Sew
it seams that
the South African fashion industry is a strange one, with consumers who want
the latest trends but only a handful of people are willing to wear these trends
to their fullest potential. I am
not saying, wear a head-to-toe trended outfit that you saw on FTV, or in the
latest edition of French Vogue, but be a little daring, take your classics in
your wardrobe and pair them with the latest mint green platform heels or
studded collar leather jacket.
It’s a matter of feeling inspired by the “look” that you aspire to, adapting it to your style, finding what suits your body type and what you actually
like. As opposed to viewing an
entire look as it is, take the pieces that work for you, and create a style.
The
main problem is that we are living in a conservative country, where even the
buyers in big department stores and individual designers are too scared to
release anything too outrageous for fear of failure in the industry, due to lack
of interest.
This
is not something that has to be an intricate task, nor does it have to be
expensive, it’s as simple as having an open mind and breaking your usual
“cycle” of shopping. Try this…next
time you go into a fashion retailer, try something on that you would not
ordinarily have looked at, this is a way of finding new styles and silhouettes
to suit you. You may try five
items on that don’t look fantastic, but the sixth one could be the passage to a
new style. A style is something
that is created, not bought, try it out…one thread at a time.
