STYLE ADVICE: Trendiness Is a Virtue

Fashion should always be fun. Taking the latest trend and adapting it to your personal style is what keeps it interesting. There are so many different ways to express yourself: leather, suede, fringe, high tops and chokers. The runway trends are often a reflection of the designer’s style aesthetic, but also their interpretation of the political, cultural, and social climate. Fashion can be witty and serious.

Pick out a couple trends that you like, then play with them. Fashion is an art and it’s fun to experiment. Sometimes I just pull one trend whether it’s a color, shape, new style of jacket, or shoe. Then, I incorporate it into an outfit that I feel comfortable with just to make it feel fresher, but also my own. Regarding the outfit this Fashionista is wearing, I love that she has worn a few trends: fringe, suede, and chokers. She combined them with a timeless essential, the ubiquitous jean jacket in a unique and fun way for daytime. For me, the gray skirt is a more approachable way to wear the fringe trend.

If you lose the denim jacket and added high booties, it would easily cross into nighttime wear. If I were wearing this outfit at night, I would also change my makeup a bit and maybe add a cuff. If you live somewhere with a bone chilling winter climate, throw on a faux fur coat instead of the denim jacket as well as wear a pair of nude tights. When you’re figuring out how to work a trend, remember pick your pieces carefully and put your own twist on them!

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