Fashionista
23May2003 Filed under: ObservationsMy thoughts on trucker hats and all other fashion intentionally ugly, retrogusting, and ironic:
When it comes right down to it, this kind of styling is just a contest to see who can pull off the most heinous clothing by sheer force of their conceit. Goal: to be the one looking the worst with the most attitude. It’s a test of wills; a confidence contest. If you can keep your cool while wearing something as ugly as a trucker hat, coulots, or fanny pack, then you really must be confident.
…Or else just take yourself way too seriously.
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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heather
May 24th, 2003 at 5:08 am
I think of it as the game of chicken for the image-conscious. I don’t understand the hat thing, because when I see them, I think of my southern, backwards construction family. Not really a look that promotes intelligence. And it’s just ugly.
ericalynn
May 24th, 2003 at 8:25 am
fanny packs! ha! i was all upset years ago when i found out my ex was getting married… til I met her, sporting a fanny pack and all.
brittney
May 24th, 2003 at 11:13 am
One of the finest blogger commentaries I’ve read on the trucker hat heiniosity is here (May 19th entry).
“Kids, listen to me, you’ll never really be cool until you ironically put off going to the doctor because your care is prohibitively expensive and you wait until it’s too late.”
Nancy
May 25th, 2003 at 11:05 pm
Did you see last Sunday’s article on trucker hats in the Sunday Styles section of the NYT?
TonyD
May 29th, 2003 at 9:39 am
retrugusting is my new favorite word.