I’m not proud to admit this, but today I went to the American Apparel store in Federal Hill. No moral high ground, post hipster, cooler than thou thing – I just think it’s sleazy. But not too sleazy to keep me from really wanting one of these enough to fork over some of my happy fun money. (The dress of course, not the braless chick.):
I went, I spent, I got the dress. Part of what got me down there -the appeal of the dress- is that it is reminiscent of the Beverly Hills 90210 Black Minidress Epidemic of the early 90s, a time during which spandex was most definitely not my friend. I am pleased to say that at 32 I am in far better shape than I was as a teenager, so dammit, I am going to wear me some spandex. Because I can. Take that, 1990!
After my exciting spandex moment, I walked around Federal Hill for a little while as part of the continuing effort to get to know my city. There was a street fair, bands, the weather was superb… Baltimore is just tops.
