Since we had so much fun talking about the Peek-a-Boob dress, I thought we'd have some fun on this dreary Monday and talk about another style that tends to periodically rear it's (ugly?) head:
the mullet.
What I mean by this is, of course, not the haircut, but the high-low hem that seems to have popped up on runways last fall, more recently on
red carpets and into stores in the last few months. I remember this trend mostly as it played out in 80's prom dresses and
haircuts. But my own prom was in the 90's and there was nary a mullet dress in sight - by my teen years, the look was O-U-T out!
But, since everything 80's is new again, there seems to be a resurgence in the mullet and it is playing out in sundresses and tops. And pattern companies have gotten in on the act, with both dresses and tops that have a high-low hem.
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| Vogue 8809 - Is it me or does this dress NOT FIT this girl well? |
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| Butterick 5786 - the mullet top |
Could it be that the mullet is the next evolution of the maxi-dress that's been popular for the last several summers?
Express and
loads of others seem to think so.
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| Burda - 03-2012-120 mullet dress with random vest |
Wow, Burda really embraced the mullet top in April...
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| Burda 04-2012-117 |
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| Burda 04-2012-129 - a more refined mullet? |
Proponents applaud the "business in the front, party in the back" versatility of the look. But I've been watching this trend with distinct distaste. Really, once was quite enough thank-you-very-much, and clothing styles should not be named after Billy Rae Cyrus' haircut, no matter how achy-breaky. And did I mention that I made fun of this style when I was in high school? It was simply not cool by then. So, you're probably wondering why I'm putting this look to a yea or nay vote, when it seems my opinion is set.
Well, let's just say that everyone is a hypocrite at times, even muses. On Friday afternoon, I wandered over to JC Penney on my lunch hour to pick up a few cheap basics ($8 seamless cami's - can't beat the price). And somehow I ended up with this AWESOME top as an impulse buy.
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| Nicole by Nicole Miller top from JC Penney |
First off,the print is really eye-catching and the top has some great details for cheap RTW - like the double straps, the topstitching and the trim at the neckline.
And for $20 it looks and feels incredibly lux, even if it is poly.
But wait! My top has a dirtly little secret. Despite it's pedigree and lux details, it is a red neck at heart.
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| My top has a mullet! |
And there it is. Faced with the reality of my shopping, I'm forced to ask myself whether there might be something to like about the mullet, after all.
So ladies and gentlemen, yea or nay on the mullet? And does it matter whether it is a dress or top or an upscale or casual look? What do you say: are you all for business in the front and party in the back? or would you call the fashion police on me?
PS - There was sewing this weekend! Updates to come during the week!
