I'm a firm believer in good, high quality accessories. I'm not very fussy about the outfit and I normally flip for the style rather than the brand, but with accessories the reverse is true. This is where I think, take stock and even plan in advance to buy an investment piece. And once you buy a good conversational item it's really fun to plan your wardrobe around the accessory instead of planning your accessories around the garments. Try it, the reverse engineering really works. For example my super amazing, very versatile MOSCHINO belt. I keep on planning new looks and garments i can pair it with and sometimes the results are quite stunning.You can see it styled in 3 different ways and each doing justice to the statement belt.
1) With a super short purple side bubble dress. I love the way the belt accentuates the waist against the bulbous bottom of the dress.
2) Break the monotony of any high density geometric/floral print, check or houndstooth with a statement belt like in this Black and Turq jumpsuit. (not a full picture- but a fabulous outfit for a winter brunch).
3) The Peplum style is a great platform for any belt as it makes the belt a focal point of the dress. Two images illustrate this- a Fuschia and Blue peplum dress with Moschino belt and a dark blue shorter peplum punctuated with my Golden snake leather John Galliano belt, which is another perennial favorite of mine.
But one key point to be kept is mind is that the size of the belt should be inversely prportional to the size of other accessories or costume jewellery beacuse the last thing that you want is two strong accessories engaging in a battle for attention. So while I paired the slimmer Galliano belt with a corresponding Gold architectural Cleopatra necklace, i kept the jewellery to a minimum or dainty with the super broad Moschino belt. Just keep this in muind and you will never go wrong.
So please fasten your seat belts amigos :-)
1) With a super short purple side bubble dress. I love the way the belt accentuates the waist against the bulbous bottom of the dress.
2) Break the monotony of any high density geometric/floral print, check or houndstooth with a statement belt like in this Black and Turq jumpsuit. (not a full picture- but a fabulous outfit for a winter brunch).
3) The Peplum style is a great platform for any belt as it makes the belt a focal point of the dress. Two images illustrate this- a Fuschia and Blue peplum dress with Moschino belt and a dark blue shorter peplum punctuated with my Golden snake leather John Galliano belt, which is another perennial favorite of mine.
But one key point to be kept is mind is that the size of the belt should be inversely prportional to the size of other accessories or costume jewellery beacuse the last thing that you want is two strong accessories engaging in a battle for attention. So while I paired the slimmer Galliano belt with a corresponding Gold architectural Cleopatra necklace, i kept the jewellery to a minimum or dainty with the super broad Moschino belt. Just keep this in muind and you will never go wrong.
So please fasten your seat belts amigos :-)
