Debunking Fashion Rules: Must Your Purse Match Your Shoes?
Admit it, you’ve watched the fashion police and worried about your color choices, skirt lengths and shoe heights. But should you? For years we have heard fashion dos and don’ts and followed the rules, but are they really hard and fast? For many women, when fashion meets function, which is the case for Kaboo’s iPad purse, it can be difficult to feel like you’re making all the right stylistic moves along with it. Would it be that bad to break some of those rules or could it be refreshing? As an extension of our last blog post on style rules of thumb, here are 3 fashion do's and don’ts that have been disproven. That means you can rock these styles and breathe easy again.
Myth #1. Horizontal Stripes Make You Look Fat
For years women and men alike have avoided horizontal stripes, being told by every fashion expert that they will look fat. But a recent study by a perception expert at the University of New York found that people don’t actually see people with horizontal stripes as fatter; on the contrary, they see them as thinner. So before you walk away from those nautical shirts and dresses, give them another shot; you may be surprised at the compliments you receive.
Myth #2. You Shouldn’t Wear White after Labor Day
In recent years, this one has been pretty much universally rejected. The reason for its first appearance in our fashion rule books was due to the belief that light colors also meant light fabrics, which would not be ideal in the colder months. However, beautiful white winter wear is now very en vogue – and perfectly thick enough for the colder months - with dazzling white coats, sweaters, dresses and pants flooding the winter market.
Myth #3. You Shoes, Purse and Belt Should Match
This one is wildly outdated and - let’s face it - impractical. With all of the new purse and shoe choices these days, including your gadget friendly iPad purse and stylish comfortable flats, it would be a little too radical – and expensive – to try to match all of your fun shoes to your fun purses, and belts are another thing altogether. However, the general idea is to keep things in a similar color family, so that you aren’t clashing too much or sending the wrong message.
Do you have some fashion rules that you’d like to see debunked? Do you have certain outfit codes that you follow when wearing your favorite Kaboo iPad purse or tablet bag? Share with us.