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Dear world:
Why is my mom's style suddenly, like, very enviable?

I miss the good old days of mocking her corduroy leggings, her horrifically high-waisted jeans, her oversized knee-length shorts, her perpetually-worn sneakers, her 20/400 glasses, her "but they're so convenient" fanny packs, and her propensity for tying anything and everything around her (accidentally) bleached denim-clad waist.
Alas, it seems I've finally given in to the notion that I now idolize that at which I once eye-rolled.
I realize that talk about tying stuff around our waists has been running rampant as of late, but who am I to attempt to think outside of the box?

I can, however, think slightly towards the outer rim of the box in that I've decided to merge two existing trends, that of the off-the-shoulder blazer (which not only seems incredibly uncomfortable, but debilitatingly impractical), and the plaid/denim shirt tied around the waist thing, into one deliciously ugly HYBRID TREND ! ! !
That's right, the very legitimate child of these two fledgling "cool" styles is . . .
THE BLAZER TIED AROUND THE WAIST

Or the Blaist, as I never have and never will refer to it.
But take heed, friends. To this trend you must commit.

sadness = I'm a commitment-phobe
blazer: Banana Republic, shirt: American Apparel dress, shorts: thrifted, shoes: 3.1 Phillip Lim
For once the blazer is fitted around the middle of your frame, it's unlikely that it can subsequently be worn for everyday purposes without a serious dose of steam/iron/scalding heat.
Unless, of course, wrinkled clothes are in too. 'Cause I can't really keep track of which uncool things are cool anymore.

Cheers.

(Photos by Brian Kristoph)

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