«
»

Pondering Popularity

Bell-bottoms.  Tight-rolled pants.  “Skinny” jeans (if the wearer is skinny?)  Twiggy.  Curvaceous.  Emaciated.  Six-inch-high, hairspray-encrusted bangs.  Long, flowing, natural tresses.  The mullet.  The “duck tail.”  The “Caesar.”  The “Euro-mullet”?!  Side burns.  Mustaches.  Clean-shaven.  Scruffy on purpose.  Shoulder pads.  High-waisted pants.  Very low-waisted pants.  Fat ties.  Skinny ties.  Tiki.  Fondue.  Sushi.  Diets.  Yoga.  Carbs.  No carbs!  Carbs?

Chablis.  Chianti.  “Chablis.”  White Zinfandel.  Cabernet.  Chardonnay.  Merlot.  (wait, that never happened ; )  Pinot Noir!  Sauvignon Blanc.  Pinot Grigio.  Malbec.  Sweet.  DRY!  Oak.  No oak.  France.  Italy.  California.  Oregon.  Argentina.  Thunderbird.  Screaming Eagle.

Yes, we’ve been through a lot of them.  Quite a roller-coaster ride if you think about it:  I’m talking about FADS.

It’s quite entertaining to reflect on the fashion fads we’ve all been through.  Actually I was doing just that today when I started thinking about wine-drinking fads, too (being in the business, everything, in the end, comes down to wine).  Wouldn’t it have been cool to be the person in the ’80’s who said “hell no, we won’t go” …there to the mullet, mall bangs, and giant shoulder pads?  I’m not saying that wines that happen to be fashionable are necessarily –or are even at all– tacky.  I’m just calling for a bit of self-liberation:  Explore!  Discover for yourself what YOU really enjoy.  There’s a world of wine out there.  Find it.  Own it.  And if someone teases you for liking something that isn’t “fashionable,” just remind them of their high school senior class picture…

Now, to up the ante:  let’s get interactive!  It’s all the rage.  Respond:  What are your favorite fads? They’re fun to think about.  Let’s hear ‘em:

Leave a Reply