Naughty vs. niceNaughty
By: Simone Carnegie
Beyonce Knowles is quite the naughty girl this year, and why not? ‘Tis the
season to be naughty, right? Wrong? We all can be a bit “naughty” sometimes, whether it is in public or in private. But there’s a time when being “fashionably naughty” just gets out of hand. The line has to be drawn
somewhere, and if you find that you’ve never crossed that line, then my advice to you is to keep doing your thing. However, if for any reason the following makes you feel a bit uncomfortable, then you’re probably guilty of a serious fashion crime or about to commit one…so here are some things that you should avoid, starting with the least crucial to the most crucial:
12. “White-tees” with discoloration at the armpits (it’s time to let go
fellas…they have more at the store. I’ve seen ’em all, even in other colors.)
11. Pants or belts worn so tight that your “love handles” hang over the sides (belts come in sizes too, you know)
10. Open-toed sandals, with over-grown toenails (your sandals weren’t made to accommodate 5 toes and 5-inch toenails)
9. Low-rise pants that really should be high-rise (be mindful of the student sitting behind you in class)
8. Short skirts and long leg hairs (did you forget to purchase a razor while you were at Walgreen’s again?…shame)
7. Wearing a dress pant and a wife-beater out to the club (fellas…leave the
wife beater at home. It looks much better there)
6. Wearing gold and silver jewelry together (haven’t you learned anything in science? Never mix your metals.)
5. Over accessorizing (your purse doesn’t have to match your hair color, shoes, belt, nail polish, makeup …you get the picture.)
4. A Double-“D” butt with size “0” jeans (breath, stretch, shake, let it go… Please let those jeans go.)
3. Navel piercing with a dirty navel (let me see if I can spell it out for
you.. r-u-b-b-i-n-g a-l-c-o-h-o-l. Belly buttons need love, too.)
2. Wearing someone else’s “fitted hat” or “durag” (fellas…is it that serious? It doesn’t even compliment your get-up, anyway.)
1. Sweatpants with a pair of thongs (no comment… but maybe you the readers have something to say.)