peppering

Ponchos are not only weird, they're everywhere. What used to be a fashion risk has become practically ubiquitous. You can't swing a dead poncho without hitting another poncho.

Many are awful, made of icky acrylic yarn, some have inexplicably hideous stripes. Lest we forget the unspeakable: the one-shouldered variety. Horrifying. And it goes without saying that the fur ones are actually criminal. Ga-ross.

Ponchos are also a bitch. Buy one that's too big and you look dumpy. One that's too small just looks silly. I tried *so* hard not to buy one...so hard that I bought 2. I really couldn't help it.