All pointers are hinting that this is the first season in which accessories aren't just key; they are the key. We aren't going to argue...after seeing this Spring's shoe intro's from every designer on the planet, who could disagree.
Jimmy Choo's, Tamara Mellon had this to say about the trend in accessory dominance, "When we started, there was no hardware on accessories. There wasn't even much color. But look what's happened to fashion in the last decade; it's become so much more casual. The average woman's default item is jeans. How does she set herself apart? By having the incredible statement of bags and shoes. She might buy one pretty dress that's well within her comfort zone, but then she can push it by wearing it with a heavy shoe to make it look modern." The latest techniques mean an exotic skin can be so soft that a future heirloom made from crocodile doesn't have to be stiff and formal; it can be a hobo-style sack. "So in that sense, yes" says Mellon, "crocodile is the new cashmere."
As Rachel Zoe writes in her manual, Style A to Zoe, "Accessories are everything. To me, they're more important than the clothes....Accessories are the antidote to the blahs...Slip into a pair of supersexy red patent stilettos and tell me otherwise."
So, buckle up your knee-high gladiators and grab your bigger-than-a-bread-box Baguette---extras are effectively excessive!
Story courtesy of Lisa Armstrong; Fashion Editor of Times in London
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