annetti

We just returned from 5 weeks in Lyon and I could not help but notice that bra straps were being seen along side tank tops' straps, dresses that required strapless bras, etc. So, the question: Is this a new fashion statement?

Kayb95

I don't know about France, but the bra strap thing seemed to be popular here in the US about 5 years ago.

Scarlett

I don't think it is that new, since it is all I have seen in NYC and in Fl for some time now- like years.
Underwear & bellybuttons showing and tattoos showing on buttocks are hopefully going out of style..sigh..they say the trend is going back to Lady-like...
hopefully, Scarlett

amelia_101

No, not a fashion statement as was the transparent bra strap, which looks like, well... a transparent bra strap. I've never shopped for strapless bras in Europe but I figure that the women just couldn't give a hoot if their undergarments show (thong underpants as well, but that was an actual fashion statement years past). I suppose it is better than not wearing a bra at all.

annetti

I must be out of it. I never noticed this bra strap phenomena in Calfornia, but one could not miss it in France. My age must be telling, since I did not find it attractive.

newesttraveler

Not just in France. As the father of two teenage girls, I can tell you is is the style here in the US as well, and has been for sometime, but it still drives me crazy (and not in a good way!)

lucygirl

maybe we can blame the carrie bradshaw character on sex and the city!

ira

In Italy, too.

degas

Scarlett, I knew you were an expert people watcher, but "tattoos showing on buttocks" takes it to another level.

Scarlett

degas, do not tell me that you have never noticed the young ladies in their very low hip huggers with the tattoo showing along the waist/hip band?
Just as I cringe when the plumber bends over and displays his rear end, those girls do much the same

degas

Scarlett, my eyes never wander far from my lovely LW, or at least not ever since she loosened several of my teeth with that monster suitcase she calls a handbag!

mamc

Not really the newest fashion accessory either in France or elsewhere but certainly one on the most unattractive. In many cases, wearers don't even bother to have a clean and attractive bra strap!

suze

Nothing new. I've been seeing it in Seattle all summer. Noticed it in Europe recently too.

For mamc, Not always... Sometimes they are fresh and color coordinated with the outfits.

dln

I see bra straps hanging out here too. In Italy last year we saw lots of black BRAS showing through lacy or sheer white tops. First one I saw, I thought the poor thing hadn't check in her mirror before leaving the house, but then we discovered all the young ladies with their black bras showing!

pandaschu

Scarlett-

Your first post reminded me of something I saw in the Style section of the NYT a few weeks ago. It was a photo of JLo in her usual garb with a big "OUT" printed across, next to a very feminine looking Julia Stiles, in a pretty skirt, sweater and little pumps; with "in" printed across the photo. The article was about just what you had mentioned. A welcome change!

Budman

Am I going to have to keep my eye balls in my head? I hope they don't wear those tight @$$ jeans, too.

pandaschu

DH just walked in and looked over my shoulder at what I was reading/ typing, and said "I thought that was a travel forum!"

He just doesn't understand.

Judyrem

I agree that my BabyBoomerness makes cringe when I see that fashion. My mother and the Nuns would have a fit!!!! What is it with the low slung or hip hugger jeans with MAJOR LOVEHANDLES sticking out? Even my DH thinks that only a certain body type can carry out this "fashion". I am hoping for demure and understated too ;-).

ThinGorjus

Actually, the bra strap fad was over about 2 years ago. However, when it is hot and sticky, many women in big cities tend to wear as little as possible on the streets, hence the bra straps showing. Now, being ladylike is very "in." If you look to see what is coming off of the runways for fall, all the models look like the Duchess of Windsor.

Patrick

I think those "transparent" ones are the funniest. They tend to be thick and shiny so they show up a lot more than flesh color or white would, especially in the sun. I think it's actually the point of them -- make sure they are seen.