The Horror: Brenda Morgenstern's Pants

By -
This reference may not resonate with a lot of people, but since I'm a huge fan of Rhoda, the 1970s sitcom spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, I'm very aware of the horror that was Brenda Morgenstern's pants. Brenda, Rhoda's younger sister, was supposed to be a frumpy dumpy sad sack so she was contractually obligated to wear really awful, over-sized print pants at least once per episode. Despite her pants, I thought Brenda was awesome and super funny.

Forever 21 and Free People appear to be Brenda fans too. Only, they like the pants a lot more than I do. At least Forever 21 is keeping their ugly pants (left, middle) under $30. Free People's pants (right) believe theirs to be worth $98. I've seen them pop up at other stores too, but they appear to be sold out. I actually love a good wide leg pant, so I suppose some wide leg print pants could look quite cool with savvy styling, but I'd argue these are quite beyond help. What say you?

Comments

Elizabeth said…
I actually really dig the middle pair, but not with those shoes.
December 6, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Jael Paris said…
I can't style the Free People ones in a non-costumey way, but that's sort of Free People's thing.
December 6, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Jennifer Wells said…
I think the pattern in the middle would be beautiful as a skirt or a maxi dress. But as pants? No.
December 6, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Nikell (Modesty Fashions on Polyvore) said…
I love wide leg pants. They're comfy modest and chic. I can do without some of the obnoxious prints though. The ones you have here are cute. I really like the first pair.
December 8, 2011 at 2:49 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Happy 10th Anniversary... and goodbye.

By -
Image
What we looked like in 2009 Ten years ago I created, Fashion Me Fabulous, wrote up a handful of posts, picked a layout and send it all to my friend, Jael. “I’ve started a fashion blog. What do you think?” She gave me a few tips, wrote a couple “guest posts” and before long became my blogging partner. Together, we built a blog and community I could have never built alone. From the end of 2007 to the end of 2014, Fashion Me Fabulous ran regular content about fun, affordable fashion. Jael and I covered fashion week , reviewed fashion books , wrote about fashion history and did more shopping than seems humanly possible to search out the best clothes and accessories . We explored our personal styles , scoured Etsy for unique creations . I watched every single episode of Project Runway and blogged about it. Jael created an amazing presence on Polyvore . We learned all sorts of things about coding and websites and content and graphic design and so on. (You can tell if you look at
Read more

Dramatic Makeup

By -
Image
October is the perfect month for anyone who loves a dramatic look. Because of Halloween, you can get away with more in the makeup department than you can the rest of the year. You want to try false eyelashes? Go for it. You want to color your eyebrows? Do it. Color outside the lines with eyeshadow? Why not? Live it up so much in October that people will think black lipstick in November is practically normal.
Read more

Meet your new favorite simple summer dress

By -
Image
Summer. It's coming soon with it's sunshine, high temperatures, picnics, festival, barbecues, pool parties and so many more events that require being outside in the heat. If you're shopping in any stores right now, you might have noticed that all the so called sun dresses are made of itchy, plastic-y, hot material. They look summery, but they'll bake you. Worry not, I've found a cotton summer dress that can get you through the whole summer for less than $20. Add a cropped cardigan or short-sleeve blazer for the office. Don some walking sandals, a fun sunhat and cute sunglasses for a day the fair. Dress it up with high heels, jewelry and a cute wrap for evenings. The possibilities are endless. It's even cute when you layer two different colors. The fit is beautiful. Compose of 95% cotton and 5% spandex, it fits close to the body through the top and flares gently, which means it works even if it doesn't line up perfectly with you waistline. This dress is
Read more