Chokers had their day in the sun.
Side vag got a whirl.
Velvet did, too.
And now, like a surprise STD you got from that guy at the club when you were 21, plastic-covered knees are here to ruin your week without warning.
A-yup!
"Clear knee mum jeans" are now a thing, and just like syphilis, I think we can all agree we really wish they weren't.
And we have the bunch of design weirdos at Topshop to thank. Thanks, guys.
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Not to be a total ~fashun~ party pooper, but can we discuss the practicality of plastic covered knees for a jiffy?
I have a few thoughts. Namely, they are:
Ahem.
The environmentally disastrous beauties can be yours from Nordstrom for the sweet, sweet price of $134.07. But then, you know, you gotta pay postage and handling to get 'em Down Under.
Which comes to approximately... $NOT WORTH IT dollars and JUST NO cents.
Luckily, I'm not the only one who is utterly outraged.
he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.https://t.co/OICWceRKCO
— Jamie McKelvie (@McKelvie) March 13, 2017
Of course, they're not as bad as ASOS' "Dinosaur tail", but look, they're not far off.
If anyone needs me, I'll be hiding under a Target rack... i.e. the only place where our denim is safe and we won't be told to dress up like a group of extinct reptiles.
Lord help us.
Would you rock a pair of "clear knee mum jeans"?
