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20 Responses to “A Very Important Question For the Ether (Seriously, Help Me)”

1. 1 lenée Sep 8th, 2007 at 10:49 am

   depends on the situation. church function? tacky. social function w/ no dress code? potentially fabulous. upholstery? eh. take it or leave it.

2. 2 manogirl Sep 8th, 2007 at 11:43 am

   Tacky. Animal prints almost always are. 99.9% of the time, anyway.

3. 3 Dr. Brazen Hussy Sep 8th, 2007 at 11:57 am

   It all depends on the fabric.

4. 4 Lauren Sep 8th, 2007 at 12:35 pm

   Very small print.

5. 5 kactus Sep 8th, 2007 at 1:43 pm

   Is this for the wedding dress? Or the bridesmaids’ dresses? Cuz for the wedding dress, I think a nice zebra stripe would be more appropriate, don’t you?

6. 6 geekchik Sep 8th, 2007 at 4:08 pm

   Fabulous in small doses, tacky otherwise.

7. 7 Aunt B. Sep 8th, 2007 at 5:19 pm

   Genius, kactus! I now want to get married just to have a zebra striped wedding dress.

   In all seriousness, I think it depends on the item. Tight zebra striped pants? No. Very cool coat to go over a solid colored dress? Yeah, maybe.

8. 8 Mother Sep 8th, 2007 at 5:39 pm

   NO-O-O-O-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9. 9 Vanessa Sep 8th, 2007 at 7:02 pm

   Oh, fabulous!

   Honestly, if you’re even asking the question the answer is fabulous.

10. 10 zuzu Sep 8th, 2007 at 8:14 pm

    Fabulous!

    True story: My friend Loni’s parents did a lot of missionary work, and just before I met her in kindergarten or 1st grade, they’d come back from somewhere in Africa. They had a real zebra rug in one of the guest bedrooms, with a visible bullet hole.

11. 11 foresmac Sep 8th, 2007 at 8:27 pm

    Um, tacky. I’m not even sure why the question had to be asked in the first place.

12. 12 Jill Sep 8th, 2007 at 9:20 pm

    Absolutely fabulous if done well. And I know you’ll do it well.

13. 13 Kat Sep 9th, 2007 at 2:34 am

    Fabulous because its tacky.

14. 14 melanier Sep 9th, 2007 at 3:45 am

    When done with attitude: Fabulous!

15. 15 Mother Sep 9th, 2007 at 6:43 pm

    Again, I say N-O-O-O-O-O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

16. 16 bettyjane Sep 10th, 2007 at 12:19 am

    Oh. So. Fabulous. Don’t let the naysayers fool you–it’s great stuff.

    My most stylish friend prefers pairing camo with pink. The mathematical representation of what Kat said:

    (Tacky classic) x a sense of humor = undeniably fabulous

17. 17 bettyjane Sep 10th, 2007 at 12:20 am

    There was to be a plus sign in that equation between tacky and classic, but the intertubes ate it.

18. 18 Anne Sep 10th, 2007 at 11:09 am

    All you’ve said thus far is that it is tiny print.

    Is it a print handbag, shoes, skirt, dress, or car seat cover? I think that affects whether it will be tacky or fabulous.

    You should supply us with a picture.

19. 19 ellenbrenna Sep 14th, 2007 at 4:47 pm

    Never any bigger than a purse. This rule covers all animal prints and renders shoes, belts and purses potentially fabulous.

    Even with those restrictions, use with caution.

20. 20 Mnemosyne Sep 17th, 2007 at 1:38 am

    Zebra print = tacky
    Leopard print = fabulous

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