For this, my second post making fun of the lifestyle press, we have this, from Real Simple, which, at the risk of repeating myself, I will opine: is neither real nor simple.
This, from the “trends worth trying” is worth a crack-addled look.
To be honest, I don’t know why I singled this out for scorn and mockery. It’s just that look, they cost $250 and they would look good with a Halloween costume. Even if you personally would look terrific in these (Dads, I’m not talking to you) can’t you just buy some shades at Target? To live this “real and simple” would cost an attorney or a surgeon an hour of time. It would cost a grocery store worker like the better part of a week! It’s not that I’m opposed to nice things, it’s just that Real Simple implies that we’re somehow living an impoverished, unsophisticated lifestyle if we don’t care to try a particular trend.
Women’s magazines are really bad at this, but I’m not respecting persons here–next time I will cover ridiculousness from the men’s side of things.
