I CHANGED MY MIND

November 28, 2016

Culottes have been around for quite some time now, but I was never that keen on them. I feel like they shorten your legs in a non- flattery way and create weird body proportions. So I never really looked at them as a "must have" piece to have, until I found these bulky, silver threaded ones. At first I thought its a midi skirt with folds, but they obviously weren't. I liked the material and the design so much tho, that I've decided to give them a go and try to make them work. So I came up with this styling which is perfect for the upcoming festive events, don't you think?

Fashion tip:
Having said that culottes shorten the legs, I believe one has to put some serious thought into styling them, to make them look good, haha. I find the best culottes have a higher waist but they also have to be paired with the right footwear. If your ankle and calf isnt' the skinniest, than high boots with a heel (as I am wearing it) is the best way to wear them with. Otherwise a sleek stiletto shoe is also a great choice to wear them with. Another trick to lengthen your body when wearing culottes is to wear a turtleneck with them. That creates an illusion of a longer torzo and a leaner silhuete.

SLO:
"Hlačno krilo," katerih dolžina se konča malo pod kolenom, je zavzelo trden položaj v modnem svetu že pred nekaj sezonami in kot kaže mu je občinstvo še danes naklonjeno. Sama priznam, da mi nikoli niso bile ljube, saj ta dolžina hlačnic popači telesne proporce, ter neizogibno skrajša noge - kar pa prav nihče ne želi, kajne? No, pred dnevi pa sem se "zaletela" v obešalnik, kjer je viselo krasno sivo blago s srebrnimi nitmi in za katerega sem si potiho želela, da bi bilo midi krilo z gubami. Na moje presenečenje sem ugotovila, da je pravzaprav hlačno-krilo in tako sem se odločila za izziv... Z njimi sem ustvarila styling, ki je kot nalašč za prihajajoče praznične večere. Kaj pravite?

Modni nasvet:
Kot sem že rekla, hlače same po sebi zaradi dolžine optično skrajšajo noge, zato je potrebna manjša previdnost pri stiliranju le-teh, da na telesu izpadejo dobro, hihi. Sama rada vidim, da imajo višji pas - zaradi česar ustvarimo daljše noge, previdnost pa je potrebna tudi pri izbiri obutve. Tiste z ozkimi gležnji in meči si brez problema privoščite elegantne salonarje, kjer izpostavite tudi nekaj svoje kože. Druge pa raje izberite visoke škornje s peto (tako kot sem naredila jaz).
Še en trik za optično podaljšanje telesa ob tej dolžini hlačnic, pa je tudi izbira pulija, saj le-ta podaljša torzo in podaljša silhueto.

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