Are There Any Fashion Rules Anymore?
I feel like a broken record every time I indulge in another 2020 oooooof meme but there’s truth to it all too. It’s been a lot. My eyes have been opened wider. Part of that whole eyes wide open thing has been questioning things. A lot of things.
Like who is my mother? I kid, her name is Sharon and she is a badass. Back on track, one of these things are the rules of social conduct for this pseudo new world we find ourselves in. Meeting people is different, spending time with people is different. Work, play, government, school; it’s all up for negotiation and community consideration. Honing in on what’s personally important, what are the rules of getting dressed now?
There are leftover, so called rules of fashion that have been crumbling by the wayside for years, maybe decades. We’re evolving, darlings. That said, when it comes to aforementioned rules, there’s a few that I like, most I think are moot. Oh it’s time for a good old fashioned for and against comparison.
Let’s start, shall we? I’ll rattle a few off that seem absurd, or at least confusing…
No white after labour day.
Seasonal colours must be observed.
Funerals, weddings, and baby events all have dress codes. Those dress codes – and importance of the event itself - are different in other cultures. One needs to dress a certain, correct way.
No mini skirts before this age or after that age?
Men shouldn’t wear open toe sandals.
Black is great for every occasion except the occasions it’s not suitable for, duh.
First off, what? Really, what? And then, I ask but why, though?
Playing the other side, here’s a few that I like:
Dress for the day you’re about to have.
(If you have a big meeting in a corporate setting maybe don’t wear athletica. Same goes for not wearing suits at the gym.)
Wear what makes you feel like a million bucks.
(Feel yourself. The rest of us will know it too.)
Dare to be on the dressier side, then going with the casual option.
(It’s easy to take off a jacket, earrings, or tie. It’s not possible to put it on if you don’t have it.)
Choose the size that fits your body. Pay no mind to the number.
(If the number bothers you when you take it home, cut out the tag. Ta Da!)
Check the weather app.
(The Prairies can be a fuddy duddy. May as well choose what makes actual sense for the weather we’ll have that day - ie: snow in the summer - and not worry if it makes actual seasonal sense.)
And, if nothing else I come back to my style trinity: it must fit, it must flatter, and it must make you feel good.
Now, enough with the rules. Do you. But asking for a friend, which rules grind your gears?
