Vildy is reading Fashion is spinach,
Speaking of fashion books, I recently received a small payment from my amazon affiliation
Wendy also was lovely enough to send me a link, this one to net-a-porter’s gray for fall layout. I’m inspired! But not everybody’s looking forward to a big gray cycle; the last time I brought up gray for fall, Damselfly and Anna both weren’t happy about it. Perhaps a fashion lab combining gray with other colors?
After last week’s Rockin’ event, I just have to mention – Laane plays the bag-pipes, among other instruments. That was a fun question, wasn’t it? Also, a great big thank you to the following blogs for incoming links this week:
Here’s another random thing that’s been on my mind: Hadley Freeman thinks the mid-calf skirt is unflattering. I disagree. What do you think? Does anybody have skirts of both lengths and the willingness to model a fashion lab?
Have a lovely weekend!
I love gray and would like to see a fashion lab on it. 🙂
Gray + colour = Great Fashion Lab Concept!
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I agree that a mid-calf skirt is rarely flattering. Any skirt hem that ends at the widest part of the calf will usually give the appearance of heavier, shorter legs. A skirt that ends where the calf tapers at the knee or ankle will give the legs a more slender, longer appearance. I don’t have any skirts to make examples with though.
I loved the link to the gray fashion, thanks!
I think midcalf is great depending on the width of the skirt, not your calves! A wide enough skirt will shadow your calves a bit, too. A midcalf skirt that is slim but follows the curve of your legs in a much-modified trumpet shape is nice, too.
I have an out of the way suggestion for a wardrobe book.
Shades of Beauty by Marita and Florence Littauer.
http://www.amazon.com/Shades-beauty-color-coordinated-Marita-Littauer/dp/0890813159
I own this book and it’s one of my favorites that I reread quite often. Though not overtly Christian it is definitely out of a Christian sensibility. Like many authors they divide people into styles or types but unlike many they are unfailingly positive in their expression and there are no little digs nor trotting out of failings inherent in your type.
She characterizes her types as evocative of periods of the day, from sunrise to midnight.
What is interesting to me is the linking of people’s coloring and level of contrast with the amount of blank space in a print or whether it is blended, distinct, formally spaced, scattered. As well with the finishes of fabric and the amount of texture.
I also found a nice tip in Tori Hartman’s book – that I think you’ve read because you referenced it once – about not having elements of a print that were bigger than your hand. I think this works!
Grey + color would be a great fashion lab! I have some grey that I need to work into my wardrobe, but I’m not sure how. Accidentally, I put my grey skirt up against a pink garment, and the entire look began to scream “80’s”! Would grey and navy work, I wonder? It’s a tricky color, especially when a high waist (or natural waist) is featured in the look as well.
I think I see what you mean. Better to keep gray with unexpected colors: intense greens, purples, and warm colors; or mixed with another neutral, with or without a color. And better to keep pink with brown or black for now. Hmmm. What about gray, pink & brown?
I have always thought of gray and navy as a very traditional color combination, one begging for pearls. Not sure if that works for you or not. I’m picturing it with shiny black patent belt and shoes.
Gray & color would be a good fashion lab. Now I just have to figure out how to do it. 🙂
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