what passes for high fashion in Durango

[ilanarama]

Today at the grocery store I saw a woman wearing a pale green gauzy halter sundress with knee-high furry Uggs.

ETA: Britt pointed out, when I told him about this, that she was probably just averaging winter and summer out into spring, just like our weather.

Comments

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

I'm not a fashion plate by any stretch of the imagination, but that combo is making my brain bleed just a little.

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

It made my EYES bleed.

[melusina]

I know it makes me an old fuddy duddy, but I'm really not a fan of the Uggs. . .

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

I think they are kind of cute, but not in that particular combination.

[wildcelticrose.livejournal.com]

I love my Uggs, but even I, a former backcountry ranger would NEVER do that...

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

What, you don't wear sundresses? :-)

[wildcelticrose.livejournal.com]

Yes...

With my CHACOS

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

well, DUH. Doesn't everybody?

[wildcelticrose.livejournal.com]

I still have my oh so cool Moab fashion sense ;)

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

You say that like it's a bad thing!


Hahahahahaha!~

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Cementing our reputation for Worst Dressed City in the US!

[dipping_sauce]

HOT.

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

You are excused on grounds that you are Canadian. :-)

[eisoj5]

*facepalms* The Uggs, I hate them.

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Can't escape them around here! (I have the nicest baby blue and white Sorels, though...)

[sobelle.livejournal.com]

she was probably just averaging winter and summer out into spring, just like our weather. That's funny!

I just discovered those ugly Uggs and LOVE them... but with a sun dress? sorta seems at cross purposes... but then again? I suffer with hot flashes so maybe I'm missing out on some serious fashion??

Nah!

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

The combination seems odd. Says the woman who is wearing shorts and a t-shirt, and sheepskin booties. :-)

[delurker.livejournal.com]

omg, someone at my (rather corporate) work the other day turned up wearing tracksuit pants and ugg boots. 0.o

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Bringing "Casual Friday" to a whole new level!

[jeddy83.livejournal.com]

People seem to wear mixed season gear a lot around here. A couple of winters ago it was fashionable to wear ugg boots, jeans, skimpy tank tops and scarves and last winter it was thongs... er flip flops, jeans and a heavy winter coat.

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

I suppose it makes sense when the weather is so very changeable!

[goldispikes.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA! We've got fashion issues in this state, for sure.

On another topic, which is better: Durango or Grand Junction? It occurs to me that I live in Denver for no particular reason while I yearn to be in the mountains 24/7.

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Which is better depends on your perspective and needs. Durango is a lot smaller and a lot more expensive. The economy isn't doing as poorly here (yet?) and is more tourism-based (although the county overall has a lot of oil and gas industry). Durango is substantially more liberal; I think that Grand Junction is majority Republican.

Neither is really "mountains", though - we're both kind of on the edge between mountains and desert, like Denver is between mountains and plains. But I can't imagine living in Denver. Too big, too crowded, too urban, too far from the mountains, and you have to share them with too many people.

[goldispikes.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the insight. Are they any closer to hills than Denver? I guess I need to check out both more. I was thinking both are bigger than most mountain towns, yet much smaller than Denver. I want to make a change, but don't want to end up working at a restaurant in Vail, know what I mean?

[de-wynken.livejournal.com]

May I ask where your camera was?!

Durango fashionistas always amaze me as well.

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

I hang my head in shame. I was actually carrying it, but didn't realize I had it with me.

And, I am as guilty of the next Durangotang of crimes against fashion.

[backupdancer.livejournal.com]

Was she a student? My students at Radford University would wear outfits like that. it would make my head hurt and my eyes bleed.