Hello avocado enthusiasts aka every other millennial,
It’s Melanie and I would like to wish you a Happy National Avocado Day. The avocado quickly became a staple in our cultural zeitgeist and whether you love it or hate it, it doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. Just yesterday, I saw a man, most likely in his late 20s, donning a grey shirt with an avocado print smack dab in the middle of it. But get this! An image of a cat stood in place of the seed. I guess you could call it an avoCATo. *cue the forced laughter that often comes with a bad pun* What makes avocados one of the most qualified fruit candidates to be printed on countless clothing, bags, hats, and shoes? Now, don’t get me wrong, cherries do seem to be a great contender on the list of “most likely to be worn fruit.” However, cherries do seem to have the connotation of being a summer fruit, and therefore a summer print. And where cherries falter, avocados reign. Avocados are not only versatile in terms of food consumption, but they also wear many hats in the realm of fashion. Just think about how many cherry print clothing pieces you’ve seen in the male section. And now compare that to the abundance of avocado print present in both men and women’s clothing and accessories. Perhaps it has to do with the cutesy nature (pun unintended) of the small cherry print. Or perhaps the reason cherry print isn’t popular among male clothing is because of it’s bold, red color. I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but men’s clothing seems to be much more subdued and dare I say, BLAND. Avocados have a neutral and soft green color, which easily lends itself to straddling the line of gendered clothing. But Melanie, why does this all matter? Why waste your limited brain space debating the effectiveness of fruit as wearable fashion when you could be debating the effectiveness of each 2020 presidential candidate? And with that I say, shut your hass and let me talk about avocados for one minute before this country officially falls apart. And while I do have an affinity for consuming avocados through the mouth and through the mall, I don’t think my love for avocados would ever compel me to buy fast fashion or even dress up as an avocado, at least unironically. My lack of avocado themed clothing is the reason why you’re looking at an all green outfit with a small appearance by an avocado. I’m sorry I can’t pull a vegan version of Gaga’s meat dress and wear this:
Since I don’t promote buying avocado themed clothing for the sake of a silly holiday, I’ve pulled various green, literally and environmentally, options from second-hand online apps such as depop, poshmark, (Use code melbells to get $5 site credit when signing up!) and thredup. (This link gets you $10 when signing up!) I’ve even included some pieces from therealreal if you’re looking to sacrifice a hefty amount of avocado money for the sake of fashion. You can use these images for inspiration or buy the pieces if they’re in your size! You can also thank me in the comments 😉 But really, all your girl did was type “green” in the search bar and saved whatever was trendy, cute, and weather appropriate for this scorching, climate-change-induced heat.
I found a lot of cute green items so this ended up being a hefty post. If you scroll over an image, you’ll see the caption and it’ll help in navigating the sea of links below:
- Vintage Sheer Dress
- Mini Green Crocodile Effect Bag
- Banana Republic Short Sleeve Button-Down Shirt
- Vintage Green Corset Top
- Karen Scott Lime green Crocodile print sling back heel
- Brandy Melville Cara Denim Skirt Neon green
- Urban Outfitters bright neon green skirt
- Urban Outfitters Gingham Top
- Nine West Sun Hat
- Zara Green Reptile Leather Purse
- Vintage High Rise Muted Lime Green Guess Shorts
- Green satin midi dress
- Brandy Melville NEON GREEN Margret Denim Skirt
- 1960s Vintage Lime Pinstripe Suit
- Nasty gal neon green cargo pants
- Asos sunglasses
Here’s to living greener! Thank you for reading.
Melanie T / MelT
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