There was a time, not long ago, when one of us wondered whether purple would ever come into its own as a color for interior decorating. Her son's favorite color is purple, and it was hard to find stuff for his room that didn't give it a certain Barbie Dream House vibe.
Since then, of course, purple has caught on in a big way. Although the catalogs call it aubergine. (Of course they do.)
At any rate, "Yay," thought our Mamarazzi snarker, "I can buy the teenager sheets and a lamp and maybe even a rug. And his room won't look like he collects unicorn figurines!"
And then she caught sight of this
and this
and changed her mind.
Way to go, celebs. You've actually managed to ruin a color.
Seriously. Has purple jumped the shark? (Let us know before anyone orders carpeting.)
Not even Katy Perry and Justin Bieber can ruin The Color Purple! It's bigger than them.
Is the structure of Ms. Perry's cleavage being held in situ by a length of panty hose? (Or, possibly, knee-highs...I'm too ill to plit hairs.)
I think Katy's bodice is being held up with a very wide stretch of Scotch Tape.
I think its that same kind of flesh coloured pantyhose-like material that ice skaters use as inserts in their more revealing outfits to keep them on. I've just never seen it in a dress like that before.
And even these people can't dim my love for the colour purple.
I think that could be a Really Great Dress with an adjustment or two to de-skankify it...
The dress is a little too Bob Mackie Barbie for me but I love her nail polish.
More good news: Justin's glasses didn't prevent my son from wearing a purple t-shirt to school today.