Most current fashion trends are a direct regurgitation of another trend popularized in the ‘90s (chaotic good) or ‘00s (lawful evil). For the most part, that means hip 20- and 30-somethings are burdened by styles they wore in grade school; I’m no shrink, but that has got to do something weird to your brain. (It’s no coincidence that adolescence lasts until age 24 now, anyway.) I may just be bitter that my ginormous face will never pull off tiny sunnies again, my laptop would never fit in the tiny purse I used to haul to Claire’s, and I don’t think “trendsetting” so much as “bacteria utopia” when I see a brave soul parading around in clear, plastic shoes, but the desire to follow those retro trends doesn’t really affect me at all. You know what would, though? Skorts. If a short-skirt (skirt-short?) comeback is nigh, sign me up.
On Wednesday, Beyoncé posted an Instagram in an all-black fit, complete with tiny sunglasses, tiny bag and clear, plastic shoes. She looked great. She always looks great, and this look wasn’t particularly outlandish. However, as Vogue points out, just below her oversized belt was something remarkable… a skort.