Baltimore Fashion - Then and Now

September 24, 10:26 AMBaltimore Fashion ExaminerChristine Epps

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After I walked through the mall with my nine-year-old goddaughter last Saturday, it hit me. Fashion has definitely and dramatically changed in Baltimore these past few years, and I must say, it had been for the better.

When I’m out and about, I don’t see women in tight jeans that practically come up to their knees (I exaggerate) exposing their g-strings to the world. I see women in flowy tops and fun, graphic tees that express their personality; clothes that fit so well it seems as if they were made for that Baltimore fashionista.

And thank goodness I don’t see men in baggy clothes and jeans off their behinds….well, I still see that, but at least their shirts aren’t as baggy as they used to be. And not all men wear baggy jeans. Today some of the men wear clothing tighter than I would ever consider wearing. Some wear jeans so tight…well, lets not go there. Speaking of baggy shirts…

Remember back in 2003 when the 16 or 17-year-old in your family only wanted to wear crisp, tall white T-shirts? I mean shirts that were so big if he was out too late at night he could pitch a tent in his own shirt in the back yard? I hated those shirts. It made all guys, whether gentleman or gangsters, look like hoodlums (very old school word: hoodlum).

Even farther back, remember in 2000 when girls wanted to be survivors like Destiny’s Child and wore feathered Farrah Fawcett inspired hair and colored sunglasses with rhinestones in the bottom left corner? P.S. I saw a woman wearing those glasses last Saturday. She was dead wrong for wearing that, as my uncle would say.

The times change as frequently as my hair color, but one thing stays the same: the passion our society has for reinvention. Sure history repeats itself, but when fashions from back in the day come around for a second, third, or fourth time, designers always find a way to make the styles seem fresh and cutting edge. What will fashion be like in two years, or even two months? Who knows, but I sure do hope those Kayne West glasses fade in the next two weeks.