Nostalgia: A Ghost From A Fashion Past
There is a moment, a grievous one, when we start thinking of our lost youth. But since we can’t regain that fresh skin of our green days, we have to try another way to go back and feel younger. No need to go for plastic surgery and hair transplant, we may just need to open the closet. We all have those certain pieces that we haven’t thrown away during years of spring cleanings, because we had the feeling that sooner or later we would have use of them again. Hidden behind the gym stuff, or in the lowest drawer, they are there, ready to be used once more.
Don’t wait until the trend repeats itself, take them out now. Use your creativity, be visionary, improvise a kickass styling, and here we go! Trends always look back, we know, so you must do the same. Forgotten things from the past could become the it-pieces of your tomorrow’s style, if used wisely.
Grandma’s closet
She has always known how to look elegant and refined, doesn’t matter if she was going to a wedding or working in a factory. If you are lucky, she has kept her favourite pieces. No need to go for the jewelry; hair turbans, long gloves and dancing shoes will be enough to give your style some retro allure.
Mum’s closet
Your mother lived and wore the best and the worst of the 70-80s. This means that in her drawers could be found shoulder pads, colourful fuseaux, XL t-shirts bought during her holidays and at concerts. She could be very ashamed of all that stuff, denying the possession of such. Your task would be to show her that the style has reborn.
Your own closet
This is where the magic will truly happen. You may have forgotten them, but some clothes from your childhood are still there: eyed-sandals, plastic rucksacks, printed allovers and Peruvian hats. And if you really want to dare: fannypacks and Fornarina shoes. If they don’t fit you anymore, you can always re-buy them in your actual size.
There is only one rule to follow: use irony. You don’t want to look like you’re going to a masquerade party, just having fun with fashion. The last thing you need is not to let yourself be intimidated by the strange looks that other people may give you. Seeing items they haven’t even thought about in decades will take them by surprise at first, before running to their own forgotten closet spaces. Double aim accomplished: feel younger and more stylish with just the aid of an old forgotten item.
