Aren't Highwaters a Bad Thing? (aka Have Mental Patients Taken over the Fashion World??)

I've always wanted to be more fashionable than I am. However, the fact that I abhor shopping (and yes, I was born a woman) coupled with my general lack of money leaves me with maybe a few "going out" ensembles in a giant sea of blah-wear. If anyone wants to nominate me for a What Not To Wear makeover, I'm all for it. But there is one trend that Stacy and Clinton better dare not try to push on me: the inexplicable marriage of capris and boots.

I love capris (and pedal pushers). I love boots. When I see them together, I HATE. I mean, it actually pisses me off to the point where I want to go up to the girl wearing them, shake her violently and scream, "What is wrong with you??? Do you SEE what you're wearing?? Forget what Vogue says, can you honestly look at yourself and tell me that you look normal??? AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!" I feel like I'm losing my mind. How has this look become acceptable? No, no...more than just acceptable. The HOT look for fall. I don't get it. I can even understand short shorts with boots. That at least makes sense. And you know, when I find hooker-wear more reasonable than what's supposedly "in," something is very wrong.

I'm sorry if I'm offending any of you ladies out there who like or wear this look....

No I'm not. I'm not sorry. It's stupid. It's like embracing "floods." The floods just got shorter and the boots got higher. I won't be surprised if pairing hot pants with waders is next fall's rage.