From oversized bangles to huge hoop earrings to a mountain of gold chains, we’ve certainly seen it all when it comes to large over-the-top jewelry. Designers send costume-y pieces down the runway, but in reality, we see a lot of these trends carry over to the street scene. Celebrities such as Beyonce, Rhianna and Gwen Stefani are often seeing rocking huge earrings while out and about. Upscale retailers such as Nordstroms and Blooomingdales stock a wide variety of this type of jewelry. Even Target is in on the trend, offering statement rings and oversized bangles to the masses for a fraction of the cost. So what’s all the fuss about?
It’s about getting noticed. It’s about making a statement. It’s about defying the previous rules of fashion and pushing the envelope in terms of how much is too much. Bold jewelry was very popular in 2008, with everything from neon geometric shapes to layer-upon-layer of chains. Today, we continue to see everyone from pop icons to movie stars to college kids wearing this fashionable trend.
The great thing about bold jewelry is that it’s meant to be exaggerated. It’s meant to have a sort of costume appeal to it. Therefore, many of the pieces available are inexpensive, simply a replica of the real thing. Since all it takes is one bold piece to make your outfit stand out, most anyone can afford to get in on this fun trend.
If you’re a little wary about wearing statement jewelry, start with something low-key like a giant cocktail ring, which can add a whole lot of pizzazz to a basic outfit. Work your way up to Cleopatra style bracelets or arm cuffs, if you’re daring. Bold jewelry is meant to grab attention, so just be confident, and let your jewelry sets do the rest.
I was browsing the web the other day (ok – I was eWindow shopping), and I happened to have two windows open at the same time. One for Steve Madden Shoes for women and the other for Kathy Van Zeeland handbags.
In my humble opinion these two creative geniuses are like two peas in a pod. Both of them highlight a unique attitude about fashion and style. It’s a real pleasure to browse through their sites and find that one-of-a-kind (to me), purse or pair of shoes, that I just MUST HAVE!! Of course I have to control myself, even though I don’t want to!
Anyway, I had these two windows open, the Kathy Bags and the Steve Madden shoes, and it struck me how so closely these two designers were matched. For every pair of shoes that I found (and couldn’t live another day without) I was able to easily find the perfect matching purse! How cool is that? Same attitude, same style, same fashion trend and same PERSONALITY.
Fashion is all about personality. You have to wear and accessorize in and with what YOU feel the most comfortable in. If your into heavy metal, your not really going to be comfortable – to feel like yourself in a pair of Mary Janes and a clutch purse (yes, I KNOW sometimes you have to!). With Kathy Bags and Steve Madden shoes for women, it’s way to easy to find purses and shoes that match perfectly. They match YOUR style. They match YOUR personality. They match each other!
There is a Kathy Bag for every personality style. Check out some of the names, for cryan out loud! There is “Per-fect Me”, “Easy Street”, Geranium Daisy” and “Love Affair”. Or maybe you’re a “Stud Muffin” or a “Studio 54” or possibly a “Double Dip”? These styles just ooze personality to me. (I think I’m a “Double Dip” – because there is never enough dip the first time around to cover the whole chip LOL).
Steve Madden Shoes for women embraces their own fashion style by being “contrary” with their style names. Nothing is “normal”. Nope – they have to add letters to perfectly ordinary names like Misstt Sandlal or Barbyy Strappy or Sanfrann Slingback Sandal.
The point is, ladies, to be unique. Purses and shoes to match YOUR unique style of fashion. Kathy bags and Steve Madden shoes for women to match your unique personality.
Gucci’s creative director Frida Giannini is a woman whose creative wellspring is very much the early Eighties. That’s why her collections are so much more optimistic than any other in Milan. Giannini is a genuinely fine tailor – her pencil pant, chopped off Spencer jacket, broad lapel suits were fresh. Giannini cuts these suits with an understanding of a woman’s body and an intuition of how to make it work for the majority of women.
In this extreme time, Frida Giannini gets the inspiration from Eighties, though she saw it as contemporary. Nightclubbing girls, slick-leather leg, big-top look, Giannini changes these to be the slicked back hair, fuschia eye shadow (which paying respect to David Bowie), crimson lips, second-skin pants, thigh-high leather boots, and headband-size skirts. The dark palette was far too glitzy for sobriety, given the parade of paillettes, sequins, Lurex and lames. A series of clothes ignored the doom and gloom of the current economic market and focused on festive new wave optimism.
Giannini’s “Frida” pantsuit, repeated many times throughout the show, which suggests brains, panache, an evocative private life and a hint of sexuality that makes the pulse beat faster. A boyish balancer, a relaxed hip, skinny-leg trouser fit, and various fabric options, show Giannini is not only a brave designer, but also a shrewd merchant.
“This is a collection for a dangerous woman,” Giannini said before the show, “she is a tough woman. She is not shy. She wants to stand out.” That is what Gucci 2009 Fall Fashion express.
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