Bra Boo-Boo

The day was already weird enough; I witnessed a wife yelling at a husband and vice versa, a man that would not give up his seat to a woman with a walker on the streetcar(!) and after I received my grande latte a travesty of feminine fashion: the exposed bra strap.


Law: Underwear should be stored under your wear-ables.

Coffee should be half caff-decaf, not half caff-bra strap.

The exposed bra strap can turn a perfectly acceptable ensemble into its trashy cousin from Gresham. Considering all of the innovations in brassiere technology, an exposed undergarment should be rare; but straps, cups, hooks and slips scream at me everyday from ill-equipped women. Apparently many women are resistant to updating their underwear systems. Women update their outer wardrobe with the new ankle boot or the trendy cardigan, but somehow undergarments get brushed aside since "no one will see them." Ladies, I am seeing them all over town so your defense does not hold up in fashion court. If the problem is not function but a choice of fashion, then the mindset needs rebooting.

I know Carrie Bradshaw did the whole exposed bra strap look in "Sex and the City", but do we really want to emulate a 98 lb. drama queen that should have married Aidan back in Season 4? No. Not even the stylings of Patricia Field will change my mind about this subject.

With the summer winding down, this problem will slowly fade like clouds cover the sun. Shoulders and backs will succumb to the cold, but lurking just around the corner is another warm season, and another exposed bra strap.

Portland: Adjust your straps and your perspective.