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Jun 10Sprezzatura.
I don’t blog much about my sartorial choices and obsessions, mostly because a) I don’t really dress up much anymore, and b) this isn’t that kind of blog. However, this Dress a Day post is more or less what goes through my head when considering an item of clothing (with some gendered substitutions):
- Fabric. Is there some in my stash or lurking somewhere on the internet that I simply can’t live without? Have I been obsessing about a particular event for which a stunt dress is necessary? Have I been thinking about a particular theme, like stripes or eyelet or giant florals? Do I have a new cardigan in a weird color (yes, I’m looking at you, Land’s End) that needs a mate?
- Visualization. Where will I wear this dress? Who will be there? Will I wear it once, or over and over again? Will I blog it?
- Shoes. Which ones? Do I already own them? Would this dress require shoes that do not, in fact, actually exist? (E.g., every pair of boots I’ve ever wanted.) Do I have a pair of shoes in a weird color that I need to make a dress to match? Am I looking for an excuse to buy a new pair of shoes in a weird color? (Lather, rinse, repeat for “Coat” and “Bag”.)
Style blogs like the Sartorialist extol a personal kind of style, but time and thought goes into creating an apparently effortless, unique-snowflake look.
HT: Kottke