"i party like a rockstar, look like a movie star, play like an allstar..." *

....dress like a farmstar.

ok ok, i know there's no such thing as a "farmstar" (and pitbull would be horrified if he saw this. he actually ends it with "f*** like a pornstar", which is way more exciting than my lyric), but you get where i'm going here. you see, i've lived in new york city for many years and truly believe it's the most amazing city in the world. it's a city for the dreamers and the do-ers, for the brilliant and the ballers, for the aspiring and the inspiring, and of course for the dapper and the dashing. style is the one thing nyc has never been short of....

[enter plaid shirt]

...until now.

i wasn't aware, but apparently cities can now have mascots and nyc got stuck with the most dreadful one -- THE PLAID SHIRT. and much to my chagrin, no matter where i go people are unfortunately showing their spirit. seriously, i'm not even exaggerating...guys, gals, uptown, downtown, scenesters and trendies alike.....all clad in plaid! what began as a sloppy, boring trend has now broken out into a full out viral infection...and it's still contagious. WTF?

ok people, i realize we're in times of recession and i know money is tight....i sympathize with all bottle poppin' girls, daba girls, and their fbf's going through hard times (see the hilarious dabagirls.wordpress.com), and i understand that we all have to cut back on certain aspects of our lives to continue to survive in this city. but does that mean we should all walk around in an ill-fitted holiday table cloth pretending we're mary kate olsen circa spring 2008 (or even worse, jessica simpson circa dukes of hazzard)? does it mean we give up on everything our fashion forefathers fought for to make this city one of the fashion capitals of the world? NO.

we have to refuse to give in or to give up. not to sound pretentious (well just a little), but we're just too fab of a city for the plaid. so please, i beg you to spread the word....notify your family, friends, coworkers, doormen, manicurists and pets. let's put an end to this dreary disease....let's stop the plaidness and give nyc it's style identity back.....

*lyrics of Pitbull's "Go Girl"