Saturday, 2 July 2011

Dress Up the Dress Down










You don't want to have too much of a "made up" look. 
There is a saying for this: 'you are worn by the clothes rather than you are wearing them'.
In Japan, we often say 'Ki-ku-zu-shu' (着崩す)meaning break the look by adding something completely the opposite. 
In this case, adding casual items in order to make a 'miss-match' look.
For me, I'm all about this whenever I style myself -'Crash and add an odd thing' makes everyday look more fun!


Top image:
Vintage lace shawl from a friend of mine Yuki
Vintage Lee denim dungaree (£10) bought in Kumamoto city, Japan
Blue socks by H&M
Fuschia pink Very Prive by Christian Louboutin

Middle image:
Off white linen tux jacket by H&M
White sheer shirt by H&M
Pale pink trousers by H&M
White leather Converse ( dirtier the better!)

The last image:
Off white linen tux jacket by H&M
White sheer shirt by H&M
Denim jeans by Green (Japanese cult brand which is unfortunately no longer available! ) 
Shoelace pumps by Dries van Noten (I think they were from Autumn/Winter 2003 collection)