My fashion foibles of the day

Ok, so you know me as supremely shoe obsessed fashionista. Well, today I failed, mightily.
My commuting look has definitely nose dived. Jeggings and a hoodie, anyone? Though I am wearing my Golden Goose sneakers, and my hoodie today was by Marc by Marc Jacobs, with sparkles.
Anyways today I grabbed a pair of old short athletic socks. There was a small hole, really more of a ladder near the toe. Yes I spend far too much money on shoes, but far too gone socks... they still function, right?
Ok so by the end of the day at work, that uh, ladder grew to a hole that encompassed two toes.
Then I was able to get out of work a bit early. And channel my inner old fartness and get the early bird special at one of my favorite restaurants.
http://www.steelheaddiner.com/

Seriously if you visit Seattle, try their razor clam chowder. Also it's the site of my first YLF meet-up.
After a really nice blackened catfish with cheesy grits and some great local wine, I toddled off to the bus home.
At the bus stop I realized, my fly, was wide open. And I was wearing bright green lace undies.
I'm now home safe to regale you my tale of woe.

11 years ago

abc

Veteran

I'm so glad you can laugh about this and aren't ashamed to share with us. I needed this. Thanks! And here's to tomorrow.

Suz

(website)

Oh, Anna -- I laughed so hard at this!! I have been there! Quite often I've had the hole in sock issue. (Very uncomfortable it is, too.) But the fly undone? Oh, yeah. The most recent occasion was during a teacher meeting at our daughter's school. YES!!!

So glad you had a great meal and are laughing.

Sara L.

Oh no! At least you can laugh about it now.

Angie

Fashion Stylist

HAH. Brilliant.

(I LOVE cheesy grits with fish).

We need to go sock shopping Anna. No more shoe shopping until you buy some socks. xo

LACeleste

Trendy Fashionista+ self deprecation=awesome
You are very charming Anna. Regale any time!

Aida

Hah, oh my Anna! What a tale. At least your undies were pretty ^^ There's always tomorrow, yes? Dinner sounded delicious, YUM. I'm with you on needing to upgrade my socks though, if I don't I'll be commiserating from a much more real place sooner rather than later.

anne

I'm so with you on needing to upgrade my socks! I keep buying them, and then discover I have bought a size too big!

Commiserations on the flashing!

Diana

Ha! You've reminded me that I need to do a purge of my sock drawer. I seem to only make holes with my left big toe and never the right, so I have a bunch of pairs with one good one and one holey one. I should just buy two pairs of everything, that way after I throw out the holey ones I will still have a good pair.

Lisa

Oh goodness! Well at least you have a new wardrobe hole to shop for. My sister is a sock fanatic and purchases the brightest and boldest socks she can find. And she adores wearing black! But her socks are her nod to being rebellious.

Anonymous

I've done the holey sock thing, and the only reason I haven't had an open fly lately is probably because I only rarely wear pants with flies. Comforting to know that even the high-fashion among us have these issues!

That meal sounds amazing. I was actually in Seattle a few months ago for only two days and spent one of them almost entirely at Pike Place Market, instead of doing sightseeing like a normal person, so I know there's seriously good food around there.

Vildy

A perfect look for the early bird special! (I can say that at 65)

Missey

Hil-freaking-larious! This often happens to me if my pants have more than one button or if I'm wearing a belt...I'm all, "Well, I've already done two things so I must be done!"

Dinner sounds like it was delicious

Jaime

Great story! And all too easy to relate.

Ledonna N.

Annagybe-awe that was sad but kinda funny. I think I've been in that place a time or two myself. I'm really enjoying your wit along with your very high fashion. At least we know also that you are just as fashionable down to the undergarments. Keep your fashion head up for tomorrow is another fashion day.

Caro in Oz

So funny - now

Neel

I think the bright green undie made the *look* intentional. Especially since it matched the sneaks. No?

Phatgranny

Active Member

I'm encouraged, Anna -- finally, a look of yours I can copy!! I have gone the sock-hole/open-fly route, but maybe my most distressing fashion foible was the night my husband and I made a quick run to the grocery store and, while shopping, he told me I had my yoga pants on inside out. Oh lordy . . .

Elizabeth P

So, where are the photos? :).

Niki Lea

Thanks for the restaurant recommendation! My husband and I used to visit Seattle about three times a year before we had our kids. Now we get there once every couple of years and it's about time we went again!

bella

Well at least you were wearing pretty undies. It would more humiliating in my grandma panties:)

Lyn D.

Oops!
This must be why I try to match my undies to my pants rather than my bra..

Oh, dear (she says, fighting back the giggles)! The only way is up

rachylou

Lol. Too too funny, Anna. But I'm thinking now that we should all have acid green undies for these sorts of occasions. That's marvelous.

Btw, that is definitely what I'm going to eat tomorrow: cheesy grits, with a nice glass of wine. I'd eat it right now, but the cupboard is bare.

AviaMariah

Thanks for the laugh. I especially loved how you "toddled" to the bus stop. Great visual. Life is too short to put up with holey socks. Go shopping!!

crutcher

You ladies in Seattle eating grits...my, my, my...
If your fly was open, glad you had on green undies...sigh..relief...
Otherwise, your fashionista tale of woe would make a great illustrated book...
Glad you are safely home...smile...

ironkurtin

I bet your green panties made someone's day.
And the good news is that there are some really nice socks out there! A small luxury, but one well worth investing in.

DonnaF

So now I'm thinking, "Anna is so far ahead of the curve. Maybe in a couple of years the big thing will be to wear our zippers down so as to show off our (new) bright colored undies. And ripped jeans will be so passe and we'll be making holes in our socks and trying ever so hard to make them look natural. Like Anna."

Thanks for the chuckle!

Firecracker (Sharan)

Oh, and I always thought the reason to wear nice undies was in case one was in an accident. (Come to think of it, that's rather dismal, huh?) Now I see there are other reasons. Thanks for the laugh! You survived the day.

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