Lets remember the 90s....

oKAy...an era I thought I'd never find myself moving to repeat is the styles of the 90s. I think it's only natural, the time of your younger years becomes a period to look back on in embarrassment, frowning on your past self. But here I am looking over pictures of 90s grunge and thinking perhaps it's not so bad afterall. I've said it before and I'll say it again, if there's one thing the 90s got right, it was their position on leggings, and if I think about it in that respect I have been channeling the era quite strongly for the last year or so. But now the 90s are making their comeback more than ever. For the duration of 09 winter the shops have been decked out with ill fitting seemingly misshapen swing tops in various tie-died elements of utter grunge- and this is something I vowed never to succumb to. But in some ways grunge style has a lot going for it. Take this picture (stolen by me from the latest sartorialist post, it displays grunge in a somewhat classy form. You can't deny it, she's got style. The jeans have that ever-popular oversized boyfriend style to them, and the oversized and understated white tee has the misshapen 90s style without the dowdy 90s curse of making her appear as though she should be begging for your pocket change. But overall the statement of the outfit which you absolutely can't get past is the rip factor. The jeans have been fabulously dun over, and display that 90s ripped jean grunge that outfits like this one make me absolutely love. So, this spring I'm open to it. Last year I ventured outside of my vacuum tight skinny jean phase to by a pair of boyfrienders and this time around I vow to dabble in the ripped effect. As seen here it can really work when complemented in a classy enough way, and like this fabulous italian woman, I will endeavor to get it just right.

Here comes Spring...

oKAy, so there's only about two weeks left of winter down in here in the Southie Hemi. 

V. sad in many ways, as I honestly think the wet season is possibly the best. Yes, it may be a pain, grey cold, and often drizzly, but essentially, winter fashion is great. There's so much option in Winter. When it gets hot, there's minimal incentive to care about what clothes you want to wear, because all you want to wear is minimal clothes. At least in Winter you've more incentive to think about things, I think it's just more of a fashion-friendly season. But that being said, all seasons offer us their own characteristics of style. And as spring is nearing, it's time to get used to the warm sun and cool breezes, a weather report that warrants an outfit similar to this one above. This photograph was taken and posted by the Sartorialist (see links bar-must follow blog) a few months ago. My guess is that it was an early northern summer day. I think she's stunning. She seems so comfortable and effortlessly glamorous. It's the kind of outfit that you know just came together quite simply, and worked better than she could have anticipated. I'll admit, I shamelessly imitated this the other day, but let's face it, it works, so who cares?. Anyway, I just bought some similar darkwash high waisted shorts from Kilt (again, links bar, they've got some great stuff). they're beautifully tailored, a little longer in the leg than these ones though. But anyway, teaming it with this simple pinstriped business shirt seems to dabble in the "man style" or "boyfriend" look I myself have been quite subscribed to for the last 6 months, as well as the nice tailoring and chic accessories which make it look casual and classy at the same time. I've worn the shorts again since, this time I wore them at night with a simple white tee, preppy grey cardi (open) and sheer black stockings. It was quite cute, but somewhat sophisticated as well. They're definitely a fave new garment, and I see myself putting them to good use as spring arrives.