on fashion

i just made the realization shopping this weekend that i no longer have a clue whats in fashion anymore. ive been pounded into submission over the past few months by japanese fashions that i dont know if anything i bought here would be considered tacky in the west.

ie: i bought some camoflauge pants for my halloween costume that ive come to like quite a bit, not only because theyre comfortable, easy to wash, and can be worn with lots of stuff, but because camoflauge is considered fashionable here. i have no idea if it still is (or ever was) so in vancouver.

after months of seeing terrible mascara jobs, hairsprayed nightmares disguised as haircuts, school uniforms en masse, salarymen and salarywomen business suits en masse, decorated nails, flamboyant high heels, and english shirts that either make no sense at all or make a really obscene statement unknowing to the 15 year old girl wearing it, ive given up trying to separate the tacky from the classy. its all one big fashion melting pot and everyones being served.