The Ten Commandments of The Fashion Bible

The Second Commandment..

Thou Shall Not Neglect our Fashion Heritage

PART #2

The Tee

One of the newest additions to a wardrobe staple is the simple tee, paired with a pair of skinny jeans on the young and stylish, creates the perfect laid-back out-of-hours looks. I suppose the only barrier is whether a t-shirt actually suits you or not? This, however can be overcome as the key is in the design.

1. Remember, this is understated elegance, you're being casual on your day off so avoid wacking Gucci in diamantés across your chest?

2. Always be careful of logos, bands and motifs as some are classically stylish and then others, are more an embarrassing classic rock collection. No one else needs to share with you that random gig in the 80s. (Gigs in the 80s? You're far too old for band t-shirts anyway!)

3. I guess the most important thing when looking effortless is being comfortable so try something a little looser and with room to breathe.

Some of the best:

Top right - The Rodnik Band at Asos.com

Bottom right - Henry Holland online

The Shoes

And finally we come to woman's most praised discovery, shoes, or more specifically, heels. There is no point in any woman's life where she has a reason to give up on heels, maybe at some age, they may take on a different style but there is no end to the celebration this craft. Some basic guidelines to ensure a long and happy life together begin with finding your level of comfort. Once you feel that you have an appropriate balance, add at least an inch, 6 inches being the general maximum and 5 being the average evening height. The next step is find your style so if, unlike me, you have been blessed with an ankle, take advantage, strap it up and show it off. If you have narrow feet, enjoy getting away with more delicate, strappy shoes. However, if like me, your parents graced the base of your leg with a golf club, I would recommend a court or pump with a more substantial coverage.

**Start with a black and nude/beige coloured heels as a basis as these go with everything (as well as nude shoes lengthening legs) **

From that point, feel free to move into various styles, shapes, heights, colour and heel design!

One of the greats:

Christian Louboutin, taken from the website

The Helmut Lang Gilet!

This, Bloggers, is kind of my dream item to me so I've decided that the only way to truly honour it is to team it with some other items- budget has completely left this one. As has any consideration of height/body shape. Just imagine this is what I would recommend if perhaps you possessed Kate Moss qualities.

So, here it is. I kind of went with two opposite ensembles and styles that show the versatility of Mr. Helmut Lang. I suppose when we think of Helmut Lang, the image of hard leather and slick basic t-shirts are the typical items that come to mind. This luxurious black fur gilet is the perfect example of this :

 

The first outfit kind of follows this vein with a loose basic Alexander Wang T and some cigarette Stella McCartney trousers, finished with the ultimate Christian Louboutin fur shoe boots. Something, I think I would be wearing to my casting or something along that theme ;)

Outfit Number Two!

I decided to play up to the 70's vibe of this season as its quite fun and a really comfortable alternative to killer boots and trousers that i swear would stop me breathing if I ever risked wearing them :)

The top is Yves Saint Laurent from net-a-porter.com and is made from a gorgeous silk in a maroon colour, paired with the Kate Moss dainty floral patterned maxi skirt. I didn't get as a far as shoes because I guessed that with a maxi-skirt, one can get away with almost anything. 

By the way, has anyone seen that this is Kate Moss's last collection for Topshop ? Or have I mis-read?