Rodarte gave the idea to wear more than just our plain black tights, and that scarfs were only to be winter fluff. Playing dress up means we're swapping our plain blacks for lace and patterned hosiery. A quote from
Syrup says that men catogorise women into four things; sluts, bitches, mothers and virgins. To be taken seriously as a business women we should take small parts of each 'person' and confuse men so they end up having to do one thing; take us seriously. Can lacy tights do that? Not on your nelly, but they look cute and much more fun than those simple thick tights. Even a lower denier can make all the difference.
Rodarte's show gave us flapper mixed with
Stevie Nicks vibes, so we might not be playing dress up like in Syrup, but we sure as hell don't look half bad taking some scarf tips from the great
Stevie Nicks.
The embellished scarfs from
Rodarte tie in with the embellishments covering so many of the
Marc Jacobs looks.
Beaded embellishment was up there as one of Jacob's standout components for his collection and here's why. Adding any embellishment, be it beaded or leather, adds a 'punch' to your outfit. It makes a ladylike dress get a bit more delicate or a bit more tough depending what look you're going for; like adding a leather biker jacket to a frilly white sundress. To spice an outfit up, you can head to craft shops and buy some ready made embellishments to sew onto clothing or add patchwork pieces and badges to your plain denim jacket, shirt or jeans for an extra 'you' edge.
Fashion month doesn't mean weeping about not being able to fork out 400 quid for a pair of bedazzled pumps, but taking inspiration of the designers you love and incorporating their designs/styles into your everyday outfit. Embellished shoes, broaches on jackets, graphic liner, using more eyeshadow on a friday because you feel like it. Chucking a skinny scarf on before you head out the door.
Dressing up; you've got to play sometimes.
Lou x
