Fall 2006 Black Nail Polish Trend

• Sitting in the waiting area to have my summer polish removed from my feet (among other things I won’t go into), I pick up a copy of Us Magazine and start thumbing through to see what this weeks crop of starlets were wearing. To my horror, the trend that is popping up on hands all over Hollywood- and I don’t mean Nicole Richie’s veins- is black nail polish. This morbid color is usually found in the Halloween isle at drugstores and can now be found at Chanel counters nationwide. As a fashion devotee, I rarely disagree with anything 7th Ave. tells me to wear. Not a fan of looking like I closed my hand in a car door, this is one trend that Fashion Ave. can keep. I prefer a nice silver or grey polish, which is still edgy for fall without invoking thoughts of gangrenous limbs. Just as I wonder who on earth, other than 100 lb. actresses who enjoy looking like they have dirty nails, would actually ask for black polish in the salon, two teenage girls appear looking like they were on their way to lunch at The Ivy. In a voice that resembles one part valley girl and two parts Minnie Mouse, the ringleader opens her oversized Louis Vuitton (the one Jessica Simpson is photographed carrying on page 76) and pulls out Chanel’s sold-out-everywhere black polish. I guess I will be the only one doing Ballet Slippers this season- unless I slam my finger in a car door. Contributing Chicago Blogger Member: Erin Weinger