Trends?

After being here over a month I have decided to write again about the fashion while we are still in the summer.  This time I will not focus on the 80s but instead on poor choices.  I guess talking about fashion and the differences may make me seem superficial or that all Americans are but living in Moscow is not like the rest of the country.  This city is very concerned about their looks and is very westernized.  

First let me talk about a positive.  

The shoes are amazing here.  I have only seen the same pair of shoes twice.  You hardly see duplicates and the shoes are always taken care of well.  Now I am a bit surpassed to see so many women wearing such high heels.  And this is not only during the work week.  I could understand if I was still working and I would wear heels to work with no problem.  But no these women sport them all the time.  And let me tell you these streets are not really meant for that kind of shoe.  There is cobble stones and grates.  And for you men that don't understand the problem is that heels don't walk well on this kind of ground.  Your shoe gets stuck and you stumble.  Now I do have to say no matter what kind of ground these women know how to wear their shoes.  You don't see them stumbling and falling all over the place from lack of inexperience on heels.  No they are pros.  And I can guarantee you these shoes have to hurt but they don't show pain.  I am amazed.  It makes me want to pull out my serious shoes and then when I do my feet remind me that I have taken a hiatus for a bit too long.  I guess I will have to build up my tolerance again.

Okay so now onto the rest.  

Men:  I do not care to see your chest or abdomen!  Please button up your shirt or please wear a shirt.  It is not like they are young buff men either that are going shirtless. Apparently the no shoes, no shirt, no service rule does not apply here.  I will be out and men just don't wear shirts.  I realize it is hot but seriously!  Now I assume they wear shirts to work but I am not at work to see this.  I am out and about, in the mall, walking down the street, etc.  Unless you are at the pool there is no reason why you can't wear a shirt.  And we all know they are not doing yard work here.  

Note:  Just because a shirt is see through does NOT mean that you have to wear it that way!  Apparently tank tops do not exist here.  Women like to wear the see through top and some really like to wear that bright colored bra underneath it.  Please not that not all these women are young either.  I did see an older woman the other day with a  crochet top and no undershirt.  Maybe this is a trend too in the States and I have been gone too long or am too old school I don't know.  But I do know that I want to have a mass amount of tank tops and hand them out to people.  

And here is the last thing today and I will hop off my soapbox.  The women here are very tiny.  Now saying that they make poor choices in clothing.  You are a size two that is great please wear the size two not the size zero.  If they would wear the correct size then I would not feel the need to introduce spanx here.  But of course that is not the case.  

They are not always far behind on trends.  They have really embraced harem pants here.  I do not enjoy the fashion trend but they seem too.  Not just women but men too.  I have seen a few women wear them well but overall I think I will stay away from this fad and stick to normal fitting pants.

Anyway,  that is all I have for today.  Just because I make fun does not mean I don't enjoy my time here.  I really am liking it and it is already feeling like home.  It is really not that different just a huge language barrier.  I do make fun but that is how I adjust to change.  Embrace it, make fun of it, and love it.