Saturday afternoon, when I was out on my weekly Street Snaps mission, was beautifully warm and sunny. People got into position…
…for a spot of sunbathing…
…and to take pics from all humanly possible angles
Anyway, let’s get to the meat of it. Ahem. Over there past few months of stalking about the streets of Toledo, one “fashion” phenomenon was particularly hard to miss: The prevalence of ghastly patterned tops, primarily (but not exclusively) worn by middle aged and older women.
I’m neither an advocate of dull clothes nor of sombre solid colours, but surely, there is a line between cheerful and garish…? Evidently not.
Some of the pics are a bit blurry, but you’ll get the idea…
Did anyone call Spiderwoman…?
Those fridge magnets will make a splendid addition to your (no doubt very tastefully decorated) home.
OK… although you have almost the same dimensions as a church window, the stained glass effect isn’t nearly as flattering on you.
If you look at it for long enough, this thing actually stares back at you… scary!
Madam, if I may give you some spiritual advice…less looking at saints, more looking at yourself… IN THE MIRROR!
Yeah, I can see how hard you’re working it, ladies, but it’s just NOT WORKING!
Perfect outfit! …for target practice.
I remember we had bed sheets like that… IN THE SEVENTIES!
You’ve probably had enough of this by now. And I don’t blame you!
As usual, I’m finishing off with cute dogs. Of course, they are also decked out in tops for the occasion 😉
…and even pants!
Poor poppet, someone’s chewed off his ear 😦
[To view the Street Snaps series, click here.]
Lady Of The Cakes 
Toledo: world capital of loud prints
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I think it needs to be advertised as such somewhere…
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Sure, those colored tops are fabulous, but that first picture is pretty terrifying. Not sure which is scarier, the dogs or the clothes.
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Actually I just realized what offends me the most in those photos: the fact that this is how the Russians dress in JULY! Ugh. I am already suffering from seasonal depression…
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Really??? I thought they veered more towards the tacky end of the spectrum rather than the frumpy one.
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Aw, lovely dogs. You do mean the actual canines, not the girls, right…? 😉
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Loud, eh? But think on, at least they aren’t waddling around showing off their midriffs…. That’s my pet hate, who wants to see other people’s stomachs in the street?
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Luckily enough, that’s not the fashion anymore. The late 90’s were particularly bad for that, as far as I remember. Only 0.5% of people look good with their midriffs on display, sadly, even if they are not technically overweight. We can’t all be Andrej Pejic, I guess 😉
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HAHAHA It’s BACK, baby! http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/mar/26/crop-top-back-dont-panic
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I thought it was just an isolated catwalk phenomenon… am in deep denial, clearly.
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If I have to be cold-miserable, then I want someone to be fashion-miserable by my side 🙂
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Aw, don’t be miserable… do stupid posts like this one not cheer you up a little…?
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Indeed they do…but potatoes were better!
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Really?? You have eclectic tastes 😉
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I’m Russian. Potatoes are ALWAYS better. Maybe even than Barbarian Bavarians.
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Is it coz they don’t come in instant mash format?
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They also come in take-out format and microwave format 🙂
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True… Bavarian Babarians don’t score so highly in terms of convenience factor. And neither do they take well to a good roasting.
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It’s been more recent than the late 90s here!
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Oh gawd, Anna’s just educated me…!
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Be some street stomachs in a future post, then??!
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Wrong season… people are starting to wrap up now. I’ll try to capture some in May, lol.
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Well, quite.
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In defense of the Spider Lady, maybe she was dragging on the Halloween celebrations! Do you ever get caught snapping away??
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Uhm… well… you never know 😉
Toledo old town is like a theme park, with hundreds of tourists angling their cameras at anything and everything. The perfect cover! So far, nobody’s clouted me.
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Was the spiderman woman late for Halloween?
I saw a woman wearing zebra print trousers today! She would have been perfect dor this series, but I didn’t have my camera on me. Anyway, I’m too afraid of German privacy laws to take any photos…
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Aw, I’d have enjoyed those 😉
I’d be scared, too. I only get away with it because it’s Toledo.
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Exactly… Toledo is safe, Germany is privacy mad!
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Ah, I needed that! You do get an awful lot of tank-sized ladies in Toledo, don’t you??
She was far scarier than Spiderman. She could just sit on you. And what was the girl in the first pic DOING??
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I honestly don’t know what was going through her mind at that point… and neither do I want to!
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Please tell me if I ever look like that, I’m begging you.
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I should send them to you… for psychotherapy AND style cure!
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Love you for that!
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Someone’s got to.
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Goodness me. There are no words. The girl lying on the steps makes me laugh, I just… I don’t… I can’t… I DON’T GET IT!!! And what, even the poor dogs in Toledo can’t escape the ghastliness! Bless.
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Did you notice that the other girl had an anarchist “A” shaved into her head?
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Oh gosh no I didn’t!!! :O
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Whoa! Were they all in one place or spread out over the city? 😉
Uh-oh! Guilty with the little dog togs on my Tucker. Hey, he’s gotta stay warm now doesn’t he?
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I took them in several spots across the old town.
It was a fairly warm day, so who knows how they’ll wrap up those wee yappers when it gets really cold!
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I usually appreciate a dressed-up dog but it’s gotta be done in style – where would you even buy those shorts???
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I’m sure you can order this stuff online… I saw aisles and aisles of dog clothes when I was in the States in January. My friends’ dog needs a nappy, and so there are special nappy pants you can buy. See here: https://ladyofthecakes.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/key-west-day-1-doggy-nappies-and-girly-shopping/
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Spider woman is brill…. but just remember all these women are someone’s sweet old crazy badly dressed mum
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I’m sure they are all of outstanding character, and able to whip up a mean paella faster than you can say “atrocious attire”.
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lol
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Spiderwoman exerts a strange fascination over me. I had to go back and view her hideousness a number of times. It looks like little giraffes or maybe dinosaurs are caught in the web!
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She’s into big game, that one. We better watch out…
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