Animal prints: Another trend that I surprisingly like
I'll never forget Gwen Stefani's animal printed platform shoes in the music video of No Doubt's Sunday Morning. I used to dream about them. I realize that was atleast 10 years ago but the image of those shoes just stayed in my mind. In contrast, seeing older women wear skin tight animal printed blouses (a la martini-drinking-momma in Las Vegas) was just que horor! Talk about tacky.
I guess as in all trends, there's an up and down side. When it comes to animal prints, it's easy to be on the downside. They've always been around, but I never saw them as high or elegant fashion (except for those shoes) because of how people wore them. Lately, I've noticed that they're dominating fashion pages once again, but this time, thanks to Kate Moss, Gwen Stefani and co., I can actually appreciate them without wincing.
So how can one wear animal prints without looking like a Las Vegas Momma? Here's a list of NEVERs:
1. Never combine it with other prints and bright colors. If you're wearing animal printed shoes, it'll probably be better if the rest of your outfit is plain and neutral-colored.
2. Never wear more than one piece of animal printed material. Don't go overboard on the trend and wear your animal printed shoes, animal printed purse and animal printed head band (with matching animal printed sunglasses and scarf) all at the same time. Settle down, there's plenty of time to wear them. Besides, seeing as animal prints have passed the test of time, this trend won't be going away anytime soon.
3. Never buy cheap animal printed stuff. The print is already stylishly dangerous, what more if it's made of leatherette that threads at the edges or of plastic that fades and gets scratched too easily? Las Vegas Momma alert! But don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you should buy real fur with real animal print. Killing animals just for the print is just not cool.
4. Never buy animal printed stuff that combines more than one animal print pattern in the same material. Talk about overkill. Okay, we get it, you LOVE ANIMAL PRINTS!
Snag this animal printed bag from Dash for only P500!
I guess as in all trends, there's an up and down side. When it comes to animal prints, it's easy to be on the downside. They've always been around, but I never saw them as high or elegant fashion (except for those shoes) because of how people wore them. Lately, I've noticed that they're dominating fashion pages once again, but this time, thanks to Kate Moss, Gwen Stefani and co., I can actually appreciate them without wincing.
So how can one wear animal prints without looking like a Las Vegas Momma? Here's a list of NEVERs:
1. Never combine it with other prints and bright colors. If you're wearing animal printed shoes, it'll probably be better if the rest of your outfit is plain and neutral-colored.
2. Never wear more than one piece of animal printed material. Don't go overboard on the trend and wear your animal printed shoes, animal printed purse and animal printed head band (with matching animal printed sunglasses and scarf) all at the same time. Settle down, there's plenty of time to wear them. Besides, seeing as animal prints have passed the test of time, this trend won't be going away anytime soon.
3. Never buy cheap animal printed stuff. The print is already stylishly dangerous, what more if it's made of leatherette that threads at the edges or of plastic that fades and gets scratched too easily? Las Vegas Momma alert! But don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you should buy real fur with real animal print. Killing animals just for the print is just not cool.
4. Never buy animal printed stuff that combines more than one animal print pattern in the same material. Talk about overkill. Okay, we get it, you LOVE ANIMAL PRINTS!
Snag this animal printed bag from Dash for only P500!
posted by dash at 3:10 PM
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