Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Saw some article on "fashion-advice" in the Sunday Straits Times and was totally put off by what they said. Read the exerpt below. And then they put pictures of random people in boots in the street in what the PERCEIVED and THOUGHT as fashion 'faux pas'-es. Source C A woman in a grey blouse tucked into a grey denim skirt and brown leather-ish boots. Source D Girl in a tiny high ponytail with a white dress over a black shirt and long denim shorts wearing small beige flat boots. Source E A woman with curls in a long black apron(she looks like a hairdresser) in knee high heeled boots. Still disagree that I'm wrong? I did research. And let's first tackle their claims of "never show too much leg in boots". I am going to prove them wrong that you should NEVER wear boots without tights. Presenting one of Hollywood's most stylish(and here is what I mean by, "don't follow trends") celebrities, Miss Mischa Barton. In a red dress and ankle boots. Looking grunge in a fedora(the hat), curls, cool top and black and jacket, denim shorts with a brown belt and BOOTS. Straight hair, black leather jacket, crisp white top, denim shorts and BOOTS. ZOOM IN, yes they ARE boots. Baker boy and plain black dress with black boots. Cute pink and black dress with black stiletto boots. Baker boy with flowered print dress and black heeled boots. Another celebrity(Britanny Snow I think) looking really cute in a red belt and bright red boots. Simple outfit but still looking every bit cool with those simple grey suede flat boots(I WANT THOSE BOOTS).
(HAHA I am tempted to put "Source A, Sunday Times, 27-4-2008") What's this?
DO NOT EXPOSE YOUR BARE LEGS IF YOU'RE PAIRING BOOTS WITH A MINI SKIRT UNLESS YOU WANT TO LOOK LIKE A STREET WALKER.
WEAR OPAQUE TIGHTS, EITHER IN NEUTRALS SUCH AS BLACK OR EVEN COLOURED ONES AS THEY HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN YOUR KNEES AND YOUR HEMLINE.
A woman with loose wavy hair in a white trench dress with a gold belt cinched at the waist, black tights and white boots with a furry rim. (note, description is from me, not from the newspaper)I don't see the problem!!!!! What IS wrong? I thought it looked really cute, a kind of snow angel look. Maybe the gold belt was too loud for them but fine, you don't DISCRIMINATE colours!
Ok, so maybe it looks a little odd on her. But it isn't as BAd as they put it to be. All she needs to do it get a looser, slightly longer skirt in a darker colour and boots that are a few cm shorter. VOILA, street chic(I don't actually know any of these terms).
I don't see the problem in this either. It looks CUTE. IF the Straits Times were teaching people to look classy then they shouldn't say this outfit sucks just because it isn't CLASSY. It isn't classy, but its cute. What's wrong?
And this was where they were TOO MUCH. Those boots AREN'T too high(as they said). I think she looks wonderfully gothic and japanese and hello, people in Japan wear THIGH HIGH boots.
And of course other photos where they DID NOT look like streetwalkers in boots. They looked totally cool.
ALL OF WHICH HAD NO TIGHTS to "bridge the gap between your knees and hemline".
I thought she looked really funky. Blue and red aren't easy to carry off together. But mini skirt? check. Boots? check. tights to help "bridge the gap". NOT THERE.OK that's the end of my research. I hate it whem they instill all these fashion DOs and DON'Ts. My only DO is "be creative and wear it with confidence". The only DON'T is "Don't stick by the rules".
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