A Fad is a Fad
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| Rough Sawn Wood |
There was a time when I thought if I can't have a seaside cottage, then I can change my decor to look like a seaside cottage. Lots of white was a fad then. I began by painting my bureaus white, solid wood throughout, painted white. I don't remember what I did with all the chenille bedspread pieces. I still have the jar of shells.
I could have had an authentic seaside experience by putting sand in my shoes.
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Style. Fads are always interesting to me. In the last decade, I believe, there are more fashion fads to groan over than embrace with enthusiasm. Interior design, other than color, nothing seems to fade away. There will always be the all white room with a big plant in the corner. I like that style, but not enough to want to live with it. Gardens are gardens, far above fad influences, imho.
My favorite fad of all time that was big when I was in high school (1960s) is Madras. (I lived close to Connecticut.) Madras skirts, jackets, pants, shorts, handbags. Love Madras.
A sort of fad today is to have your face in a phone, as in out of the real world. AI does beckons us.
Do you have a favorite fad? Ever?
As a uni student in France in the late fifties, I saw a lot of Madras, on American exchange students! We didn't know the name of it.
ReplyDeleteFads certainly do come and go. You raised an interesting question re cell phones ... will they be proven to be a fad I wonder. Time will tell I guess. One of the current fads that I find interesting is the trend to having 'open flow' in interior design. I, for one, have no desire to have the mess going on in the kitchen seen by anyone sitting in the living room. I'm waiting for the next 'new thing' to be enclosed kitchens once again.
ReplyDeleteLiz,
ReplyDeleteThat's wild! A Madras fad that lasted.
For me, Madras is a summer symbol, not just a preppy style element. I don't understand why it isn't more popular. Guessing, it is expensive to make. Clothes' fabrics nowadays, many feel cheap, flimsy, and pill easily.
Maryanne,
ReplyDeleteGood observation.
I agree. Open flow designs, I feel, are okay for a summer cottage, but not a home. Houses that have rooms with doors are the best.
The Tik Tok fad/craze is unique. I can spend hours looking at horses running free, dogs being cheeky, cats attacking mirrors, and baby elephants acting silly.
Loved Madras and it is still 'in fashion' ~ I try to avoid fads ~ tend to go with classic clothes ~ Think cell phones and jeans will last ~ but they will change them some how to make money ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I love the white cottages but when you have knotty pine walls, you go from seaside charming to cozy cabin! I wish the two mixed better.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. Fads. All I can think of are silly ones like pet rocks, chia pets and trolls. (I still like trolls, even though I don't have any!)
Carol,
ReplyDeleteClassic clothes are always good.
Good jeans forever!
Jeanie,
ReplyDeleteI have seen knotty pine pickled white. Surprisingly, I kind of like it.
However, some decor doesn't look so great outside its homeland. :)
Fads always return.
ReplyDeleteWilliam,
ReplyDeleteI actually pray the fads of the 1980s don't return. :)
Further on fads - how about the current trend for wearing jeans that are mostly holes (and paying ridiculous prices for them too). Glad the trend of wearing ones that looked like you sat in either a vat of bleach (or a wheelbarrow of manure!) seems to have passed.
ReplyDeleteI sat here trying to recall any fads that were my favorite and none came to mine, which only means either i didn't like any especially well or my memory is going. I prefer to take the first option. If jeans can be labeled a fad, then that is one of mine, but oddly enough I did not wear them much growing up according to photos I have seen. I began wearing them more in adulthood and have not stopped. One fad I never liked was madras, no special reason just never held an appeal for me.
ReplyDeleteMaryanne,
ReplyDeleteWorn and torn jeans, I added then deleted a vent about them. I feel they are an appropriation of the poor.
Hippie days, they were part of the non-conformist uniform. Today, stylish or not, they are an unfortunate stretch on rustic texture.
On the other hand, looking in stlye instead of poor is a consideration bonus.
Beatrice,
ReplyDeleteNJ, so close to preppy central CT, is a surprise you don't like Madras, but understandable. There are Madras color schemes that make me cringe, the brown and yellow, for example.
I began wearing jeans in my teens. Before that, they were thought of as work clothes unsuitable for a young girl.
I've never really been into fads. They come and go so quickly. If I see something that I love, then I'll buy it. It's not too often, as I appreciate very unique and outstanding items. Not familiar with Madras. Will have to look that up.
ReplyDelete~Sheri
Sheri,
ReplyDeleteIn the 1960s, it felt like a load of fads every week. I am proud that I never wore hot pants or white go go boots. lol