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Dog Day Afternoon

When summer fashions go bad.
By Amanda Fortini
Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at 4:21 AM PT



What is it about summer that occasions the shameless abandonment of propriety and taste? The "tube top," the plastic "jelly" shoe, and the "Daisy Duke" jean short all owe their existence to our seasonal lack of discrimination. Only in the summer do grown and usually well-dressed women don such juvenile and unflattering styles; only in the summer do professional and otherwise passably attired men dress as though preparing to clean out the garage. If you have left your home in the past few weeks, you have no doubt witnessed some of the season's more common missteps: exposed bra straps; bare, bulging midriffs; bad sandals. And you may have asked yourself why the first warm days of the year are like a Halloween costume party—a chance for people to wear whatever (or however little) they desire. After many such alarming sightings, I set out to catalog the worst summer fashion faux pas.

The season's most egregious blunders arise from improper underwear. Most women despair of finding lingerie to suit the season's skimpy styles and diaphanous fabrics, and many don't bother to try. ("I just have a glass of wine and get over it," says one woman in an article lamenting the dearth of summer bra possibilities.) And so bra straps, often dirty or pilled from numerous washings, overwhelm delicate spaghetti-strap tank tops—a stylistic faux pas that has become almost admissible. Floral and black-lace panties wink from beneath tight white jeans and slacks; and, in the harsh light of the sun, even plain white undies emit an eerie, spectral glow, as though the wearer were concealing a black light in her pants. With summer whites, wear only flesh-toned underthings, but remember that flesh-toned does not mean invisible.

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phillycard

I can't front on the thong 40. In the summer, it's a beautiful thing!

Rats

I am with you all the way Philly, and on the right women Daisy dukes are a sight to behold...gotta have the stems to where them but ....

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40yearfan

I posted this and got busy. Forgot to post what my reply is.

Summertime in AZ. is very hot, but from the standpoint of how women dress, it is even hotter. Who cares if maybe some of the gals have a little extra hanging out from their midriff or wears something made for women of greater stature. If it makes a woman feel sexy or pretty, go for it. We men appreciate women who think for themselves and make their own styles.

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ASUCHRIS

Speak for yourself, nothing worse than seeing sweaty cottage cheese poking out...ugh

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Assface

I'm with 40, wear what you like and to hell with everyone else. It's not fair to say only skinny girls are allowed to wear certain outfits.

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Ryanwb

I wish some people would have gotten the memo that you can't wear socks with sandals

marathon_mom

Within reason I would agree. Gotta use your brain & not gross folks out.

I'm sorry but there's no way in hell I'm wearing some shirt that shows my belly in the body its in right at this moment. However, that doesn't mean that I can't wear other things that are sexy...or so I've been told. I don't have to be showing a lot of skin to feel sexy or even to be told I am. Gotta have some common sense & good taste.

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Diets STILL suck!

thirty-two

especially with "jesus" sandals

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GreenCard

A splash of cold water on your thoughts of sexy things.

showered and looking in underwear drawer found a very old jockstrap,no one at home but my wife so I put it on and walked in front of her looking good.She frowns and asks what in the hell do I have on.I tell her summer underwear.She says to throw that SOB in the trash,she hates it.

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devilalum

Here's a nice summer ensemble.

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devilalum

Is this 40 at the GOP convention?

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