Thumbs Up or Down?
Trend Edition
Let’s
talk about trends for a minute. I am a
firm believer that if you buy things that you truly LOVE they will never go out
of style because they are a reflection of you.
These things that you truly LOVE become your own classics over the
years. Your personal classics become the
foundation upon which you define your style, both in fashion and your
interiors.
As the
new trends come along, it gives us an opportunity to reinvent ‘our’ classics in
a fresh way. My imposed newly found spendthriftyness has helped me curb my sometimes tendency to impulse
shop the latest thing.
Yesterday,
in a fit of compulsion, I reorganized my pile of shoes. What that really means is I moved
tumbling piles from here to there. I discovered a
treasure trove of trendyness among shoes that I have had FOR YEARS. Brilliant.
I don’t have to spend a dime and I am instantly relevant with some of my
own classics!
For
example, let’s take NEONS. Neon is
hitting the streets in a big way this spring.
I don’t really do neons. They don’t mix
well with my coloring or my interiors.
So I won’t be rushing out to purchase some boxy 80’s neon splashed silk
shirt or day glow graffiti-splattered pillow covers for the couch. However, that doesn’t mean I can’t
incorporate a pop of it here and there by way of accessory. Enter the neon green loafer. I threw these on with a colored jean
yesterday. 4 different people
complimented the shoe and inquired about where I purchased them. I purchased these preppy little
numbers in 2004. 8 YEARS ago. Boo-ya!
ANIMAL
PRINTS. Obessed with
animal prints for years. In fact, one of my dearest friends loves to poke fun
of my love for all things leopard. In mrs. V’s book, animal prints work as neutrals. Of all the shoes
in my closet, these get the most ooh’s and aah’s by a million miles.
And that is saying a lot b/c I have some trophy kicks. Another dear friend took one look at these and knew I had to have them. We rushed out immediately and I bought the last pair in Atlanta in 2005. 7 years ago and these are still going strong!
BALLET FLATS.
Staples in my closet. These
pointy toe cockroach killers started that obsession in 2003. Yep.
Bought at a sample sale in 2003 much to my mother’s chagrin. Oh, well, we used to
wear those in the 60’s. Her way of
saying, UGLY. But I lurve the
pointy and the teeny tiny bows. Well worn and much adored.
These camel cap toes are worn almost daily.
SPARKLE. I am a magpie, easily distracted by all things sparkly and shiny.
PREPPY BOWS. Will
always harbor an affinity for bows stemming from my 80’s staple of grograin bows
in my ponytail. Purchased in 2007.
POP OF COLOR. For the record, I hate that saying as much as I hate ‘depth
of flavor.’ But pop
they do. And they are pink. Enough said.
Purchased in Chicago in 2004.
And these Italian beauties debuted on the white carpet – the one that lead me to
mr.
V. In 2005, the thought of wearing a
shoe other than white at your wedding
was blasphemy. My shoes cost more
than my dress and were the basis for my entire wedding.
JEWEL TONES.
These purple beauties came to me in 2001. I pet them often. The brown ones are frenchy french
purchased in 2005.
So with
Chez V economic lockdowngate happening, I will be shopping my own closet to give my classics a facelift for 2012 and beyond. THUMBS UP to purchasing things that you TRULY TRULY LOVE because they will stand the test of time!
kisses, mrs. V
