Things aren’t black and white, are they? And with ‘things’ I mean literally everything. However, for today we stick to fashion related ‘things’ otherwise this write-up will be more of a paper for the Economist, and trust me, I am not the one who should write that…
So, when it comes to fashion I love black and white, to wear it and to look at it (not always to shoot it though), but I definitely learned to not see fashion black and white. With this I mean that I learned from experience that things that I might not like from the start, could slowly grow on me, and in the end it turns out I love it. Or that items I might don’t like any longer, are sometimes worth saving for later. Cause to start with a simple example, there are plenty of items that I have thrown away/sold which I very much regretted a season later. Also some items, for example my former travel-wear from years ago, suddenly starts to get trendy. Here I am talking about my good old Birkies. I used them when I travelled through India, to be exact three different types of Birkies travelled with me back then. I threw away one pair (they were too dirty), I gave away another pair (it was just not my style, really not), and one pair ended up in a bin bag, moving with me from apartment to apartment, but never ever taken out again. Well, you feel ‘m comin’?! YES, exactly, those comfy Birkies are now THE trend of town. A good thing that I decided to save them for whenever, now however I just need the courage to wear them again (thanks Sabrina and Cammy for making a first, and thanks Phoebe for making those sandals trendy again: our Celine furry friends I am talking about).
Another black and white discussions, in terms of fashion, and one I’ve touched upon previously, is about buying more pairs/items from one and the same thing. For example Converse, I have them in black and navy, cause in my eyes Converse All Stars are always a good idea. Now I also got another pair of Isabel Marant sneakers. And I know, it is quite extravagant to get two of those expensive high-tops, but since my first pair is completely worn out but yet still my favourite kind of sneaker, I couldn’t let these black & white limited edition ones go. So in short, I can’t predict the future, so I shouldn’t be feeling sorry for buying another pair of the shoes I adore most (if my budget allows of course). And then we’ve talked about nail polish, of which I bought a new one recently, in white. Together with my Chanel Black Satin those two are simply the best colours to wear. For me. Or am I being too black and white when saying that, I might love red in a few years… Oh boy you see, this is getting nowhere! What am I even trying to say here…
Anyway, last but not least, I am going to touch the biggest black and white inner-discussion I had recently: cow-prints. I couldn’t get the idea of wearing cow-prints, even with Givenchy introducing it in their collection, I just couldn’t get myself to get something cowy. Uhm yeah, until last weekend (which means it took me a season to get used to it LOL)… when I actually decided to buy a cow-jumper… This, once again, underlined the fact that I should wear fashion in black and white, but not form black and white opinions about it. Cause I never know what’s around the corner, and sometimes it might just surprise me, as a cow-print on a jumper, or the ugliest sandals in town, which turn out to be the fashion statement of the year!
In the photo: Isabel Marant sneakers, Chanel Black Satin, and H&M Trend cow jumper.
