3 Wardrobe Staples
Blue Jeans
Blue jeans. Possibly the most iconic clothing item of western society. A versatile piece to no end. With around 6 billion pairs produced each year there is no question of their eternal popularity. Similar to other wardrobe staples, blue jeans are so beloved due to the endless ways they can be styled. Dressed up with heels makes for the perfect evening city wear while worn sized-up and adorned with a vintage belt celebrates the trends of past and present. Moreover, looking back on the infinite examples of iconic denim moments proves even more their timelessness. Take Marilyn Monroe’s white shirt and blue jeans beach look of the 60s, or Farrah Fawcett styling her classic blonde hairdo with a pair of denim flares. We assume most of our readers do own a pair of blue jeans, however we urge you to branch out with the way you are styling them. While yes jeans and a t-shirt is an ageless combination, how about next time you dare to try a double denim look? Or perhaps a black boot underneath a pair of cuffed straight legs. We feel that no matter the occasion (except of course if it calls for black tie) classic blue jeans are forever an option.
Ballet Flats
While yes, the ebb and flow of the ballet flat has recently gone from zero to hero, we still find the shoe to be a timeless staple of simplicity and style. The trend - stemming from the recently popularised microfashion of TikTok fame coined ‘Balletcore’ - has seen a huge resurgence in the last two years. Whether it be Miu Miu’s iconic velvet slippers or the classic Chanel pump, the cool girls of London, Paris, New York and Milan have been sporting the shoes non-stop and we can see why. The simple elegance of the flat pump has been popular for decades, first making their way off the stage and into everyday women’s wardrobes in the 1940s and has never truly gone out of fashion. The timelessness of ballet flats comes from their simplicity and practicality. A classic pump can be worn casually or occasionally. With jeans, skirts or dresses. With bare feet, socks or tights. In Summer or Winter This versatility is what solidifies the fact that if you don’t yet own a pair of ballet flats, we suggest you run to your nearest Repetto or Steve Madden and make a purchase. That way, whether you’re walking the cobbled streets of Venice or dining by candlelight in Greece, this summer you will be sporting the perfect footwear.
Little Black Dress
Why is there something so eternally relevant about the Little Black Dress? So much so that it has coined the iconic and renowned nickname: the LBD. The constantly moving and changing dynamic of fashion means that trends get old, and in the 21st century, they get old quicker than ever. The cyclings of trends becomes exhausting - and that is where the beauty of timelessness comes in. Timeless pieces can be identified by whether or not they have ever gone out of style - take the LBD, the classic blue jean, the polo shirt. Timelessness and functionality usually go hand-in-hand. A practical scarf in the winter or a straw sunhat in the summer will never become obsolete. The LBD became truly synonymous with high fashion and class when Coco Chanel herself debuted her 1926 collection - which included a Little Black Dress. Since, the style has been spotted on practically everyone who was anyone. From Princess Diana in Christina Stambolian to Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy to Lily-Rose Depp in archival Chanel at the 2019 Met Gala. I think how the LBD has sustained an untouchable level of timelessness, generation after generation, is all down to its simplicity. The concept can be reinvented, reimagined and restyled with each era of fashion it infiltrates. One thing is always certain and steady however: Little Black Dresses are here to stay.