LETTER: Don’t mess with Utah fashion

Editor,

I am responding to Monday’s “anti-mullet” article. Was this supposed to be a humor column or does Ms. New-Yorkey honestly think people care for her opinion about the “disarray” of Utah’s fashion sense? Must we attack all mullet-haired and long-socked folks? Maybe they like the way they are.

The wonder of the mullet-wearin’ folk is, even though they are often the “brunt of jokes,” as the author is quick to point out, they wear them proudly with their heads held high, only caring to please themselves, not the elite fashion junkies.

The author said, “in due time, Utah will be the center of the fashion world instead of New York.” Just a friendly reminder … maybe Utah doesn’t want to be like New York City in any way, shape or form, whether it be in fashion or in having downtown junkies and prostitutes.

Isn’t it refreshing to see a mullet every now and then?

The author doesn’t recommend “Teva” sandals, but suggests boys go for the “beach-bum, relaxed look.” Is it such a big deal someone out there likes the Tevas grandma bought for him last Christmas, with the last of her savings account?

So tell me, what is a fashion-sensible guy? A cloned-Joe, who spends enough money on cars and outfits to feed a starving child for a lifetime, and smells like radioactive chemicals?

Now hopefully, all you boys are sensible enough to not let this article determine your self-esteem to the point you swear off your Tevas and cut off your mullets ASAP for fear you are a nobody because the self-proclaimed fashion revolutionist has spoken.

With that said, I must return to my homework. I have already wasted too much time and energy thinking about such a trivial topic. I will leave you with a closing comment from a mullet-sportin’ pal o’ mine. “It is not just a hairstyle, it is a lifestyle.”

Hayley Olsen