Too School for Cool: ‘Tis the season of the sweaters

Author: Allison LeCain

Autumn is officially upon us, which means the holidays are creeping up. In most cases this involves house decorations, warmer clothing, and

pumpkin spiced everything, but I’ve noticed one more trend that’s been sweeping the city.

Every elderly lady is sporting seasonal sweaters. The other day I saw an adorable old lady wearing the typical cotton-blend turtleneck with an autumn-themed sweater over it.  The sweater had a tree with fall-colored leaves on it. To top it off, there was a squirrel with an acorn in the tree and each leaf had a tiny sequin on it. As I admired the stitch work I found myself thinking, ‘I want her sweater’.

This time of year, grannies look so festive it’s almost unfair. I wish there was some way that I could pull off this merry look without looking like a turd.

Pretty soon we’ll be seeing elderly women all around Fort Collins, warm and cozy in jack-o-lantern sweaters, turkey sweaters and finally holiday sweaters with jingle bells and all.

I wish that young people would take on this sense of fashion. Every morning I’d think to myself, ‘how can I feel as comfy as possible while looking as festive as possible today?’ Now that’s the way to live.

In a way this style makes sense for young people. We are busy-bees, and with the constant movement and work we do all day, we deserve to have the comfiest clothes as possible. In addition, it’s our job to go all-out for the holidays to show future generations how it’s done. This is easily accomplished by having a seasonal sweater for every day of the week.

As of right now, the only excuse people my age have to wear grandma-esque sweaters are the yearly ugly sweater party and gaper day on the ski slopes. I say boo to the status-quo; let’s get our grandma style on!