Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: this season’s vibe is lady who lounges - not lunches
Think boucle jackets with low-waisted jeans, silk blouses with masculine trousers, pencil skirts with wellies … It always makes me feel a tiny bit queasy when looking “ladylike”, as a trend or a vibe or whatever, comes into fashion. How does it make sense to spend our hard-earned paychecks cosplaying as women of lunches and leisure? You can’t deny these clothes are cute, though. A boucle jacket can make you feel as if the Eiffel Tower might come into view around the next corner, even though you are in the wrong country. A mini-heel lets you imagine you might be having a glass of sancerre with
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Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: this season’s vibe is lady who lounges - not lunches — Image credit: Photograph: David Newby/The Guardian
Think boucle jackets with low-waisted jeans, silk blouses with masculine trousers, pencil skirts with wellies … It always makes me feel a tiny bit queasy when looking “ladylike”, as a trend or a vibe or whatever, comes into fashion. How does it make sense to spend our hard-earned paychecks cosplaying as women of lunches and leisure? You can’t deny these clothes are cute, though. A boucle jacket can make you feel as if the Eiffel Tower might come into view around the next corner, even though you are in the wrong country. A mini-heel lets you imagine you might be having a glass of sancerre with
