What I wore this week: sequins
It seems churlish to speak ill of sequins four days before New Year, which is a big day for sequins, but the duty to speak truth to power must be shouldered at all times, even now. The sequin has a dark side, and you, the sequin-buying public, have a right to know the truth.
Here’s the thing: sequins, like drinking, turn on you when you get older. In my 20s, I understood a “hangover” to be a light headache of the type easily seen off with a couple of ibuprofen. Happy days. These days, just as drinking is ill-advised, sequins can be, too.
When I wear sequins, the images in my head are young and louche and fabulous: Daisy Buchanan or Johnny-Depp-era Kate Moss. But on a woman of a certain age, sequins stop channelling Daisy/Kate and they begin to channel less Kate and more CEO’s Wife Throws Showoffy Cocktail Party. This is less good. Much less good. In fact, it is to be avoided at all possible costs.
The good news is that it is, in fact, possible to keep the youthful spirit of the sequin alive. You may no longer be able to wear sequins with gay abandon, but you can wear them. You are older and wiser, so make the wise part work. The key is to make your sequinned look appear relaxed and nonchalant, as if you wear sequins all the time. Like when you drink loads of cocktails on school nights. (No, me neither, but we’re getting into character here, OK?) You want to look as if you got dressed after sharing a bottle of champagne in the bath, rather than after struggling into your Spanx.
Sequinned jackets, I am sorry to say, are particular villains of the middle-aged sparkly look: they’re a bit I’m The Hostess In Charge Of Fun. But a sequinned T or sweatshirt looks instantly more modern, especially if, as with my top today, the sequins are sewn on “backwards”, so they’re matt, not shiny. A sequinned dress can work, but it should be a loose slip of a thing, and worn with no underwear, ideally. Upholstered and corsetted is quite wrong. For the same reason, if you can face it, bare legs are best.
Moderation is not the answer: here, the cocktail analogy fails us. A timid sprinkling of sequins is the worst thing of all – you will look like a decorative scatter cushion – so go bold, go loose, go fabulous. It’s time to show the youngsters how it’s done.Read more at:backless formal dresses
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