Everyone is talking about trends that never go out of style and vintage pieces that are coming back........well, get ready for the new look that combines the two: Millennium Retro Glam!!! Follow La Puma's advice, and you will be looking spectacular with this new style. Mind you, this is no fad, because we have borrowed classic basics and then do what I call "install" key eccentric pieces, that have remained statement accessories throughout the decades.
The equation to achieve the Millennium Retro Glam look is fundamental: one or more Classic pieces + one Vintage handbag + a pair of Modern Shoes! Just so there is no guessing in designing your daily ensemble, let's characterize each element.
Classic: segments of a wardrobe that have remained as basic staples that never go out of style. One example that immediately comes to mind is jeans! Yves Saint Laurent once said about jeans, "I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity- all I hope for in my clothes."
I always keep a pair of jeans, nude color pumps, and a white button up and down dress shirt in my trunk, just in case I am over OR under dressed, which brings me to the next prototypical piece that Lauren Hutton has made timeless: the basic (men's) white button up and down shirt.
Other classic tendrils would be: the little black dress by Coco Chanel and
the cashmere turtleneck that Marilyn Monroe declared an abiding go-to luxury......."we're so rich in love, we're rollin' in cashemere" -Luxurious by Gwen Stefani.
The anonymous lace sheath dress and standard trench by Burberry have also remained time-honored indispensables. One of my favorites is the square, vibrant colored dress from Jackie Onassis, that is now today's predecessor to the modern color-blocking style.
Vintage Handbags: anything that has a "decades ago" feel that looks like it came from a consignment store, flea market, thrift shop, or grandma's closet. Vintage is different than classic because it's not about the name, but the style! However, the two usually go hand-in-hand. People will sell "Classic Vintage" cars, and this is why this new tenor of style works so well! For example, the Hermes is classic, but quilted clutches and psychedelic messengers are vintage. Vintage usually recalls a nostalgic time. If you go through grandma's handbags from times of yore, I bet she can tell you exactly what was going on in her life when she wore that bag. After all, why would she still have it if there weren't some memorable attachment to it, right? Do nana a favor: take that bag and carry on her legacy in the modern scene. She will be so proud of you for bringing her sexy back!
Modern Shoe:
do I really need to go into this? Anything, anything, anything. Go crazy here.
This is fun, because you just roll with the season. Boots with the Fur, Business Casual Oxfords, Ga Ga Stilettos, Springy Sandals, or Platform Flip Flops.......take off with the sign of the times!
Now let's explain the difference of what one would normally wear with this outfit, a typical Jackie "O" dress, and how the new Millennium Retro Glam look is so much more fierce!
Remember when we talked about being "safe" in earlier articles? Here is a demonstration of traditional safe mode:
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| Way too much white, here! |
Now look at Safe, transformed into Fierce......drum roll pleeaaaseee:
This is fun, because you just roll with the season. Boots with the Fur, Business Casual Oxfords, Ga Ga Stilettos, Springy Sandals, or Platform Flip Flops.......take off with the sign of the times!
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