I hate it when magazines go on about how you have to "invest" in certain pieces, that the cheap versions just aren't worth having.
That being said... nothing beats the perfect basic.
About Me
10.03.2009
things I want
I hate it when magazines go on about how you have to "invest" in certain pieces, that the cheap versions just aren't worth having.
That being said... nothing beats the perfect basic.
it's been a while
I've been gone a while. Since my last post I've been in a few different countries, had a few adventures, survived the flu, started a new school year in Scotland, and kind of become disenchanted with fashion. I mean, not entirely. Personal style will always be of utmost interest to me - how can you learn more about people than through the way they dress themselves? - but what's current, what's new, what's "in", what's on the runway... I can't quite bring myself to care at the moment. It's probably in part having been isolated from internet and blogs for a while, and then being inundated with photos from various fashion weeks, but it's definitely also being in the UK that's done it. I love the Brits, don't get me wrong, but I don't think they should be allowed such ready access to Topshop. They abuse the privilege. There was a time when I loved studs, exposed zippers, leather jackets, bandage skirts, ripped denim, ankle boots, shoulder pads, sequins, "boyfriend" blazers, chains... this was before spending time in Glasgow and Edinburgh. TREND OVERLOAD. And don't even get me started on how much makeup girls wear here, or how much they dye their hair.
It makes me want to go all minimalist and antifashion and spend all my time in jeans and sweaters and riding boots. I basically have, actually. Dark denim, long-sleeved t-shirts, thin wool or cashmere pullovers, flat black or brown leather knee-high boots, and pearl studs have become my uniform of choice. Add plain leather tote bag, bracelet-sleeved tweed coat and Hunter Wellingtons and you have everything I've been wearing lately. I try to keep it more APC than J. Crew, but how preppy I look is still occasionally a worry - at least I don't look trendy, though.
The one thing I am coveting is a pair of wedge ankle boots, or flat over-the-knee boots. Just a bit trendy, but workable in my newly minimalist wardrobe. And the only thing I feel like spending money on at the moment is lingerie and skin care - good investments, both.
Minimalism can only get you so far, though. I know there will come a day when I wake up in the morning and think "if I don't wear something with feathers and sequins on it today, life will just not be worth living."
Until then, it's sweaters and jeans for me - can I still call myself a "fashionista"?
Yours,
Gentian
P.S. I have never called myself a fashionista, nor will I ever. Promise.
It makes me want to go all minimalist and antifashion and spend all my time in jeans and sweaters and riding boots. I basically have, actually. Dark denim, long-sleeved t-shirts, thin wool or cashmere pullovers, flat black or brown leather knee-high boots, and pearl studs have become my uniform of choice. Add plain leather tote bag, bracelet-sleeved tweed coat and Hunter Wellingtons and you have everything I've been wearing lately. I try to keep it more APC than J. Crew, but how preppy I look is still occasionally a worry - at least I don't look trendy, though.
The one thing I am coveting is a pair of wedge ankle boots, or flat over-the-knee boots. Just a bit trendy, but workable in my newly minimalist wardrobe. And the only thing I feel like spending money on at the moment is lingerie and skin care - good investments, both.
Minimalism can only get you so far, though. I know there will come a day when I wake up in the morning and think "if I don't wear something with feathers and sequins on it today, life will just not be worth living."
Until then, it's sweaters and jeans for me - can I still call myself a "fashionista"?
Yours,
Gentian
P.S. I have never called myself a fashionista, nor will I ever. Promise.
9.02.2009
Don't worry, you won't miss me.
Listen to this:
Check this out:
PURPLE DIARY
Go eat something pretty:
If you're still at loose ends, please go watch the first two seasons of Skins (third season optional) so we can talk about it when I get back:
Peace, love, and leather shorts -
GENTIAN
.x.
8.10.2009
monday
I need to be kept from the general public today. I want nothing so much as to distribute random acts of cutting wit and crushing social humiliation to the unwitting strangers I come across today. It's a problem.
8.09.2009
8.03.2009
ashley
Ashley Olsen is one of my biggest style inspirations. I love her minimalist vibe, her understated cool, and the way she works really luxe things like fur or feathers in nonchalant, everyday ways.
image via olsens anonymous
This picture kills me: the not-overly-trendy sunglasses, white shirt tucked in to classic cropped pants, simply constructed sandals, and the artless way she throws on the scarf. There is a huge difference between this girl and the kind of celebrity who needs a stylist.
The combination of men's shirt and denim cut-offs is is one of my favourite summer looks - in fact, I pretty much wore the same thing today, only with desert boots instead of clogs. I think the fact that she wears those things says a lot about Ashley.
She should be the face of Calvin Klein - I never appreciated CK before I started noticing her wearing it.
This is so cute, definitely the inspiration behind one of my go-to fall/winter looks last year.
I may admire Alice Dellal's edginess, Emma Watson's looks, and Diane Kruger's red carpet style, but Ashley Olsen consistently inspires me with her everyday style - "street style", if you will - which in the end has a way greater impact on my life. Combining a utilitarian sensibility with a cutting-edge sophistication, this is one style icon who will only get better with time.
image via olsens anonymous
This picture kills me: the not-overly-trendy sunglasses, white shirt tucked in to classic cropped pants, simply constructed sandals, and the artless way she throws on the scarf. There is a huge difference between this girl and the kind of celebrity who needs a stylist.
The combination of men's shirt and denim cut-offs is is one of my favourite summer looks - in fact, I pretty much wore the same thing today, only with desert boots instead of clogs. I think the fact that she wears those things says a lot about Ashley.
She should be the face of Calvin Klein - I never appreciated CK before I started noticing her wearing it.
This is so cute, definitely the inspiration behind one of my go-to fall/winter looks last year.
I may admire Alice Dellal's edginess, Emma Watson's looks, and Diane Kruger's red carpet style, but Ashley Olsen consistently inspires me with her everyday style - "street style", if you will - which in the end has a way greater impact on my life. Combining a utilitarian sensibility with a cutting-edge sophistication, this is one style icon who will only get better with time.
8.01.2009
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