Thrifty Finds & Past Times
Yes, it’s the kind of look that inspires immediate joking and reference-making, but it’s also one of the most chic looks she’s ever sported. Gaga long ago established her high-fashion bona fides and has spent a significant portion of the last decade wearing highly editorial and theatrical looks from a range of designers that spans up-and-comers as well as nearly century-old couture houses.
Vintage Giorgio Armani, 1984/85
Thierry Mugler 1983
Vintage, Rad Beach Bum, Acid wash Nap Sack SOLD 20$
We all know that fashion is cyclical and that most trends — even ones we’d thought had gasped their last breath — tend to return in one form or another.
While the thought of wearing stirrup pants may make you cringe, it’s time to give them a second chance. Today’s versions are sleeker and decidedly chicer. They play well with the massive athleisure trend as a sort of leggings version 2.0. But they’re also turning up in office-friendly styles that take inspiration from trousers. And unlike the 80s when stirrups were strictly worn inside shoes, fashion girls are opting to wear the straps on the outside as well.
Getty Images, Blugirl
in this photoStirrup pants – Mango. Shirt – H&M Men. Slingback pumps – Fendi. Watch – Rosefield.
PHOTO: STYLE DU MONDE
The 1950s was fundamentally a time of conformity. You won’t find anything wild or risqué at this time period. Think of it as good, clean, wholesome stuff. The mini skirts and wild fashions don’t arrive until the 1960s.
A female function was to entertain or attend social gatherings – all to promote and further their spouse’s career. Cocktail dresses – short versions of ball gowns – were essential. A woman was expected to wear a hat outside of the house (except for the most formal evening occasions) and gloves at all times – short for day, long for evening. Men tended almost to universally wear suits. The practice of dressing young people like their elders was still common, with the ‘mother/daughter’ look particularly in vogue.
1950s fashion was regulated by three C’s – code, conformity and consumerism. Women’s focus was on rearing children and keeping house as they had largely left the war years’ workplace. Both men’s and women’s activities centered around family and home and clothing changed as a result. Emphasis was on practical but attractive housedresses, not only for household chores but suitable for quick errands or the school run. Women dressed for ‘wifely’ roles!
Vintage, Juicy Couture Summer Visor SOLD 25$
Photo by Norman Parkinson, Vogue, 1969.
Thanks to Maimouna and Talvi for modeling and Anna Collins for doing makeup.
Sweetly elegant mini wrap dress, SOLD 30$
Obviously, anyone with a credit card can look fashionable. Very few people though—credit cards or not—can be considered women of genuine style. Take someone like Kim Kardashian. The reality star has gone from no style to constantly stepping out in high-fashion outfits that even top editors are itching to copy. She looks good, sure, but there’s something about her transformation that screams “I understand fashion now, everyone!” as opposed to an organic shift in how she—and she alone—wants to present herself to the world.
Read more: http://stylecaster.com/how-to-be-stylish/#ixzz54exDtUxC
Nokia advert, taken from the July 2000 issue of i-D
Nokia advert, taken from the July 2000 issue of i-D
But seriously, How would you wear these pantalones (pants) ?
) Do you incorporate fashions of the past within your current wardrobe, do you want to?
) How about getting lost in some present to past fashion trends?
) On your free time do you enjoy D.I.Y projects, and exploring new places?
) Are you stylishly resourceful? Do you wanna be?
