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Trends

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Naturally, when I was younger I would embrace new trends and wear them head to toe! Now I don’t. Not only because I am not that young anymore but also because A. I have hopefully more taste than I did when I was 20 B. I have already “done” certain trends, sometimes more than once C. I feel secure enough to refuse wearing the ones I don’t like.

That off my chest, what I want to say is this:

Every season there are new trends. If you want to look up to date, without going for the “full look”, while updating your wardrobe as well as your image with not great expense, YOU JUST NEED TO GO FOR THE SMALL DETAILS.

The thing is, what you want to do with these trends is to use them in little doses, this is 2015, so you are supposed to wear the clothes that are fashionable now with just a hint of the trend from the past.

E.G. the 70’s look. Why not just fall back on to the make up?

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Back than it was all about big colourful eyes…

I would generally give a miss to big hair, unless it looks like this:

trsl58_gotonewheightsNot sure about anything else from that era…

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A very chic item: the long waistcoat

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Zara Long waistcoat off white

Zara Long waistcoat off white

Sooo chic.

I love it worn on a simple t-shirt and matching skirt like in the photo. All one colour. One looks cool, polished, elegant (not dressy elegant), trendy, minimal and so forth.

Goes with anything, trousers, skirts, dresses, denim, flats, heels.

What else can I say?!

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Reflections on “on line shopping”

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To buy on-line or not to buy on-line, this the question, one which is quite difficult to answer to.

I have bought clothes and shoes on-line. Recently some swimwear. There’s no way I can easily go to Milan (the nearest place) to go to the “& Other Stories” shop. But there’s their site. I decided to buy some swimming costumes. Only one out of three fitted me. So I sent the two back. I guess that means I actually now own one I like and I wouldn’t have had it otherwise.

 

& Other Stories BIKINI HOTPANTS black

& Other Stories BIKINI HOTPANTS black

(I know, only a pair of pants really… but 1- they fit wonderfully 2- a woman never has enough black bottoms)

Today I went to Bologna though, to one of my favourite shops: COS. They are well-known for their cut, which is great, but, in order to find what I thought looked good on me, I had to try several things on, discarded quite a few and ended up with three items. They look stunning, as much as the ones I decided not to buy were not on me. Certainly couldn’t have done “on-line”!!!!!

The dress is gorgeous, fits really well and such an unusual cut while keeping to chic territory…The shirt, although looks like is going to make you look bigger than you are, doesn’t at all, in fact, quite the opposite. But the revelation were the trousers. 1- did not realise that style was around 2- looks great on, makes you look slimmer than you are. Bought!

So, what’s the answer? Well, there’s not black or white in this. It obviously helps the fact one can return things when purchased on internet sites, but, to be quite honest, I have decided there’s nothing like going to a shop, looking through the racks and touch (fabrics are important to me!) the clothes. The other reason I prefer shops is that you come across things and you can decide to give them a try and find you love a style you would have never thought you would.

So, although I can say I have bought some great things on line, my best buys are the “old-fashioned way”.

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