I am a fashion and beauty junkie. I love reading fashion & beauty magazines (read: Cosmo, Glamour & In Style), especially those that cater to the everyday woman. I mean, I'm ok with artsy fashion (Vogue/Vanity Fair, am talking about you) but I prefer to peruse through wearable stuff.
On a personal level, when I am deciding which trends I want to jump on, I usually am conscious enough to note if said trend will gel with my persona. I am by no means a fashion victim, I don't just lap up any and all styles coming off of the runways. For instance, I'm not about to delve into acid wash jeans and harem pants cos I know when taking into account body shape and personality, these two fashion resurgences do not complement me one bit. Conversationally though, I think of trends as not exactly trends but resurgences in interest. I mean acid wash and harem pants. Synonymous with Debbie Gibson and MC Hammer. The 80s. Fashion doesn't necessarily create new styles but simply updates looks set years before to allow for more modern and hopefully wearable interpretations.
Some recent trend alerts that I've bought into/rediscovered have been the gladiator/cage footwear, plaid and chambray shirts, maxi dresses, denim jackets, leggings galore, crossbody sling bags and the fringe invasion. I've pretty much covered most of the Spring "It" styles but one look which I am mucho interested in but am undecided if I can follow through is the jumpsuit/romper. I mean, I love some of the looks that have made it into the high street shops but considering that this look flatters such a select few I dunno if I would be one of them. I recently have been wading through tons of images related to this trend and if I do decide to jump aboard, I would definitely buy one that is strapless, a bandeau top suit with full pants. I have broad shoulders which I believe is one of my more stronger assets and it is a part of my body that I don't mind showing off. I have an image in my head of the exact one that I would buy and what kind of accessories to complement it with. How I would dress it up or down, depending on the occasion. But as yet, I have not found the "ONE" and have not gathered enough courage to actually try on the ones I have encountered. I prefer to keep the stylo mylo image of moi in aforementioned dream jumpsuit in my head a while longer and not mar it with pictures of reality ;P
On a personal level, when I am deciding which trends I want to jump on, I usually am conscious enough to note if said trend will gel with my persona. I am by no means a fashion victim, I don't just lap up any and all styles coming off of the runways. For instance, I'm not about to delve into acid wash jeans and harem pants cos I know when taking into account body shape and personality, these two fashion resurgences do not complement me one bit. Conversationally though, I think of trends as not exactly trends but resurgences in interest. I mean acid wash and harem pants. Synonymous with Debbie Gibson and MC Hammer. The 80s. Fashion doesn't necessarily create new styles but simply updates looks set years before to allow for more modern and hopefully wearable interpretations.
Some recent trend alerts that I've bought into/rediscovered have been the gladiator/cage footwear, plaid and chambray shirts, maxi dresses, denim jackets, leggings galore, crossbody sling bags and the fringe invasion. I've pretty much covered most of the Spring "It" styles but one look which I am mucho interested in but am undecided if I can follow through is the jumpsuit/romper. I mean, I love some of the looks that have made it into the high street shops but considering that this look flatters such a select few I dunno if I would be one of them. I recently have been wading through tons of images related to this trend and if I do decide to jump aboard, I would definitely buy one that is strapless, a bandeau top suit with full pants. I have broad shoulders which I believe is one of my more stronger assets and it is a part of my body that I don't mind showing off. I have an image in my head of the exact one that I would buy and what kind of accessories to complement it with. How I would dress it up or down, depending on the occasion. But as yet, I have not found the "ONE" and have not gathered enough courage to actually try on the ones I have encountered. I prefer to keep the stylo mylo image of moi in aforementioned dream jumpsuit in my head a while longer and not mar it with pictures of reality ;P
