Red, White and Who?

The Fourth of July has come and gone. The fireworks are over and the hood kids finally stopped with the M-80s late at night. It was a scorcher in New York that day and no one I knew really wanted to go out. Plus my mother had to work the next day so it wouldn't really make sense to go out. In the past, whether I stayed in or went to see Macy's Fireworks Show, I would wear some type of red, white and blue outfit. I was all patriotic and it was fun and cute. During my pre-teen and early teen years I had a ton of red, white and blue in my closet which included a denim mini skirt with the American flag printed on it. I loved that skirt, even if it was a bit too big. Old Navy always had some type of Fourth of July special sale with tons of patriotic gear. Finding something to wear was always simple. But today...

Shopping in more mature stores (and by more mature I literally mean stores with sheer shirts and hot pants) I see an array of patriotic clothing with more stylish detail. Urban Outfitters carry denim shorts with a faded American flag. Jeffrey Campbell makes stars and stripes Litas. Stores were selling sheer white tops, high-low hem blue or red skirts. The point is that there were tons of ways to put together a patriotic, sexy, grown-up outfit. But when the bloggers I read recapped their outfits and escapades, I was shocked that a lot of them wanted to show subtle patriotism. 

This had me wondering: Is the whole red, white and blue on Fourth of July played out? Hell, is dressing for the holiday just tired altogether? Has green and red on Christmas run its course? Has the orange shirt on Halloween become obsolete and silly? Is red on Valentine's day corny?

Personally, I say yes. As I get older, I feel less inclined to wear the holiday theme color. And the more I think about it, I don't even have some of these colors in my wardrobe. Honestly, if I had to put together a patriotic outfit from the items in my wardrobe, I would fail. I don't have anything red and very little to no blue. Now yes, I do know quite a few people who stay true to holiday festive colors. But for me, I'd rather look like an adult that styled herself, not a walking billboard for the holiday.

What do you all think? Am I too harsh on the festive dressing? Is it still alive among adults? Or was it just that dumb thing your parents made you do as a kid?