JUMBLED DREAMS: Style Cred to the Cartoons

Tuesday, 27 May 2014

Style Cred to the Cartoons

On a non-uniform day recently I was told I resembled Velma from Scooby Doo. The most obvious reaction to this should be offence, however, being compared to a smart girl who wears turtle necks and pleat skirts is actually flattering and p rad in my opinion. Daphne may be the bombshell of Scooby-Doo but Velma is a dark horse when it comes to style. It inspired me to delve into the cartoon archives and discover other animated dark horses of style.

~Velma Dinkley~

Well its only right to begin with Velma. What is there to say? Velma is practical but cool with her picks, knowing she will be chasing criminals all over the place, she opts for comfortable yet classic clothing, and of course the famous specs. Velma is the true underdog of preppy style.

werkin' it

~The Flinstones~

Fred, Wilma and Pebbles have the obvious drawback of living in the Stone Age, so are not lucky enough to have the material resources we have today. They overcome this fundamental disadvantage, however, to be style ambassadors for Bedrock (well maybe not literally)and make pretty stylish ensembles out of basic fabrics. After all, no one quite wears a leopard-print tunic with a tie quite like Fred Flintstone, do they? And even baby Pebbles wears a bone to replace a hairband. Genius.

~Snoopy~

I don't think this is
official but it shows
how rad snoopy is.

Although Snoopy doesn't actually move, he is the epitomy of canine cool and even when he's not wearing clothes he is still the dog of the town. Also, he is the only dog I have ever come across to play the saxophone and wear shades. I actually used to have a Snoopy sweatshirt but it got lost in the realms of jumble/car boot sale.