Shocking, I know. And a little embarrassing too, especially for those fashionistas who pride themselves on their style. A couple of weeks ago, GQ’s “Style” section voted Boston the number one least fashionable city out of forty…
How could this be you ask? You see trendy girls in their Frye boots, J-Brand skinny jeans, and Mark Jacobs sleek tops walking down Newbury Street all the time. And those young professional hotties hanging out in the bars and lounges in their Calvin Klein business suits (with a skinny black tie of course!) are the epitome of style. Right?
WRONG! According to GQ, the city we call home is filled with “undergraduate hoodie monsters.” GQ pokes fun at the Boston ladies who wear leggings as pants, the Boston boys who wear socks with their boat shoes, and all the self proclaimed preps of the city who, just don’t know to rock that style. You can admit it; we have all been culprits of bad fashion at times. Whether we’re feeling under the weather, or just don’t have the motivation to dress up for class, we’ve all dressed down. And come on, we’ve all seen those boys outfit repeating those Red Sox hoodies and hats…everyday.
While this article was written all in good fun, we should probably take it to heart and step up our game. While most guys probably could care less about having this reputation, us girls need to break out those stylish outfits and prove GQ wrong. The next time our city is mentioned in GQ it better be about our breakthroughs in the world of fashion, not our shortcomings!