Fashion Senseless

It’s been getting chillier lately in our area, so more people are wearing long pants, long-sleeve shirts, and jackets. This is logical and sensible attire for autumn. But for some reason, girls just can’t let go of their flip-flops (thongs to you yankees).

Sunday, while the family was shopping at Target, I saw a teenage girl wearing a sweater over a tank top, a miniskirt, leg warmers (yes, leg warmers), and flip-flops. I nudged Cowgrit and surreptitiously pointed at the girl. Cowgrit looked at her, then looked at me, “What in the world?”

The leg warmers alone would have been good for a nostalgic chuckle, but leg warmers with flip-flops? And flip-flops in late October?

A couple hours later, in Panera for lunch, I spotted a college-age girl wearing a coat, a scarf, long stretchy pants, and flip-flops. If she’s cold enough to need a coat and scarf, aren’t her feet freezing?

Are flip-flops so fashionable nowadays that wearing them is more important than warmth? Or am I to believe that women’s feet don’t get cold?

Bullgrit