Success! My surgery went flawlessly and I am on the mend, Yay! Go me.
I am so excited to get back to writing, even if it is only with one hand.
I am talking about today something that has always bothered me, Its apart of my whole movement on America and casual: You're doing it wrong. This is something I never understood and im talking about women using a designer bag as a fashion shield, with this said it means you can basically look like you
A.) Just left a Midwestern Tupperware party
B.) Just rolled out of bed
C.) Just escaped a psych ward
And slap on a Coach, Vera Bradley, or knock-off Louis Vuitton or Chanel bag and think "OK, Im safe."
I see it all the time, It feeds into the mentality that if you slap a big enough logo on something it means you paid big bucks for it and you are safe to wear some clam digger jeans and your I heart cats t-shirt and rubber crocs.
This is know as a fashion shield. Wearing one big piece with either a big logo or an obvious marking to make you look expensive or safe but in reality the rest of the package is a mess.
We are all guilty of it at one point or another, but for those repeat offenders I'm onto you. Being fashionable is wearing clothes that fit you well and finding good looking accessories. Girl still rocking the white and rainbow Louis V bag Im talking to you, no one is going to believe that thing is real when you are wearing tweety bird pajama pants and old navy flip flops.
Its alright to want to be fancy but if you want to be a fancy pants really give it a shot.
French women are a perfect example, their motto is FAITES SIMPLE. Keep it simple, if you don't have the thousands to spend on the real stuff its alright because keeping it simple and finding eclectic elegant pieces from a vintage shop is way more suitable than slapping a big ass logo on something and still dressing like crap.
Grow into fashion embrace it, don't just go buy one big expensive looking thing and think you are exempt from keeping up appearances. Fashion is a way of life not one logo away from awful.
Example: Ive said it before but if you are going to wear jeans and a T-shirt pick up a Blazer, Leave the Vera Bradley. Those bags are grandma quilts with straps. LEAVE IT.
Designers put out Two lines, The Runway Look and the Ready to Wear look.
The Runway look can be as Avant Garde and expressive as the designer wants to be,
The Ready to wear look is your basic off the rack look ie. Polo shirts. Think anything you look at that obviously stands out as designer specific and that is ready to wear.
My issue is that people without a fashion clue will spend money to buy what is obvious. Paying full price for ONE "fashionable" item is not trendy its Lazy. You are barely scratching the surface of couture.
These Girls here are trying hard to be "preppy" but they have done nothing to their hair, their dresses are WRINKLED, and their shoes don't match the outfit. They are wearing this Lilly Pulitzer dress as a fashion shield. Do something with your hair, wear decent shoes and seriously iron your dress. Perfect example, fashion shield.
I'm not saying everyone needs to throw away obvious pieces, just be conscious to do something with yourself and do not let one mass produced designer thing make it acceptable for the rest of you to be a big' ole mess. Embrace style and dress simply. Good Luck!
I am so excited to get back to writing, even if it is only with one hand.
I am talking about today something that has always bothered me, Its apart of my whole movement on America and casual: You're doing it wrong. This is something I never understood and im talking about women using a designer bag as a fashion shield, with this said it means you can basically look like you
A.) Just left a Midwestern Tupperware party
B.) Just rolled out of bed
C.) Just escaped a psych ward
And slap on a Coach, Vera Bradley, or knock-off Louis Vuitton or Chanel bag and think "OK, Im safe."
We are all guilty of it at one point or another, but for those repeat offenders I'm onto you. Being fashionable is wearing clothes that fit you well and finding good looking accessories. Girl still rocking the white and rainbow Louis V bag Im talking to you, no one is going to believe that thing is real when you are wearing tweety bird pajama pants and old navy flip flops.
Its alright to want to be fancy but if you want to be a fancy pants really give it a shot.
French women are a perfect example, their motto is FAITES SIMPLE. Keep it simple, if you don't have the thousands to spend on the real stuff its alright because keeping it simple and finding eclectic elegant pieces from a vintage shop is way more suitable than slapping a big ass logo on something and still dressing like crap.
Grow into fashion embrace it, don't just go buy one big expensive looking thing and think you are exempt from keeping up appearances. Fashion is a way of life not one logo away from awful.
Example: Ive said it before but if you are going to wear jeans and a T-shirt pick up a Blazer, Leave the Vera Bradley. Those bags are grandma quilts with straps. LEAVE IT.
Designers put out Two lines, The Runway Look and the Ready to Wear look.
The Runway look can be as Avant Garde and expressive as the designer wants to be,
The Ready to wear look is your basic off the rack look ie. Polo shirts. Think anything you look at that obviously stands out as designer specific and that is ready to wear.
My issue is that people without a fashion clue will spend money to buy what is obvious. Paying full price for ONE "fashionable" item is not trendy its Lazy. You are barely scratching the surface of couture.
These Girls here are trying hard to be "preppy" but they have done nothing to their hair, their dresses are WRINKLED, and their shoes don't match the outfit. They are wearing this Lilly Pulitzer dress as a fashion shield. Do something with your hair, wear decent shoes and seriously iron your dress. Perfect example, fashion shield.
I'm not saying everyone needs to throw away obvious pieces, just be conscious to do something with yourself and do not let one mass produced designer thing make it acceptable for the rest of you to be a big' ole mess. Embrace style and dress simply. Good Luck!
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