The secular celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, as I see it, has three real purposes: 1) for kids to eat green cupcakes until they’re sick, 2) for adults to drink green beer until they’re sick, and 3) for everyone to pretend they’re Irish for the day as an excuse to be loud and wear gaudy clothing.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Enjoy this women’s church suit and hat by Donna Vinci that suitably merges the religious and secular purpose of this holiday for the sake of fashion. I’d need to consume at least three leprechaun-shaped hats full of green beer in order to wear that out in public, even on St. Patty’s day. Click on the photo to see more detail, including the really crappy Photoshopping.
I generally don’t go to the mall unless I have to. This evening, I had to. Serendipity put me in the path of a women’s 2-piece denim suit at Macy’s. For $280.
Um?
Denim, perhaps a little softer than normal—more like jeans from an “everything $10!!!” store. With large stitching as decorative trim. Maybe you’re thinking what I’m thinking regarding those dress slacks: Aren’t they just technically jeans?
Perfect for when you want to dress up on Casual Friday.
My friend Liz introduced me to the term “Canadian Tuxedo,” which is basically the pairing of jeans with a jean jacket. That was cool in the 80s, right? (I’m pretty fashion-impaired…. what are you supposed to wear a jean jacket with, if not jeans? Ohhhhhh, maybe you’re not supposed to wear jean jackets at all.)
Then Liz linked to a horrid example of a Canadian Tuxedo as an actual tuxedo (or at least suit) on Justin Timberlake. With Britney Spears in a denim evening gown.
And then I started searching for more examples of denim suits. Like, for real. And people out there are buying them. I just don’t understand. Fashion is so confusing. I try to stick to jeans (as denim was intended) and a geeky t-shirt with maybe a sweater if I’m cold.
Because if I depended on retailers’ selections to guide me, I would only end up hurting myself. See below.
Available from overstock.com for only $52.99! That’s a way better deal than the Macy’s 2-piece denim suit! I nicknamed it the “Sergeant Pepper Sleeps With Levi Strauss.”
