There is no accounting for taste. But there is a difference between OLDSCHOOL and OUT: OLDSCHOOL is cool and OUT is embarrassing.
Look at yourself, right in this moment. What do you do or do you wear? Check, if you are cool or embarrassing! Of course you are cool, you are reading this article. But back to the topic. –
For example prints on shirts are IN but you have to differ that Brenda (Beverly Hills 90210) is OLDSCHOOL (= cool) and Fishbone is OUT (= embarrassing). Bad Taste Parties with songs of “2Unlimited” are cool, but songs of “Rosenstolz” are not! Loud music in cars is OUT and gets on everybody´s nerves, but if there is a CLICK of a musictape from side A to B, everybody will forgive the volume with a nostalgic smile – so OLDSCHOOL – conclusion: cool.
Here is the Basic Code of Practice to be rather OLDSCHOOL than OUT:
- NEVER fix little cuddle toys on your backpack
- NEVER say cool when you are older than 40
- NEVER ever, really never ever, wear trousers at half mast/ free belly tops/ plush pullover/ zigzag hairstyle/ orange/ tennis socks in sandals or snake print
