Rompers are the disastrous one-piece ensembles that the fashion world has killed and resurrected more times than Jason Voorhees has come back to life. And guess what’s back in time for spring 2011?

Just like wearing overalls stopped being cool after 5th grade, rompers were fresh back in the day. Way back in the day. Think pre-school era.

Rompers are impractical and super awkward. Why would anybody willingly wear something that requires them to get mostly naked in a public bathroom? And don’t say, ‘because it’s cute’. Looking like a four year old is not cute, especially if you are a grown woman. And I’m not even going to mention the various wedgies, because I’m too much of a lady to go there.

I have yet to see somebody pull off a romper. As far as I’m concerned, they combine all the excitement of a pair of overalls, and the practicality of a hazmat suit. There is absolutely no way to rock a romper.

I can understand being nostalgic for those carefree days of childhood, but when you cram a teenage/adult body into a garment devised for a toddler, you’re stretching things– literally.  If you want to recapture some youthful zeal, there are better ways to do it than running around looking like a daycare refugee.