Lately, on the streets of New York there's been a new hybrid of styles. There's been the hipster clothing, but the mustaches and hairstyles have been a direct copy of the 19th century. In my building, I've seen the civil war general mustache, the Prince Albert side-burn/beard/overly fluffy mustache combination, and even the Abe Lincoln classic beard.
For the girls, I've seen the ridiculous up-dos, with braids and pins and poofy hair. These coifs take serious time and are just not practical for the rain, snow, wind, and pretty much 90% of the weather that's coming in this season.
Plus, there's the ugly shoes that are making their way to trendy feet all over the city. They're unisex, involve a lot of hooks, and wearing anything less than skin tight bottoms is just completely impractical with them. It used to be only weird math teachers who wore those flowy skirts with ugly make up that would wear such atrocious shoes. Now, it's hipsters all over the country who are embracing the new look.
What I wonder is, what's next? How far will the Jane Austen throwback go? I can't wait until the trousers come back in style, maybe next we'll see the petticoats being brought back. Maybe Chanel will design a line of bodices and camisoles? Short pants for all? I won't mind, ringlets make me look cool.
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