention and straps don't mix.

I also noticed in the August issue of Fashion Magazine that the almond toe is out for fall. It's all back to pointy toes (ie, winklepickers). Suits me fine, but I thought it rather cute since whenever the almond toes started coming in again (for the fourth or fifth time that I can recall) it wasn't so long ago and it was that pointed toes were sooooooooo passé (for the fourth or fifth time).

But hey, the real king is style as opposed to fashion. Use what looks the best, whether it's fashionable or not.