I struggle with my base. I almost always wear jeans and a T-shirt but I find this really boring. Bottoms aren't as big of an issue as tops though. I need width accommodation for my shoulders but the rest of my torso is tiny. A medium sized top will fit my width great but it makes me look really wide through the ribs and belly since nothing seems to be tailored anymore unless it's cropped. I already have a short torso so cropped tops exaggerate the look which I don't love. I wish it was easier to find tops in the fabrics, colors and cuts I'm looking for.
Fabric wise I prefer something with moderate weight and drape. Knit cotton is usually a great one which is why I almost always default to a tshirt but the T-shirt needs to have a vneck or scoop neck to help accommodate my width. I prefer semi fitted tees but they're rare right now and a lot of the time they don't accommodate the width of my shoulders.
Ooh, I love this! 😃 I will definitely need to reread and ponder 🤔 Especially like the bit about the colour bases. I have only ever seen The Vivienne Files talk about colour columns, either keeping top and bottom in same colour or keeping layer and bottom in same colour. (Love her website, btw. Definitely recommend for anyone interested in capsule wardrobes; she has made examples of them for 10+ years!)
Off-topic, but I think it would be interesting if you did a poll for the style roots of your readers/viewers ❤️ It could be fun to see which are the most common ones! 😃 Not sure what you would do with that information, though, except just for fun and statistics 😆
You discuss color contrast (or lack of) a lot here. I wonder, does what is considered “high contrast” change for your season? For example, only winters look good with the typical black/white contrast of ⛰️. Would a summers’ contrast looking different in ⛰️? Not just their color palette— but the amount of contrast they’re drawn to?
Yeah good question! Im adjusting for my own season so I already know at this point the range of contrast which suits me so when I say “colour pop” I don’t mean hot pink and white I mean a soft rose with ivory which is at the higher end of contrast within my season x
I struggle with my base. I almost always wear jeans and a T-shirt but I find this really boring. Bottoms aren't as big of an issue as tops though. I need width accommodation for my shoulders but the rest of my torso is tiny. A medium sized top will fit my width great but it makes me look really wide through the ribs and belly since nothing seems to be tailored anymore unless it's cropped. I already have a short torso so cropped tops exaggerate the look which I don't love. I wish it was easier to find tops in the fabrics, colors and cuts I'm looking for.
Fabric wise I prefer something with moderate weight and drape. Knit cotton is usually a great one which is why I almost always default to a tshirt but the T-shirt needs to have a vneck or scoop neck to help accommodate my width. I prefer semi fitted tees but they're rare right now and a lot of the time they don't accommodate the width of my shoulders.
This is something I’ve actually been thinking about already, but you made it more concrete! So useful!
Obsessed with your substack, I have learned to much from you! Just starting to write some fashion pieces and you’re a huge inspiration ❤️
Ooh, I love this! 😃 I will definitely need to reread and ponder 🤔 Especially like the bit about the colour bases. I have only ever seen The Vivienne Files talk about colour columns, either keeping top and bottom in same colour or keeping layer and bottom in same colour. (Love her website, btw. Definitely recommend for anyone interested in capsule wardrobes; she has made examples of them for 10+ years!)
Off-topic, but I think it would be interesting if you did a poll for the style roots of your readers/viewers ❤️ It could be fun to see which are the most common ones! 😃 Not sure what you would do with that information, though, except just for fun and statistics 😆
Completely fine if you are not interested ☺️
You discuss color contrast (or lack of) a lot here. I wonder, does what is considered “high contrast” change for your season? For example, only winters look good with the typical black/white contrast of ⛰️. Would a summers’ contrast looking different in ⛰️? Not just their color palette— but the amount of contrast they’re drawn to?
Yeah good question! Im adjusting for my own season so I already know at this point the range of contrast which suits me so when I say “colour pop” I don’t mean hot pink and white I mean a soft rose with ivory which is at the higher end of contrast within my season x