Your honor,
I admit that I do own - and wear - some brightly colored clothes. I furthermore admit the same with respect to boldly patterned clothes. However I would draw the court's attention to the fact that in the main, items in my closet might fall in neither category (by far the majority) or in either one or the other of the above. Seldom will an article belong to both of them.
I also own my fair share of printed chiffon or georgette flouncy shirts with draped necklines, flared sleeves and "interesting" hemlines but again, with respect to their coloration I would respectfully refer the court to the above distinctions.
Then, in a moment of madness about nine months ago, talked into it by my sister's enthusiastic sales pitch, I bought this blouse which falls into every one of those categories: bright, boldly patterned and flouncily, fancily flared georgette. (And in my defence, it was on sale.)
I had such a sudden shock upon seeing it in the confines of my sober closet at home, that it got stuck at the far end of the clothes rail, and it has not been worn even once since I got it home.
Until today, that is, when in another moment of madness I threw it over my head as I scrambled, late, to get to work.
I once cut more than a foot from my hair, and not a soul at the lab whispered a word about it. I occasionally wear a t-shirt of my alma mater in an almost day-glo orange when my spirits need a lift, and not a peep. Today even people whom I have only seen in passing, whose names I'm not quite sure of, made comments about my blouse. Along the lines of: "Oh! Wow! That's an...nice/interesting/bright top."
And the worst part of it was that wherever I went, there it was, hovering in my peripheral vision, every breath I'm taking shoving the gruesome article in all its mustardy seasicky brightly wavey assymetricity under my nose.
I am arguing therefore that my sister has some sort of hidden agenda demonstrated first by her enthusiastic encouragement to buy the shirt, and second her adamant assurances this morning that the shirt "looked fine" to wear to work. I would also argue that this agenda cannot be altogether positive, and in evidence I am displaying Exhibit A, to wit a sample of the fabric.
I rest my case!
Comments (8)
I should think that if anyone ran into you, it was because they were momentarily confused and blinded by the shirt.
Posted by Mary | March 16, 2005 4:27 AM
Posted on March 16, 2005 04:27
Excuse me!! Hello! So now I have to defend my judgement in public. Well,
1. Sivani looks absolutely stunning in those yellows.
2. Admittedly, the shirt is made for a 30+ year old, alas, Sivani's 30th birthday is almost ancient history (duck and dive - anyone have the tel. no for Amnesty International?)
3. The cut of the blouse is extremely flattering and, last but not least,
4. If those engineers cannot appreciate an artistic expression in fabric and style, it is their problem, NOT mine.
So There!!
Posted by Nini | March 16, 2005 7:02 AM
Posted on March 16, 2005 07:02
Well let me tell you about thetime when my mother forced me to buy gold colored cloth saying it will make excellent trousers to wear to college. Needless to say I haven't worn it since I came to the US.
Posted by Avinash Modi | March 16, 2005 10:43 AM
Posted on March 16, 2005 10:43
Now, I am admittedly a fashion-challenged engineer. But I like it. It has a sort of neo-Mondrian/Calder air about it that I find quite post-modern. I'd like to have a tie made of that material ...
Posted by Chrysalis | March 16, 2005 10:57 AM
Posted on March 16, 2005 10:57
Ah! Having been a fan and regular frequenter of the color Orange, me thinks that the fabric looks quite pleasing. I am willing to testify that :)
Posted by Sagnik | March 16, 2005 2:18 PM
Posted on March 16, 2005 14:18
I rather like the fabric.
This, however, is not a good yardstick for taste.
Posted by Em² | March 16, 2005 9:54 PM
Posted on March 16, 2005 21:54
To be honest, I quite like it! Perhaps a tad bit reminiscent of Halloween, but I still like it :)
Posted by Megha | March 17, 2005 2:19 PM
Posted on March 17, 2005 14:19
Bold, bright and cheery! You must have been feeling that way when you chose it, and all day.
Posted by Amy | March 17, 2005 2:39 PM
Posted on March 17, 2005 14:39