Continuing in a series of style points offered up by the August issue of Paris Vogue (more entries below):
Here, a look as cool as a straight-up martini, with a twist of Adam Ant.
I believe stylist Tom Pecheux is attempting to show, via an outfit by Gucci, that it's possible to be extraordinarily interesting in monochrome, as long as there's a strong variation in texture. See how the wool-silk fabric reverbs against the snakeskin bag, the calfskin shoes, the sequinned top--all within a fairly narrow chromatic range.
It's a nice trick to remember, especially if you have a good stock of basics in the same neutral shade. The accessories don't need to be as high-end as these, they just need to refract light in a similarly variable way.
[the photo--marvelous--is by Inez and Vanoodh. The model--and I hardly ever worry about models--appears a tad undernourished.}
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Always love your punning titles but you really got me this time. I did a double take when I first read it thinking it was a reference to a legal institution with which I have some connection (in a former life)...not to mention my two year experiment with(out) the hair-dye bottle ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd how did *that* go?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Elegance! Again, I will miss you on Sunday, but perhaps at a fair to come . . .
[For non-British readers, Grey's Inn is where London lawyers ply their trade. And some may even possibly wear Gucci loafers.]
Some say they love the grey (hair) but I have now decided to hit the bottle again in readiness for my winter holiday with our daughter's family in Bondi Beach. As for the lawyering - almost right but it is spelled Gray's Inn with an 'a' like the color (!) in the USA. Maybe see you at Frock Me!?
ReplyDeleteI love this look every which way. I am basking in the glory of the "boyfriend" trend since I am by natural inclination tomboyish and rocker-ish. Now, my challenge lies into adapting these looks to plus-size.
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