That’s right. You heard it here. Muh-tha-pho-king shawl’dah pads.
Now, I don’t want to say more than is necessary. If you feel me on this one, then no witty explanation is needed.
If you don’t feel me on this one, it’s probably because you have either 1. never tried them 2. think your shoulders are big enough and you run the risk of looking mannish or 3. are drinkin’ some serious mountain cooler hateorade. I understand all 3 predispositions for I myself have visited there in other fashion shenanigans, but your ears have not yet known pleasure until someone comes up to you with one brow slightly raised and a twinkle in their eye as they utter, “hold up, are those shoulder pads in your jacket?” SWEET BLISS, YES THEY ARE. Automatic brownie points for noticing, although, I wouldn’t say shoulder pads are a subtlety, it just depends
I think shoulder pads get a bad wrap because of the “box effect,” and have you seen a hyperbolic shoulder pad? PROBABLY. Just like everything good and noteworthy in this life, moderation is your guide when it comes to a tasteful, shoulder adornment. If it looks like some bish is about to slip a fast one and pull a “trojan horse” on you (see below), best to make like a kangaroo and bounce.
Otherwise, a F.A.B. (fly-ass-bish) with promising attire might pull off shoulder pads as such:
“Tassels!?,” you say. Yup! Separate post.
Blazers, suede, silk…I have these types of jackets AVEC shoulder pads, and the material works well in supporting the extra padding of the past. What to look for: How far past my shoulder does the pad protrude? Does the neckline make me look like a glammed out geisha or a clever girl sweeping for bones from the cretaceous period? Your standards may be different from mine, and that’s cool, too.
Jenn x 10 