So let me start by stating that I am no Fashion Guru,
although I do try to follow fashion, I am not a slave for fashion either. Yet I
do think that I know a thing or two about what to wear that suits my figure (thanks to the constant money spending on magazines and the time spent on the
net looking at dresses that fit a curvy figure). I believe that with a little
research a fashion disaster can easily be avoided nonetheless many people still
fail miserably at looking their best.
My concern on this matter has been
haunting me for ages, how people go wrong in their fashion choices. Lately I
have attended a wedding of a friend of mine and although the bride, groom and
entourage looked superb, the guests were a complete different story. It amazes
me how some women think they look great in some dresses. There are some basic
rules to follow when one attends a wedding.
Firstly knee high boots are not
appropriate for a wedding, yes knee high boots, that’s what I said, you are not going for a hardcore night at Paceville,
and to make it worse she had leg warmers coming up from underneath the boots.
This was followed by a mini skirt with the most hideous design that I wish to
never ever witness again in my life. This fashion
disaster Ied to me taking 3 strong Jack Daniels shots. And when I thought that I
had seen it all from this particular guest, she decided that her shoes were
hurting her, so she took off her unsightly boots to reveal her neon striped
socks, and then goes to dance in the middle of the dance floor.
If it was my
wedding I would have kicked her out, if your shoes are hurting sit down and
rest a little but don’t make it known what your socks are. As much as they look
funky over the shop counter they are not to be exposed in the middle of a
wedding.
It is a fact that us women enjoy torturing our legs for that extra
height, and I am no exception, the higher the better is my motto. But what most
women fail to see/ do/ practice before going out with these shoes is to check
where it hurts most. I have this guiding principle to go round the house with a
new pair of shoes to check if I will need plasters when I wear it in front of
people. The amount of women that you see walking like penguins by the end of a
night like this is uncountable. And believe me you are not sexy at all. Try
wearing comfortable shoes when you are attending an event where chairs are
difficult to get hold off.
Another fashion crime that I saw at this particular
wedding is when women wear dresses that that do not do them justice; if you have chubby hands do not wear strapless dresses, and if your
boobs cannot be kept in place with a strapless bra do not try fooling anybody
with the plastic straps, seriously, they are worse than a toupe. If
you are opting for a strapless dress try wearing a scarf to cover up but please
try to keep it simple a nice small bolero will do, silver scarves that look
like tin foil ( yes unfortunately I had to witness that too ) are not
aesthetically pleasing.
I believe some people fail to see that less is more,
and in a wedding especially. I am big fan of accessories and I can never have
enough of them, but in wedding I try to keep it plain and simple, a nice small
bracelet with a matching necklace is always appropriate. Some women (mostly
the older generation ) decide to wear all the gold that they can get hold of.
Less is more and if I can get people to understand that I will believe that
there is a God after all. (Sorry Mum)
