Mullet: fashion statement of the 80s

It’s amazing that, as a child of the 80’s, I never once saw anyone with a mullet. Sure, the classic Brat Pack movies that were so popular at the time did help to popularize the hairstyle; however, it was the style often associated with the high-school virgin nerds who would end up successful engineers and rocket scientists. My most recent encounter with a mullet was an 80’s roller skating party I went to a couple of months ago, and even then the wig was ridiculous. Why do people often have 80’s party themes? Everything that came from the 80’s was over the top ridiculous, not just the mullets, example being pop-singing sensations like Madonna. Unfortunately, that gave way to the more recent pop-culture stars like Jessica Simpson. Can you honestly blame her? With the 80’s as an example, no wonder her singing and acting career hit a dead end just a few years after she became known for her TV show. More recently, the same person who thought buffalos truly had wings, and small ones at that, decided to unleash her own brand of shoes. A horrible attempt at grasping for the limelight yet again, maybe; I remember her shoes being featured in a DSW circular a couple of years ago. At the time I felt sorry for her, to have succumbed to the handed-down, department store reject, discount store SALE rack, but I must say Jessica gets the last laugh—I own two pairs of her shoes. They are surprisingly fashionable, not at all like the atrocious 80’s fat suits she has been parading around in. I tried on a pair of black high heels, for that is the staple of my work outfits, and was surprised by their comfort and affordability; I was shocked further when I discovered they were Jessica Simpson’s brand! Since then, I have bought a slightly funkier boot style that I wear when I go out with my girlfriends. I must say, while Jessica Simpson has had her fashion ups and down, and while I’d love to watch her march down the catwalk in a mullet, I commend her. She has not become washed up celebrity snob who sells her clothes in up-scale stores, strictly to the privileged high-school non-virgins with Daddy’s plastic. Jessica has created an affordable and fashionable shoe for the working woman, for the party-going singles, for the wife and the mother.