People with a fashion for passion must have a high threshold for pain. In a nutshell: fashion is pain…and lots of it. Although there are probably some people who would say I am the furthest thing from a fashionable person, there has been at least one occasion when I was fashion forward and led the trend…qualifier: at least in retrospect.
The purse, or as it is now known, the “bag,” is quite the status symbol and for many people the bigger the better. Well, I was rocking the big (book)bag years before it became a symbol for grandeur and whatnot. And as someone who has suffered for fashion (or really in my case education) I can speak from experience that a great way to help out those friends who love shoulder bags is to give the gift of the shoulder pad. Yes, shoulder pad.
Unfortunately the shoulder pad has fallen out of fashion, as painful style has beat comfort clothing once again. While some 1980s clothing trends are making a huge comeback, sadly the shoulder pad was not invited. But honestly, in today’s culture of big bag torture it’s a must-buy gift for people who tote around a little too much.
Where to go:
Much to my shoulders’ chagrin when searching online for shoulder pads the first few sites that pop up were for football shoulder pads. Now athletic padding should definitely hold up to whatever a purse, I’m sorry, a bag, can hold, but even if you’re going retro you still want it to look semi-stylisg. So, fortunately, I found a site that sales shoulder padding for everyday wear. Yay, for happy, healthy shoulders!
The purse, or as it is now known, the “bag,” is quite the status symbol and for many people the bigger the better. Well, I was rocking the big (book)bag years before it became a symbol for grandeur and whatnot. And as someone who has suffered for fashion (or really in my case education) I can speak from experience that a great way to help out those friends who love shoulder bags is to give the gift of the shoulder pad. Yes, shoulder pad.
Unfortunately the shoulder pad has fallen out of fashion, as painful style has beat comfort clothing once again. While some 1980s clothing trends are making a huge comeback, sadly the shoulder pad was not invited. But honestly, in today’s culture of big bag torture it’s a must-buy gift for people who tote around a little too much.
Where to go:
Much to my shoulders’ chagrin when searching online for shoulder pads the first few sites that pop up were for football shoulder pads. Now athletic padding should definitely hold up to whatever a purse, I’m sorry, a bag, can hold, but even if you’re going retro you still want it to look semi-stylisg. So, fortunately, I found a site that sales shoulder padding for everyday wear. Yay, for happy, healthy shoulders!
Kathleen Kirkwood “Perfectly Natural” Shoulder Pads
(Image from www.laurensilva.com)
