What about us?

When strolling through the online fashion world of blogs and websites, does anyone ever feel like this:

When most sites are filled with pictures of girls who look and dress like this:

And who appear to have lives like this*:

Don’t even start me on reading interviews with 22 year olds giving diet and exercise advice. You don’t need to diet when you are 22!!!  Sure, totally be healthy, but live it up! In terms of your ability to eat and drink without repercussion –  it’s never going to get better than this! Yes I know there are lots of us who feel better at “insert age here” but the automatic thin-ness and speed of metabolism will never be as good as it was.

Where are the women over 30? Over 35? Where are the women with jobs? Kids? Mortgages?

I fall into at least 1 of those buckets, maybe even 2 J

But do I want to read ‘The Lady’ and learn how to make a great sponge cake instead? No.

Do I want to develop ‘tech neck’* or even have the time to spend my evenings and weekends in front of my computer watching youtube videos? No.

Lately … and I guess I’m not the only one given the rise of ‘Normcore’ (I called it – you saw it here first!! ) ..the over styled, over labelled, over exposed look has left me feeling out in the cold (no pun intended!), and quite frankly, I’m a little turned off by it. .. . Despite the internet giving ordinary people more access than ever before, it still looks like an insider’s club of who is getting gifted next season’s looks to wear now and publicise on their favourite internet platform. It is super, just super to celebrate the best of fashion and really express yourself with your fashion, … but is it feasible or even desirable to be OTT every single day? Are the fashion sites supposed to be inspirational, or aspirational?

I’m not throwing in the fashion towel though! I want to see how I can hold down a paying job while looking good and be taken seriously. Call me crazy but I would love to be able to do this on a regular salary, where fashion comes in after bills (no, I don’t live at home!) and other associated grown up expenses..

Where do all the cool grown-ups live?

*disclaimer – I loooovee Miley and Cara – these girls are great, really great on every level.

**tech neck… the lines you develop on your neck from looking down at your computer/iphone/ipad etc. ugh.