Fashion and Taste...Going, Going, Long Gone!!!

We've been taken over by some strange phenomenon over the past 40-50 years. Some alien being has come down to Earth, and told people that ugly, trashy, cheap, confusing, inexplicable, and bizarre "clothing" is fashion-forward. And what's worse is that some are actually praised for donning these atrocious attire! It's mind-boggling! Take, for example, the following picture...

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?! And before you wonder...no, they weren't dressed for Halloween, and no, neither one of them are homeless.  They're "singers" - Pepto with green platic cap, and hobo-chic cult leader...in flip-flops. These are the "celebrities" that young, blossoming, impressionable future-fashionistas have to look up to.... WE . ARE . SCREWED.



What ever happened to...... ?!?!?

Now, I'm not at all implying that I'm dripping in Coco-Chanel, prim, proper, and always pulled together - heck...I live in my leggings! But, I just worry about what some consider "fashion" and the kudos they're given for being so "clever and avante-garde" - I don't get it, I refuse to get it.  This isn't to say that there hasn't been any tasteful fashion in recent times...we've had plenty, but again, for some reason, those always get overshadowed by the train-wreck, shock value "fashion statements" that we have to deal with.  Oh, Audrey...