Even More Fashion Rules That You Should Break
Found in: Find That Look Back in May, I wrote a post about what fashion rules you should break. And as summer is slowly drawing to a close, I felt I should write another about even more rules you should ignore. Following rules is never fun, especially when it comes to something so creative like fashion. Overall, I don’t think anyone should abide by fashion rules, and I think you should just wear what you like. And in truth the most fashionable people always do just that. I personally tend to find my favorite outfits occur when I mix my clothing in an unexpected, and often traditional “rule breaking,” way. For example, though I don’t think this is a hard and fast “rule,” I often find it difficult to mix and match brown and black leather in a way that looks fashionable and not just like you went blind in your closet. But I’ve seen this look crop up on fashion style blogs and I decided to give it a try with a dark brown faux-leather jacket I bought from H&M a few weeks ago. I kept the look simple, the only leather or faux leather I was wearing was the brown jacket and black shoes, and I also carried a black leather bag. And though at first I wasn’t sure it would work, when I saw my outfit I loved it. I feel like I constantly get sick of my clothing and how I style clothing, but there was something about this mixing of black and brown that just felt like a breath of fresh air. So go ahead, try out mixing black and brown leather (or faux!) together. My tip is to just make sure the brown is slightly darker, rather than lighter. And in addition to turning that “rule” into a myth, here are three other rules you should break right now: Myth: Never wear white after Labor Day. With Labor Day just around the corner, forget this rule entirely. In addition to white being perfect to wear during the hot summer months, white can also look fresh in winter. Instead of bogging yourself down with all blacks, go for a beautiful winter white to mix up your wardrobe. Myth: Never wear leather clothing in summer. I’ve already broken this rule in my example above and so should you! Myth: You need to match your shoes with your bag. This rule makes no sense. How do you wear fun shoes if you have to match all the time? Forget this entirely. What fashion rules are you turning into fashion myths? Image Source: flickr.com/photos/idhren/3586316314
Photo: E-label, Deréon While the fashion world moves from studded things, tight leather pants, and other hard-edged biker or rock-and-roll looks into a more feminine direction, Beyoncé writhes in a pair of passé bottoms in her new Deréon campaign. E-label, a small Icelandic fashion brand, is more captivated by these than by the tattoo of a spine on her back, because they think she ripped off one of their designs, which you see pictured here: a pair of black studded fupa pants. “This is naturally huge, and I am still half in shock,” E-label’s Helba Hallgrimsdottir told the source. “I didn’t twig straight away that this was her own label: I just thought she was wearing our leggings. “It is practically just copy/paste.” StyleList notes that Beyoncé’s pants aren’t exactly the same, since they don’t have quite as many studs. Bey’s pants also don’t seem to have the gathered waist and therefore inherent threat of fupa. E-label believes Beyoncé bought the pants at Topshop last November, which would make sense, as they are very last-November-looking. And they may sue — but they may not, because there are no official laws that say Beyoncé committed any crimes, even if she did intentionally copy the pants. Yes, there are theoretical crimes involved in wearing garments like these, but on paper, she’ll be okay.
