Obnoxious Logo Shirts We (Secretly) Love

As a self-proclaimed fashion girl, I'm a sucker for a high-end label (as we all are) merely because I stalk too many celebrities and watch too many entrancing runway shows. However, I'm also a realist with a vivid imagination and a limited budget. Admittedly, Balmain is not within my grasp at the current time, nor Saint Laurent. Though I eagerly anticipate fashion month every season to derive inspiration from my favourite designers, I won't kid myself into believing any of it will reach my wardrobe. It's a reality that many of us face as we head over to Forever21 and H&M to pick out cheap duds that will probably belong to the Salvation Army within a year. We know it isn't ideal, but it's just real life.

And then, a new trend surfaces where ladies begin to sport a witty plays on designer names across their chests. As we all know, fashion loves its clichés, but as language becomes more important in the fashion world, clichés are transformed into word play and who doesn't love a #clevernotclever play on words?

Here are some of these notorious t-shirts with a sliver of commentary, because as you know, I can't resist.

Celine Me Alone

Fashion girls love to be moody. Models walk the runways with their serious face on, Anna Wintour only smiles on special occasions, and unless it's a toothpaste ad, nobody is smiling in a designer campaign either. Naturally, "Celine Me Alone" encapsulates exactly what everyone is feeling. It verges on corny, but who's counting?

Verdict: 8/10 (for accuracy)

Where to buy: Etsy

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Ballin Paris

Ever since Rihanna became a good girl gone bad, it became sexy to be a so-called baller. I'm not precisely sure what this means. From my understanding, it refers to basketball, but I'm not sure this girl plays sports. Fortunately for us, the amazing thing about fashion is that you don't have to be a baller to wear this shirt. Nobody will question you because you could just claim to love Balmain and that's perfectly acceptable.

7/10 (it's inaccurate, but compensates for getting picked last in gym class)

Where to buy: Alex and Chloe

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Homies New York
Apparently, if you add an accent to the E in homies, you get Hermes...(sort of). Conclusion: girls who wear Hermes are major homies. No, they do not like to stay at home nor are they literally homies from the "hood", but they look insanely cool wearing a t-shirt that deceives the eye. Right?
Verdict: 7/10 (inaccurate, but raises coolness status)
Where to get it: The Bay

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Comme Des Fuckdown

If Erin Wasson is wearing it, it's probably the coolest shirt ever and you immediately need to own it. In case you didn't know, Comme des Fuckdown is meant to represent "Comme des Garçons". This shirt is proof that when vulgarity is involved, it doesn't have to make grammatical sense (Fuckdown should be plural). People will purchase it for the shock value and frankly, they might have not even heard of the actual designer. Thankfully, nobody will ask because they're too preoccupied with the word "fuck" being worn in a public place where children walk their dogs.

Verdict: 6/10 (inaccurate, nonsensical, and vulgar, but successfully shocking)

Where to buy: End Clothing

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Radarte
Confession: I had to google this one. I could probably decode the word "radar" and assume that had to do with either Rodarte being on your radar or you being on someone else's radar (on account of you being so famous and all). After a thorough search, I've come to the conclusion that we're all still pretending to get it so we don't make a fool of ourselves. In other words, can somebody PLEASE (privately) explain to me what this means?!
Verdict: 5/10 (confused)
Where to buy: Opening Ceremony

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Which one would YOU wear? Would you even WEAR this? Is this fashionably acceptable or "trying too hard"? What's YOUR verdict?

TGI(almost)F,

Bella

What Category Do YOU Fall Under?

As a fashion blogger, the first question people tend to ask is: "how would you define your own personal style?". Well, according to the Oxford English dictionary, the word "personal" is defined as "having to do with or belonging to a particular person" and the word "style" is defined as "a distinctive appearance, design, or arrangement". Oh, was that not the answer you were looking for?

Asking me to place my own personal style into a category is like demanding a woman to give up her high heels. It just won't happen. We all strive to belong and achieve acceptance, but should that extend to our manner of dress? Is it crucial that all my friends dress the same if we want to be part of the same circle? To what extent are we attached to our labels? Pun intended.

Personally, I have an affinity for plaid. Does that make me part of the punk movement? If you saw me, you'd scoff at that suggestion. I also enjoy wearing a baseball cap every now and then, but that doesn't qualify me as a male, does it? Must I be restricted by these categories when dressing? What if I love skirts and bows, but that pair of sneakers is itching to make its way onto my feet? Does that make me a tomboy or a "girly girl"? Or is it tomboy chic? Have we reached a point in which all categories of dress must have their own label?

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Ask yourself this: have you ever walked across the hall and stumbled upon an individual in large rimmed glasses, skinny jeans, and a sweater vest? Following this encounter, did you catch yourself saying "what a hipster"? Don't deny it. We've all been there. Every day, as we walk down the street and encounter a wide array of individuals in stereotypical dress, we place them in a category. It's human nature. After all, they need to belong somewhere, don't they?

So, what if we decided to break the rules? What if I told you I wanted to wear baggy pants with a bow in my hair and stilettos? What if I wore a band t-shirt with a full midi skirt and some faux fur? How would you define my style then? Eclectic? Daring? Classy, androgynous, feminine, masculine chic? Maybe there aren't enough adjectives to create a category? Perhaps the difference between a trendsetter and a trend follower is that a trendsetter is their own category. Undefined.

XOXO,

Bella




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