Spotted in Canberra and surrounds.
1. A young man walking through Civic around lunchtime on Friday dressed like the Eleventh Doctor. I did a double take when I saw him. Brown coat, pink shirt, red bow tie. It had to be more then just coincidence. He even had his hair swept to the side the way Matt Smith wears it.
Maybe the Doctor has indeed made bow ties “cool”?
2. Red coats on young women. Is this the coat-colour de jour? I’m still wearing my black winter coat that I bought around 10 years ago, and it’s still going strong. I’m clearly out of touch, because I’ve noticed that lots of girls this winter are wearing red coats. As in bright, fire engine red coats. Often paired with scarves.
3. Leggings on young women. I still get confused between stockings, tights, and leggings. My understanding is that stockings are underwear, made from thin material, to be worn with skirts. Leggings are made from thicker material, and can be worn as outerwear. Tights are somewhere in between. I wear stockings (with skirts) to work fairly regularly, but am too afraid to try tights or leggings in case I’ve get it hopelessly wrong, and actually wear underwear as outerwear in public.
In any case, I’ve seen quite a few girls wear leggings (or whatever the ones made from thicker material are called) this winter. Usually paired with tops or jumpers that come down past their thighs. A chunky belt around the waist completes the ensemble. The leggings are generally dark, and the top is grey.
4. Café bogans. They are so LOUD. Café bogans differ from “real” bogans, in that they give the impression of being semi-intellectual. Craig and I spent last weekend down the coast. On the first day we had lunch in a pub. Sitting outside on the deck, at a nearby table, was a café bogan. Short, choppy bob hairstyle, and small-framed glasses. She was talking LOUDLY to her companion about things like the 7.30 Report, and traveling interstate to Perth and Tasmania. What gave her away was the fact that she was smoking (a cigarette) and drinking pints at 1 o’clock in the afternoon on a Friday. And that she was LOUD.
5. Hoodies. I read somewhere that hoodies were first worn by laborers in 1930s New York, when they were working in refrigerated warehouses. Nowadays, with the proliferation of hoodies, anyone can look like a Depression Era meat-packer. Or Rocky Balboa - take your pick.
And it’s not just the teenagers and young adults and gym junkies. At the shops today I saw people ranging from women in their 60s, to toddlers, all wearing hoodies. The cold weather brings the hoodies out.
Maybe the Doctor has indeed made bow ties “cool”?
2. Red coats on young women. Is this the coat-colour de jour? I’m still wearing my black winter coat that I bought around 10 years ago, and it’s still going strong. I’m clearly out of touch, because I’ve noticed that lots of girls this winter are wearing red coats. As in bright, fire engine red coats. Often paired with scarves.
3. Leggings on young women. I still get confused between stockings, tights, and leggings. My understanding is that stockings are underwear, made from thin material, to be worn with skirts. Leggings are made from thicker material, and can be worn as outerwear. Tights are somewhere in between. I wear stockings (with skirts) to work fairly regularly, but am too afraid to try tights or leggings in case I’ve get it hopelessly wrong, and actually wear underwear as outerwear in public.
In any case, I’ve seen quite a few girls wear leggings (or whatever the ones made from thicker material are called) this winter. Usually paired with tops or jumpers that come down past their thighs. A chunky belt around the waist completes the ensemble. The leggings are generally dark, and the top is grey.
4. Café bogans. They are so LOUD. Café bogans differ from “real” bogans, in that they give the impression of being semi-intellectual. Craig and I spent last weekend down the coast. On the first day we had lunch in a pub. Sitting outside on the deck, at a nearby table, was a café bogan. Short, choppy bob hairstyle, and small-framed glasses. She was talking LOUDLY to her companion about things like the 7.30 Report, and traveling interstate to Perth and Tasmania. What gave her away was the fact that she was smoking (a cigarette) and drinking pints at 1 o’clock in the afternoon on a Friday. And that she was LOUD.
5. Hoodies. I read somewhere that hoodies were first worn by laborers in 1930s New York, when they were working in refrigerated warehouses. Nowadays, with the proliferation of hoodies, anyone can look like a Depression Era meat-packer. Or Rocky Balboa - take your pick.
And it’s not just the teenagers and young adults and gym junkies. At the shops today I saw people ranging from women in their 60s, to toddlers, all wearing hoodies. The cold weather brings the hoodies out.