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Fashion Blog (Archive)
Sunday, August 17, 2003
posted by TheBroadroom.Net at
5:33 AM (Pacific)
This blog is so interesting. I've been wanting to post about my style for a while now. The problem is, I'm not sure I've found my style yet! So this promises to be rambly and with no actual point or direction...
I'm in my 20s which is the decade of your life where you find your style. It's also the decade where you're supposed to buy your quality wardrobe basics. Well, I have them. Sort of. The above-the-knee black skirt has a sheer overlay so it's not exactly classic. But it's a fun skirt. I love dressing it down with a thin off-white turtleneck and it's also great dressed up for a party with a shimmery camisole. I had gotten this skirt for a Christmas party and I went through a period where I never wore it. Now, I love it again. I also have the black pants but they're made of a "swishy" material. That is, the material makes noise when I walk. So again, hardly classic. I have the long black skirt too but it's too big for me. Need a new one. I have the pantsuit. It's grey and fits well but I never wear it! I'm just not a suit person. I just need it for the occasional meeting with a client or other stuff like that. Oh! And I have the white shirt. Only it's 3/4 sleeves...
So there you are. I have my basics but they aren't quite classic. Other than that, my jean skirts get a LOT of wear. Love'em. In the Winter, my turtlenecks are a staple (I guess those are basics, huh?). I need new jeans though. I got some last year but now they're too big. I don't need a lot of jeans because I only wear dark rinse. It's just such a pain to shop for the darn things. I have lots of shirts but don't wear them much. I hate ironing. So I wear a lot of tank tops, T-shirts, and other non-shirt tops. They have to be clingy as I hate baggy clothes.
Hmmm, colour. I like colour but am quite boring with how I use it. My bottoms are quite basic: black, camel, brown, grey, jean colour... Some of my Summer stuff is more fun but I usually pair those with a white top. In tops, I have red, various shades of blue and purple, and some olive green. I look horrible in yellow and orange. They clash with the pink in my skin. I want to get into pink too. My best colours are the brighter ones. Bright red always gets me positive comments. Darker reds too. Royal blue, purple, bright lilac all make me look alive. And I can wear fuchsia. I can pull off the softer versions of these colours too but there's no questioning that brighter is better on me. I really need to get more creative with colour...
For shoes, I like anything cute. Round toes are my favourite and I loathe pointy toed shoes. Those are NOT cute. They make my feet look longer and they look painful. I also prefer a chunkier heel and since I started wearing orthotics, I've been wearing more flats.
So what exactly IS my style? I like to look put together even in jeans which is why I like the dark rinse and hate baggy stuff. But put together doesn't mean I'm never casual. It just means I'm almost never messy. I don't own sweats and have told my boyfriend to kill me if I ever buy some (kidding, kind of). I like to say I'm classic with a twist. Each season, I spot the trends that I like. That is, the things I would keep wearing even once the trend is over. I never go over the top with a trend. Like last year, I bought a plain white cotton peasant top. It'll last me forever. Well, it won't go out of style, that is. Hmm, there are a couple stores that actually carry mostly my style: Mexx, InWear and Tristan. I don't think these are available in the US. I wouldn't call myself preppy. I'm not the sweater-tied-around-the-shoulders type. Yup, classic with a trendy influence is me.
On a completely different note, I read this little article on the internet. It was by Flare, a canadian fashion magazine, and it was about "Canada's Most Stylish City" or something like that. I was curious to find out what that city was and it turns out it's Montreal! Gee, I never considered this city all that stylish. But then, I read on a beauty messageboard that some Americans thought Montreal was very stylish. I must admit, I've never had that fascination people have for the way French women dress. They dress like I do! So I started looking around. The thing with Montreal is people dress how they want to. If you're dressed differently, no one cares so I guess people feel free to wear what they like. Maybe that's what the article meant? I don't know. But I AM flattered that at least some people think of Montreal as a stylish place. After all, I like to be well-dressed and I like for people to wear what they like...
Raphaelle
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