Although fashion has become increasingly homogenous and international, the Irish seem to dress a bit different than the rest of us – or at least us Continental Europeans. I saw most of these phenomena around the place I lived, which is called Killinarden. Those of you who know where Killinarden is probably know that it is a rather shabby area. Tallaght itself is not that beautiful, but Killinarden (and Jobstown) could be called the ghetto of Tallaght. Of course, not all the Irish dress like they do in Killinarden. But let me nevertheless list a couple of faux-pas which I often encountered.
- leggings with a shirt that is way too short
- ponytails worn in a way you’d expect from a person who just climbed out of bed
- high heels, which the wearers are unable to walk in
- tracksuits, tracksuits, tracksuits
- dresses that are too short and/or too tight
- dresses that are too short and/or too tight no matter what size or shape you are
- tons of make-up
- flower dresses
- very visible bras
- tracksuits tucked into socks so everyone will be able to see the expensive shoes
- too much hair gel
- hair extensions
If anyone asked me what I missed most about Ireland, the tracksuits would definitely be in the top five. The Irish simply wear them for every occasion. For sports events (naturally), in college, at home, when going out with their friends, when going to the supermarket – the list is endless. In particular the guys around my area wore them tucked into their socks, so no one would dare to miss the fact they were wearing the newest Adidas or Nikes.
The same goes for the nightclub outfits of some of the girls. Just imagine you and your friends are walking around Temple Bar and suddenly you see a group of girls who basically look identical. They are all wearing hair extensions, make-up which makes them look orange, tiny tight dresses and heels that even Heidi Klum wouldn’t be able to walk in. Some of them, you’d suppose, wouldn’t even want to be wearing those kinds of dresses at all, because they just weren’t flattering to their shape. With some of them you can even see their bras because the dress is see-through or too small around the chest. What makes this scene so amusing is the fact that the streets around Temple Bar are cobbled and so you can watch this group of girls stumbling along on their way to the next bar. In winter, they usually refuse to wear jackets, in order to save the money from the cloak room. Their ability to resist the cold is fascinating, but by taking a closer look, you can see that they are shaking to the extreme.
Another must-have for a girl in Ireland is leggings. Many leggings in many different colours. I usually see people wearing them in winter instead of tights with skirts because they are warmer, but in Ireland I often saw girls wearing them instead of trousers. Maybe this is just my opinion but this just doesn’t look right. Granted, I don’t have a great passion for fashion but shouldn’t the shirt you’re wearing with leggings be of a certain length? Well, it obviously doesn’t have to be. In addition, Ireland is not a very sunny or very warm country and I wouldn’t consider leggings very warm clothing.
I once read that when you’re on a holiday, you can easily tell apart the British and the Irish from the rest of the tourists. The reasons for this are their massive sunburns and their individual clothing styles. I can hereby confirm that this is true.
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