The Ivy Pinkerton Files

 

The Dabbler knows nothing about fashion. In fact, since buying a house several years ago, any funds once allocated to clothing and such were diverted to home improvements (to which the dabbler is addicted; no doubt you will soon hear about bamboo flooring and other things related to her latest renovation).

As such, Diary of a Dilettante is happy to introduce you to guest fashion correspondent Ivy Pinkerton, who will occasionally share her thoughts on trends in the shmatteh business. First up, low rise pants. From the streets of New York, Ivy reports:

"Thank god for Nicolas Ghesquiere. In 2002, Balenciaga started showing high rise pants [ed., see image to right]. I became hopeful, thinking that my butt crack-showing days were over. Perhaps more importantly, I thought the sausage-midriff look that low rise pants create on most people more than 105 lbs, all too common, would graciously depart the streets of New York. Not so fast. I am still waiting three years later.

But perhaps relief is in sight? An article in a decidedly non-cutting edge fashion paper seems to suggest that the end is already upon us.

Are my jean tugging days gone and will I finally be able to bend over without fear? Will my fellow citizens’ bellies be safely contained once again?" --IP

The Dabbler guesses that Ivy would not welcome the return of Lee 'jeans for her', remarkably, still on the market, [see picture on left] but is hoping for a middle ground of some sort.

In the future, Ivy will need no introduction and any column titled "The Ivy Pinkerton Files" will contain no editorial framing by the Dabbler.