Going through a long weekend or flying in for a fashion week may just give you a picture of long lines for security checks at international airports, but you may also be lucky enough to witness a bottleneck of supermodels in the airport queues.
We can actually pick up a few lessons from supermodels like Lily Aldridge, Jessica Stam,
and Karolina Kurkova who comes prepared for the plastic bins at the airport where they were spotted a few days before the Parish Fashion Week. Believe it or not, all girls were done with the checks in a few minutes.
Karolina had no problems getting rid of her Givenchy. Jessica took off her Rag & Bone in a blink of an eye. Lily slid her feet out of her biker boots by Proenza Schouer in a snap. The girls were stylishly simple with their jackets by Rick Owens and their black jeans. The supermodels who fly frequently are perfect examples for us who must remember how to be looking good and how to be snappy practical when you dress up when you are airport bound.
Here are some practical tips you might find useful:
- Avoid footwear with a lot of buckles or else people behind you will not be so pleased. (I had a rough time with my sandals by Ann Demeulemeesters with over 20 buckles)
- Don’t wear any intricately designed jewelries or accessories which you think will cause any delay ( don’t don bracelets with multiple metals, or the likes of spikes by Eddie Borgo, or the mini sword accents by Pamela Love)
- Leave the keys that you don’t need at home and yes, bib necklaces are not in anymore
- Be simple but in style. Try The Row’s wide-leg pants paired with an Isabel Marant and a tailored jacket from Chanel. Flats from Christian Laboutin will guarantee the comfort you want while traveling.
- Don’t forget your black jeans, Rick Owens jackets, and your slip on shoes.
Biggest Fashion Faux Pas: 7
Maggie Gyllenhaal is a fashion faux pas. In general, she does not dress well at all. It is just something that happens. A lot of her outfits are generally bad and overall, her fashion choices are just not good.
Her clothing choices are made of epic fail.
Always.
Well, okay, and I just don’t like her much. But come on, look at this outfit. It is just not good at all and to be quite frank, no one in the world would wear this out, much less on the red carpet!
Biggest Fashion Faux Pas: 6
Guess what?
It is 2010.
No leg warmers unless you are a ballerina, or you are alone in your house and you need to keep your ankles warm.
Personally, I think that leg warmers should have never been invented, but this is just taking it to the extreme. If you are a dancer, it is a different story, but really … wearing them out and about? That is not the best fashion choice people!
Biggest Fashion Faux Pas: 5
I’m kidding.
Sweater vests are super cool.
HA HA HA APRIL FOOL’S, NO THEY ARE NOT.
One thing that you will notice about sweater vests is that they are coming back … which is very, very sad. Sweater vests should only be worn by people who are elderly, the reason? Because they keep them warm.
If you are under the age of ninety, you should not be wearing these, at all!
Biggest Fashion Faux Pas: 4
LEAVE YOUR EYEBROWS ALONE. YOU DO NOT WANT TO LOOK LIKE THE MONA LISA HAD SEX WITH AN ALIEN.
This is a trend that has been going around for a while — bleaching your eyebrows. Why in the world would someone do that?
For me, I am obsessed with my brows and I would never … ever do that to them. Want to make a fashion mistake? This is one that takes a while to get back from.
Biggest Fashion Faux Pas: 3
Capri pants.
Ladies, trust me. I speak from personal experience.
It does not matter how slender you are.
It does not matter how long your legs are.
It does matter how short your legs are.
It does not matter how shapely your legs are.
Capri pants will make your legs look like this, no matter what.
This lady has decent legs — but NOT IN CAPRI PANTS.
Be smart.
Biggest Fashion Faux Pas: 2
No, my beef is not with the lovely ladies of Designing Women.
It is with their shoulder pads.
Because inexplicably, this bane of 1980s and early 1990s fashion has been creeping back into fashion.
STOP IT.
Biggest Fashion Faux Pas: 1
NUMBER ONE.
Fanny packs are abominations.
I admit, I used to wear one … when I was six. I would rather see a guy wearing a murse than having a fanny pack strapped around his waist.
And girls? They make our butts look big, the end.
And yes, this upcoming series is all about me ranting because as the weather warms up and people come out of hibernation, I am getting heartily tired of seeing some things already.
Feel free to pitch in with your own most hated fashion trends!
Spring/Summer Color Trends: 7
While we are on the topic of brown, let’s explore another brown that is extremely popular but only seems to have a few fans and that is tobacco. This color is actually pretty interesting looking however it seems to be popping up in all of the stores as well as the runway.
Personally, I think that using tobacco as a color is … terrible. I do not think that this color looks great on anyone and even these models look terrible in it and I think that they just need to nix this particular color. It does not even look springy!
However – tobacco is another hot color this season and it is constantly showing up on the runway.
Spring/Summer Color Trends: 6
Brown is another color that is going to be huge this spring and while it might seem like the color is super depressing, it is actually a color that can make you look absolutely amazing. Not only does it have some incredible properties to it, but it is one color that looks great on anyone.
Whether you are short, tall, slim or wider, I can promise that chocolate brown is one of those colors that can make you look and feel awesome and that is one of the major reasons why it has become so, so, so popular lately.
Last blog on color trends is coming up, make sure you stay tuned for the final color trend I have in my back pocket!