An Army of Pleats

My husband, Mr. Whut, definitely deserves a long overdue award for my manic and all-consuming obsession with TLC’s What Not To Wear.  I have been known to spend an obscene amount of hours  (a number I am too ashamed to admit!) watching marathon after marathon. That being said, imagine my utter delight when I came home today to find my most favorite episode EVER on the DVR. It features this dude Ed who looks straight out of a Color Me Badd video, circa 92. This guy was walking around wearing a disturbing array of rayon shirts which he, of course, buttoned all the way up to his chin, Versace-inspired vests, and square toe pimp shoes. The worst offender however, was a pair of rust-colored slacks (I happen to hate that word) that had 14 pleats on each side. That’s a total of  28 pleats!! In fact, it was this very episode that prompted Whut to throw out any pair of pants lurking in his closet that were guilty of the pleat. Guys, if you are rocking some pleats, do yrself a favor and don’t. Run to yr closet and purge yrself of the pleat. The job of the pleat is to add bulk where bulk is not needed. Since when is a puffy waist/hip/crotch-combo flattering? So Ed, thank you for the 90s flashback (which in my opinion, was the best era fashion-wise AND music-wise), for making my Wednesday, and for helping my hub make the permanent, and much appreciated transition to flat front pants.