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Jessica Leigh Lebos

When Jessica Leigh graduated with a degree in creative writing, she figured she'd be slinging lattes for the rest of her life, so she shaved her head, moved into a VW bus and set off for Alaska. Good thing the van broke down just north of San Francisco, because she just hates cold weather. Her baris...

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Mind Your Straps

I try to keep up with the kids these days, but I’ll tell ya one thing I cannot abide:

Visible bra straps.

I’m sorry, I just think it’s straight up tacky. I’m sure I sound like a crabby old woman (which I am, check the cane) but my mama raised me to hide the goods and leave something to imagination – which applies to hiding the garmet the goods are actually hidden in.

I remember in eighth grade Nancy Jones came to Earth Science with white straps peeking out of her Sean Cassidy tank top and the girl was branded a hussy thereafter. (Well, for that and because she made out with three guys at the graduation dance while the rest of us dorked out to Duran Duran.)

This rant is explicity directed at the hostess at the otherwise lovely restaurant where I lunched today, whose neon blue lacies were flashing me all the way to our table for four.

I have one word for you, little hostess girl:

Racerback.

Now get out of my yard.