At a time when the pace of fashion is overwhelming the environment, social media and our own closets, Tibi designer Amy Smilovic has published a solutions-based guide to personal style. And refreshingly, it has nothing to do with age, shape or size.
“I love fashion and style. There’s a way to learn to do it without the excess you physically are bothered by. If you aren’t, you aren’t. But for me, I hate that excess and the feeling that I didn’t wear it and am angry I bought it,” Smilovic told WWD.
“It’s interesting how many doctors follow us, people in the tech sector and people in Hollywood who are producers and directors,” she said. “These are people who are creative but analytical thinkers. They like to make a plan and they want to be able to make an easier decision and feel smart about doing it. It’s not just about hiring a stylist, that’s not their thing.”
I&Os, or “in-and-outs,” are trendy items, and it’s not about forgoing them altogether. They just need to work with WOFs. That’s why she advises that women always shop in their WOF pieces to help evaluate the merits of a new purchase. “It’s why that just-oversized-enough blazer looks so much cooler than a classically fitted one, and why that drop-shouldered button-down feels chill and supremely effortless, yet curiously put together,” Smilovic writes.Bright colors and prints can look pedestrian unless they are “icky, glossy or sculptural,” she explained.
“If you are wearing sweatpants, don’t wear them with sneakers, that’s not ironic. Make sure it’s a heel or sandal. Irony is an everyday tool to keep your style fresh.”
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