Hello dVerse poets! The other night I when I was half-asleep, I had some thought about fashion and poetry. So, today the theme is fashion in any way you want to interpret it. Write metaphorically or true to life—perhaps write about your own fashion foibles or faux pas. Write about historical fashions. Write about an item a loved one wore. It’s up to you.

Here are some example poems:
The Plaid Dress by Edna St. Vincent Millay

This poem by Terrence Hayes about sneakers and friendship and race,
The Derrick Poem (The Lost World)

A mother preparing for her daughter’s wedding in this poem by
Janice Mirikitani, “For a Daughter Who Leaves”

If you would like some artistic inspiration:

John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) caused a scandal for both him and his model, Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau.

This satire of eighteenth-century “macaroni” fashion.

Of course, movies and TV shows have influenced or ridiculed fashion trends. I’m always amused by the Ascot opening day song in My Fair Lady:

There is no required form or style for this prompt. Simply write a poem using fashion as your theme or take inspiration from one of the poems or images above. Then post the link to your poem on Mr. Linky. Read and comment on others’ poems. Remember to link back to dVerse and /or mention dVerse.