Trends I Hate: Puritan Chic
Are we paying for our fashion sins?
Source: Getty ImagesPilgrim shoes from Marc Jacobs Fall 2012 line; Amanda Peet in a chaste gown.
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Pilgrim shoes? Prim, buttoned-up dresses? Black and white color schemes?
Fashion designers are taking a turn for the chaste.
At Marc Jacobs, pilgrim shoes were chunky and came in funky metallic colors like pink which suggested a split-personality vibe: part proper, part disco. Marc liked his pilgrim shoes so much he even wore a pair himself for his final bow.
Even in shows where the Puritan aspect wasn't directly referenced there was an extreme modesty, a certain severity like in Calvin Klein's high-necked, unadorned black coats and dresses.
And actresses like Amanda Peet are already donning dresses that look more appropriate for a town flogging than the red carpet.
Hey, I'm all for modesty at this age, but the last person I want to dress like is Hester Prynne.
What are your thoughts on Puritan Chic?
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