I hate EMO - what's an emo mommy?
Posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
by LeahG Artist
Cartoon & Illustration Services
I know I am getting old now as the time has come for me to start ranting about kids fashion trends, no doubt like my mother did before me and her mother before her! I have been driven to rant on this occasion about emo fashion.
What the heck is EMO culture anyway. What does EMO stand for... 'emotional'?
Let's start with boys emo hairstyles, euuuuuyyyyukkkk. That messed up side swept laquered into place look isn't really doing it for me. If the hair was meant to look messy and casual and 'bed hair' then why the heck are they using a can of hair spray and spending 50mins to achieve this 'just got out of bed look'? Maybe it's not meant to look like bed hair? Ooooooops
As far as I can tell to achieve the ultimate emo look you nip to the local charity shop (I have nothing against those) and then buy a selection of 50's ties and scarves, 80's zipper jackets and leggings and throw in some 60's winkle picker shoes or baseball pumps and voila, emo is born!
I recently read somewhere that emo boys wear girls underwear and girls jeans and that they mainly dye their hair black, though other colors are optional.
I first came across an 'emo' kid when watching 'celebrity hijack' a UK version of celebrity Big Brother. The emo kid in question was a young 'genius' who had a significant business empire. His emo hair got a lot of attention and criticism in the media. I think he was before his time.
But now emo is all the rage in the Uk and these strange looking creatures group together at parks and shopping centre carparks to......swap hairstyling tips. Well at least they are not getting into trouble!
Meanwhile wasn't EMO a character from that kids TV program, Sesame Street? Aaahhh, no, that was Elmo! Well they look so similar...
If you have read this far and have no idea what on earth I am rambling on about, here is some info on emo culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo
See I am all heart!
I actually love the younger generation, I have some of my own. I wonder what they will be wearing when they hit puberty? Silver lycra 'fame style' leotards and legwarmers from the 80's perhaps?
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LeahG Artist and Designer
Leah left the retail and health management world a few years ago to become a freelance writer and artist. She now enjoys creating funky vibrant cartoons and illsutrations for websites, promotional materials and as gifts. Leah would love to illustrate her own children's books in the future. Presently she is creating cartoon and cartoon mascots for business clients.
Visit LeahG's Cartoon and Illustration Services website here for updates and latest art work.
Leah left the retail and health management world a few years ago to become a freelance writer and artist. She now enjoys creating funky vibrant cartoons and illsutrations for websites, promotional materials and as gifts. Leah would love to illustrate her own children's books in the future. Presently she is creating cartoon and cartoon mascots for business clients.
Visit LeahG's Cartoon and Illustration Services website here for updates and latest art work.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Hi CB! I found this article informative. The funny thing is that I am blessed because my kids find the emo style silly. Therefore, I don't have to deal with it.God bless,
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