Since the beginning of time, a cardinal rule of fashion has been to MATCH! Match the navy blue striped shirt with the navy blue shorts. Match the pale pink floral dress with a pale pink cardigan and then find some pale pink shoes! Geez! matching is a lot of work! How are we supposed to match everything we wear down to the very color ?
I get that outfits are good when there is a cohesive statement but WHY ? WHY? must everything be so “Matchy-Matchy!!”
If you’re a “The Hills” fanactic such as myself, you’ve heard this phrase before, which has been coined in the fashion world… The following are some quotes from” The Hills” where the main character LC and friend Whitney are at Teen Vogue for their first day as interns.
”Obviously the Teen Vogue style is all about the mix,” she says. (I mean, obviously.) And poor Whitney, apparently, is less about the mix than Lauren: All Lauren gets is a little jacket to throw over her clothes with little further critique; Whitney’s belt must be removed and replaced on the spot, and Olivia must tell Whitney, while she rejiggers her prairie-skirt ensemble, ”It’s a little too matchy-matchy. We’ve kind of done the Western look.” (Jennifer Armstrong, Entertainment Weeklyhttp://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1199503,00.html)
Ahh poor Whitney, she will never be able to live down being called “matchy-matchy” on national television. Although I must say her style on “The Hills” spin-off ”The City” is anything but matchy-matchy. Did anyone see the dress she wore on the finale where she was at the DVF function and Jay came to see her? I mean usually I am awed by her fashion sense. But oh my god- seriously I think she may have been trying to prove something by trying purposely NOT to match…. I just didn ‘t get it Whit…
Enough on my reality binge. Although I do love it so. Matching should be a thing of past!
Down with the brides who insist their bridesmaids dye their shoes to match the god-awful dress that the bride purposely picked to be the most unflattering dress possible to ensure she will look the best !
Down with matching all our accessories, shoes and handbags with our outfits!
Ala-Paris-hilton
Or cameron Diez’s over done red
Now don’t get me wrong. Playing off different colors in an outfit is a must! I am just saying lets not go overboard! Get creative when mixing your outfits up. That’s when you’re a true stylist! Everyone can put some colors together. But when you create a look mixing different styles and colors and you still look incredibly put together….that, my friends is a match made in heaven =)
I bet you’re asking how do I do this? Well, its an aquired talent. You get better with practice. However I love looking at Lucky magazine for inspiration. I think their style editors are truly genious and put some amazing looks together that are anything but ordinary!
Take some risks and see what comes about! I’d love to see your outfit ensembles ! or hear what you think about the match wars we’ve been seeing! Please comment this post or email me mgillogly@bevello.com
Talk to you soon!
bve,
mary