Trend Hunting in Cold Climates?

A mate of mine sent me this link the other day... V. V. cool:
http://www.businessoffashion.com/2011/04/fashion-2-0-the-most-influential-fashion-site-youve-never-heard-of.html#more-21598 


Which is similar to my favourite street style site:
http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/fashion/street-style-photo-blog/2011/04/royal-wedding/sofie-hairdresser, where I came across this:

"BUT WAIT A MINUTE!" I hear you say (of the selected link's street style)! "She is wearing those damned tribal print pants that make normally proportioned gals look like mommies!" Am I suddenly promoting a trend that I so quickly dismissed? NAY!
Indeed. Forewarned is fore-armed, I say. 
When this fashion misfortune hits ZAR's shores this spring (September '11?) - ignore it! Or - stage en mass protests of stores who stock even similar items. They are promoting the glorification of bad taste. Which MUST be avoided at all costs!!! (Unless you are 6f0, size 10 - in which case; these pants will look very lovely on you. And it that case:




Enjoy it while you can. I intend to start exporting HobNobs to Cape Town's sunny shores soonest, and then NO-ONE will be a size 10 anymore!!!... bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!)


Kisses, 
Mandarama