Five somewhat Unjustifiable fashion rules of Mine

right here are five fashion rules I will go to my grave promulgating:

You may wear watches made by watch business ONLY. That means made by a business that primarily makes watches, or at least jewelry. Licensed watches are BAD, I don’t care exactly how elegant they are. So this means that, to me, a Timex watch is much better than a Chanel one. I am especially fond of swatch as well as Hamilton, as well as these Frank Gehry watches for Fossil. Cartier is okay, I GUESS.(That part about Cartier — you understood it was sarcasm, right? Good.)

any type of metal parts on a shoe, belt, or purse should be totally as well as absolutely without a logo. Yes, I mean Ferragamo as well as Gucci, too. I’m not a fan of the overt leather or material logo bags, either, however I comprehend some people are. If you have to wear a logo bag, it goes without stating that it must be authentic (not so much for the intellectual residential property problems — unlogo-ed style “homages” are fine, in my viewpoint — however since of the human misery that goes into their production as well as transport. Funnily enough, I discover that people who state they like the “style” of a bag somehow aren’t as thinking about the knockoff without that logo … ).

If you tug on an product more than when while getting prepared to go out, you’re not enabled to leave the home in it. Life’s as well short to wear something uncomfortable or ill-fitting. See this dress? Not only is it so tacky that Elmer’s wants it for a new glue, you couldn’t walk a step without adjusting it. If you were lucky sufficient to have a possibility to change it before the inevitable “wardrobe malfunction.” definitely can’t leave the home in this one.

If you selected to wear the shoes, you’re not enabled to grumble about them. If masked bandits broke into your house as well as required you into those 4-inch stilettos at gunpoint, fine, bitch away. If you’re going to experience for your shoes, experience in silence. Me as well as my two-and-a-half inchers don’t want to hear about it. I likewise don’t want to hear “they’ll be fine when I break them in!” when it’s obvious that you aren’t breaking in the shoes, the shoes are breaking YOU in. That’s just shoe Stockholm Syndrome. [Image unavailable.]

If it appears like it something that normally has a function, it should function. This means, much like a Dapper Dan toy, all buttons button, all snaps snap, all zippers must zip as well as all ties must tie. want something with corset lacing? Why not have it really lace? I likewise prefer that buckles really buckle, however comprehend as well as accept the long custom of decorative buckles.

Aren’t you glad my compensation as fashion Admiral hasn’t yet come through?

I don’t truly have any type of fashion Week material today, except that I inadvertently walked by Bryant Park yesterday. There were a great deal of huge white tents. Whoot! I promise, fashion Week material tomorrow.

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