The thing is, I grow tired very quickly...more quickly than anyone else I know. I have no idea why. It happens in many different aspects of my life. I'll hear a brand new song and love it...I week later I'll be ready to rip my car radio out of the dash because I'm sick of hearing it already. I'll get sucked into a new show on TV, only to roll my eyes and change the channel halfway through the first season. Hell, I can barely stomach the site of our local three time Super Bowl winning quarterback and his lingerie model wife, because I'm so tired of the local news outlets updating me on his whereabouts every waking hour.
Like I care.
In a lot of ways, I'm a marketing execs worst nightmare (I'll give you all a minute to finish laughing...seeing as I'm the guy who has been bombarding you with tights sales every day for three years). I have a short attention span. I move on quickly when they're not of a very high level of interest to me.
Which is where the Royals come in.
They live in a palace surrounded by guards in ridiculous outfits. They drink high tea. They play polo. They go places and do things while wearing ridiculous hats.
Like I care.
They add no value to society. They're rulers who don't rule. They're a family that's popular because they're a family. They're essentially a (much, much) more refined Kardashians.
Like I care.
Princess Diana passed away two days after my 20th birthday. I remember hearing the news and wondering why all these people had to chase her around in the first place, just for a photo opportunity. But it was since then that I realized how much attention these people get. They don't go to the store or grab a cup of coffee without the entire world knowing about it and getting instant photo proof of it, complete with commentary about what they were wearing and how they looked (most probably a ridiculous hat was involved).
Like I care.
The engagement/wedding was the height of it for me. I got 24/7 news updates about stuff that wouldn't have been interesting to me if it involved some member of my family. I got wedding updates that I wouldn't have given a rat's ass about if it were my wedding they were talking about. I couldn't escape it. It was everywhere.
Like I care.
Which brings us to Wednesday morning. As usual, I was driving to work, listening to the morning show on the local alternative rock station thinking about something other than the Royals, when the news portion of the show came up. Headline number one: "Kate Middleton is attempting to bring back pantyhose." ...Wait...what?
This is big, my friends.
Look. I get it. I wasn't exactly under the impression that I've been pushing the world's most popular product on this blog. I realize a great many people would sooner wrap the pantyhose around their neck then roll them up their legs. A mere 3 years ago, Shine from Yahoo! declared pantyhose deceased...at the young age of 43.
Then came Kate.
She's been spotted recently walking around in pantyhose, and there couldn't be a hotter topic going. Don't believe me? Google 'Kate Middleton Stockings' ...563,000 results. Try 'Kate Middleton Pantyhose'...253,000 results. Better go with 'Kate Middleton Nylons' ...that will give you 3,930,000 results. Wouldn't want to miss anything.
The buzz is incredible. People are wondering if bare legs are out and if pantyhose are making a comeback There are fashion bloggers that are irate at the sight of it and offended that Kate would do such a horrible thing as bring pantyhose back.
US Magazine recently posted a poll: Would You Wear Sheer Stockings Like Kate Middleton? Care to guess the results? Apparently 79% think, 'Yes, they're elegant' to only 21% who argue 'No, they look outdated'. Wonder what that poll would've looked like before Kate came along?
So here I am. The girl from the family that I've made no attempt to hide my disdain for for so many years is apparently doing me a solid. Mere months after I shook my head at people who constantly followed her or expressed confusion at my friends who took the day off to see the wedding, she's giving me a gift. The rich, refined, educated, tea-drinking Kardashian could be on the verge of single-handedly turning an entire industry around. What can I say?
I most definitely care.
8 comments:
Great post! I don't care much for the royals either, but appreciate that Kate is bringing elegance and sophisication -- and stockings! -- back into fashion. xo style, she wrote
I don't care about the Royals, either. I'm not ashamed.
As much as I love lingerie, I am not ready to go back to pantyhose. I don't think I ever will. There are the rare occasions that I wear it (or leggings) for a specific look, but I would die if I had to do it all the time. I'm a bare legged person, I guess.
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ME TOO! I always am afraid to start a convo with regards to fashion and style because people will probably stone me! I think her body looks great, her face...not so much. I really loved this post and enjoyed it. Missed reading you while I was away. BTW... thanks for the wishes but it was for a family member, my birthday is next month ;) have a great weekend XOXO
Like the royals or not, its ur choice. Similarly, wear a pantyhose/leggings or not, its ur choice. It may be 'in' or 'out' of fashion, but as long as u are comfortable wearing/not-wearing it despite it being in or out of fashion, you're good. No one's gonna be against you. I have learned from various fashion maestro, that, wearing what makes u feel comfortable and suits you is wise rather than following a colt-dress up. So IMO, the princess has all the right to wear what she desires. It's not that she's forcing you to wear the same, or follow her. Its her choice to wear/dress-up, and follow or not, it your choice.
And lastly, have you heard the Aesop's Fable about the fox and the sour grape? Well the bitter truth is, you are acting like the fox, with your 'Like I care' comments on the princess. You just seem to be a little more jealous on how a common girl lived a fairy tale life. Face the truth dear, the bitter truth!
Also, seeing such a post on a blog like yours is rather disturbing. :(
(Disclaimer: Not from a Royal family, neither support any. Love anarchy, but really LMAO when people can't withstand others fortune due to sheer jealousy ;) )
I love you for posting this. Why? Because the moment the article about Kate Middleton wearing sheer stockings popped up on Yahoo! a few days ago, I instantly thought of you! :)
I honestly didn't know she was bringing back pantyhose (this actually made the news?? How sad), which is surprising considering I live in her country. I don't care for the royals either and definitely don't care if she's bringing back any type of hosiery. She dresses about 15 years older than she is, her fans are boring preppy girls and older women, so if anything, pantyhose still isn't going to fly with the hip fashion crowd.
It took me a while to come around to Kate but her style always impresses - it's classy and ideally role appropriate day in and day out as well as being incredibly flattering.
As for pantyhose, maybe I'm out of touch, but as a 20-year old girl I was never aware they were "out." They're still a must for the office and formal events, at least in Europe, and when I first arrived there and decided to not wear hose on the first marginally warm day of spring I received a lot of comments about how that made it so obvious that I am American. And then I proudly didn't wear hose anyway and ended up freezing and now unless it is the peak of summer and it is a sundress that I'll be wearing to the beach, why NOT wear pantyhose? They make your legs smoother, hide the fact that you've forgotten to moisturize, and make you seem more put together if they're sheer. And those that are patterned add a whole new element to an outfit - color, texture, pattern. Any person with a modicum of interest in fashion should appreciate them! Anyway, love your blog :)
Maria
This was a really great post and well said especially about the pantyhose :)
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