I’m 100% sure there is not one person that can pull off EVERYTHING in the whole wide world style-wise and whilst I don’t shy away for a lot of things, there are certain things that I just don’t have the DNA for – I’m not just talking about physical attributes but a certain attitude, a je ne sais quoi, a flair for the look and an effortless candour. In the Sculptured issue of Fashion156, the two editorials reminded me of my lackings. Whilst I’m fully comfortable with the frou frou skirts, volume and a whole lot of ruff and puff……
……I’m not so au fait with the dangerously androgynous. I have always had my Betty Catroux fantasies. I use Betty Catroux as an example since she is THE YSL Le Smoking typecast woman but I really mean any woman who is able to just ooze a ‘Don’t give a toss’ attitude with not a lot in terms of frou frou-ness and fussiness. It’s not masculinity that is at play but an ability to pare it down. Like the Horace trousers on the left and the Ann Demeulemeester ensemble on the right. It’s not that these outfits are NOT to my taste but rather for me, they’re fantasist outfits because I know if I put on an outfit like that, I would feel out of my skin and comfort zone. I’m determined to realise jmy Betty Catroux fantasy and these pictures have prompted a new goal for 2007 to do so. Do you have any fashion typecast fantasies you have yet to achieve?
