{"id":11429,"date":"2011-06-28T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T04:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=11429"},"modified":"2011-06-29T11:34:33","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T15:34:33","slug":"stuck-a-feather-in-her-hair-and-called-it-over-in-5-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/stuck-a-feather-in-her-hair-and-called-it-over-in-5-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuck a Feather in Her Hair and Called It … Over in 5 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know how you look at old pictures and wonder, “Why the hell did we think those clothes\/makeup\/hair looked good?”<\/p>\n

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If you lived through the '80s, you know the feeling.<\/p><\/div>\n

That usually happens years after the photos were taken. But feather hair extensions<\/a>? I feel like the sell-by date for those is right around the corner. Seeing them on Park Avenue ladies and their pre-tween daughters is driving me crazy. Unless you’re literally or sartorially a rock star, this trend is one to skip. The rock-star exceptions that prove the rule are Janis Joplin …<\/p>\n

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Janis Joplin owned the feather look. I've always wanted to dress as her for Halloween.<\/p><\/div>\n

… stunning blogger Vix …<\/p>\n

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Vix has amazing style. She dresses up more in one day than I do in a month. Click for her post.<\/p><\/div>\n

… and pop star Ke$ha, who is credited with kicking off the feather fad.<\/p>\n

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Photo from StyleList. Click for source.<\/p><\/div>\n

People hate on Ke$ha<\/a>, but I think she does great party music. Her song “Blow” has been stuck in my head for days. I was totally charmed by the video: Champagne! Unicorns! Rainbows! James Van Der Beek<\/a> calling the singer “K-Dollar Sign-Ha<\/a>“! <\/p>\n

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Of course, now that I’ve criticized hair feathers, I’ll wind up wanting to wear them. I often fall in love with things that I used to hate … like the color chartreuse. For decades, I thought chartreuse was one of the worst colors in the world. Now I have a mini-collection of chartreuse skirts<\/a>. However, my long-held negative feelings about Burnt Sienna remain unchanged. No one likes the Burnt Sienna crayon. No one!<\/p>\n

UPDATED TO ADD: I always forget that Chartreuse is a drink too! My gorgeous sister Terri Berry reminded me by forwarding this Wall Street Journal article on Chartreuse liqueur<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UPDATED AGAIN ON JUNE 29, 2011: The New York Times has an article about how the feather fad is irritating fly fishermen who normally use the feathers<\/a>. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You know how you look at old pictures and wonder, “Why the hell did we think those clothes\/makeup\/hair looked good?” That usually happens years after the photos were taken. But feather hair extensions? I feel like the sell-by date for those is right around the corner. Seeing them on Park Avenue ladies and their pre-tween…<\/p>\n

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