tumblr helloluxlisbonUnlike the Boy Scouts, fashion is not about being prepared. On the contrary, i think the heart of fashion is about discovery, and making do. The best outfits are often spawned out of necessity - when you are desperate for something, anything, to wear and you are running out of time and throw on the first thing that comes to mind. Or you are faced with a fashion problem, ooh, say it's SNOWING in New York and the coat you bought doesn't even have full length sleeves. Just throw on a couple of jumpers and some gloves. Layer up, darling.
That's why I'm more impressed by girls who make something out of nothing, rather than girls who make something out of everything. If you have bucketloads of money, a job in fashion and the Barneys personal shopper on speed-dial then it's a lot easier. But real style is never about money, or indeed being prepared. It's spontaneous and unpredictable and genuinely breathtaking. Street-style is all well and good, but i think it should be bought back to the streets. Editors are, undeniably, well-dressed, but isn't that part of their job description? Let's focus on the girl who wears an old mechanics jumpsuit to her monday morning business class. Or the little slip of a thing gadding about town in a camel coat worthy of love story and big work boots.
It's about contrast and surprise, making do and mending... new york seems to have the most fascinating mix of the both - one the one hand the immaculately groomed, perfectly attired society girls, and on the other the rough and rumbled. I wonder where i would fall...
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