Credit Where Due

In the spirit of giving credit when it's due, at least the designer had the decency to make the fabric solid in the, um, pelvic region.  He or she didn't have to extend us that courtesy, you know.

Temperature Fluctuations

Judging by what she's wearing, this woman is in autumn or early winter from the waist up and spring or summer from the waist down:

...Which strikes me as odd.  I mean, everyone knows that heat rises and cold air settles...

Dangly Bits

...Wait. What did you think I meant by "dangly bits"?
Ugh!  Get your mind out of the gutter, won't you?

Anyway, I was referring to the dangly bits on the bottom edge of this knitted skirt:

So, what do you think?

Combination skirt/cat toy, perhaps?

Or you can take it off, wind it around your hand with the dangly bits loose, and let it double as a duster?

Ooh!  I know!  They're reusable knitted handkerchiefs.  You just reach down and pull one off as you need them.

Fashion No-No Italiano

(Because it came from an Italian magazine, I think...)

This was probably ground-breaking haute couture.  I can tell by the way that there's no way on the good earth I would ever be caught dead in it (in this exact configuration, at least).

Briefs on top of red leggings?  Cool!

Lacy Crochet Jumpsuits

(And there's a ruffly, bell-bottomed two-piece set, as well!  BONUS!)

You can tell these things are fun fun fun by the way the model is holding her twin ponytails out and bending in odd ways.  (See?) 

Meanwhile, I have got to get a pair of those lacy pants with the slits up the fronts of the legs. 

Bizarre

Not for the faint of heart.

All Tied Up

Beyond the obvious kookiness of this outfit (the skirt in particular, obviously), my favorite thing about this layout is the way it shows just about every possible way you can wear it:

With "ribbons" in place, tied. 
With "ribbons" in place, not tied.
With "ribbons" out, wrapped around your waist like a belt.
With "ribbons" nowhere in sight. (Where ARE they? I must know!)
 
But who in her right mind would ever wear that thing with the "ribbons" out?

Oops, no, I meant to type, "Who in her right mind would ever wear that thing?"-- period.

High Drama

...and fashion no-nos:

...such as (in my humble opinion) high heels over socks over leggings... and those gloves with anything, ever.

This model looks so fierce, she scares me a little.  Who else thinks she's a spy who might whip a gun out of that clutch at any moment?

Plain Vanilla

It was Cheryl's secret wish that she would one day be entirely covered in cream and white.  She was just a ski mask away...

(Pretty pattern in that sweater-- but why all the white?  And those lace gloves feel out of place, don't you think?)

What the Frou-Frou Nightmare?!

Today's Yarn Yuck is a curious case...

On the one hand, I can't imagine anything more little-lady, lacy frou-frou.  I mean, oh my gosh!  The doily-esque fabric!  The pompoms!  The spiral dangles! The mesh leg-warmers (with more pompoms)! 

On the other... short skirts and see-through tops, anyone?  (Heck, in the version on the left, you can see through skirt, too.)

As usual, I can't help but wonder if anyone actually wears this stuff.  And is so, where are they wearing it?

Making Do

Due to a severe, worldwide shortage of fishnet hosiery, Natalia was forced to make do with the small amount of precious fishnet she had been able to procure. 

...Oh, and she also wore a very skimpy (crocheted?) top. 

Elementary!

Dapper young Sherlock Holmes looks dashing in his red sweater... and matching pants.

A Little Nutty

Ariadne's mummy (whom you may remember from this post) finished crocheting her little darling's outfit just in time for the Giant Acorn Festival.

...True, she'd had to bluff her way through much of the skirt (yarn loops are such faster work than actual stitches), but there were plenty of giant acorns-- and that was what really mattered.

Anchors Aweigh!

The perfect sweater (and hat) for your next nautical excursion...

(Those are some serious shoulder-pads!)

Not Pulling It Off...

She knew they were the hot item this season, but somehow Roberta couldn't shake the feeling that her turban seemed out of place with the rest of her outfit. 

When Designers Snap...

Horror can result when members of certain professions suddenly lose their footing in reality.  You wouldn't want to be in an airplane, for instance, when the pilot goes berserk.  An armed policeman who suddenly loses his marbles?  Again, not a good thing.

While the stakes may not be quite as high in the stressful field of fashion design, the yarny carnage can still be stomach-turning:

Can you guess my favorite part of this design?

No, not the row of ribbon bows up the front...

No, not the meshy fabric of the skirt, either...

The sparkly yarn "necklace"?  Nah, that's almost normal by comparison with the rest of this ensemble. 

It's not even the poofy silver sleeves (though they come in a close second).

My very favorite parts are those slits over the front (and back) of the thighs.  Classy.

She of the Strange Taste in Clothes

...Wonder what you'd call this look...

 The Native American Shaman Monk-Woman in Strappy Heels style?

(Not sure how much of this is made of yarn, but it was just so weird I couldn't pass it by...)

What the. . .?

Welcome to "What the. . .?, the Cabaret Edition"!

...Some things are just wrong.

She's Stylin'.

You can tell by the way a woman carries herself that she knows she's lookin' good:

Oh, yeah, girl.  Get down with your bad self! 

All that loopy fringe trim!  No wonder she's strutting.

Bowtie

What a charmer!

Sure, he's wearing a v-neck sweater instead of a tuxedo, but hey, at least he's got that snazzy bowtie!