Diana came to mind again today when I ventured out wearing the tightest skinny jeans ever with a cute top and wayfarers. I probably looked like a long lost Jonas brother.
The entire ordeal made me feel uncomfortable and strangely out of place. Too tight pants aren't really my thing. I began to think. When is daring appropriate?
Diana was one fashionista who knew the answer. When it gets you good press. When you don't need press, you wear your oversize windbreaker, (remember those?) and you go jogging in a less obvious thoroughfare. Diana was a chameleon. She knew how to mix high/low and when to wear denim or dress up in couture. She knew people expected her to act like a princess, and so she decided to play into their fantasies and dress the part.
Diana knew how to make aristocracy seem glamorous again. England was looking like her tired Chintzy sitting rooms. Shabby and out of touch.
Diana pulled inspiration at first from the courtiers and the royal family's menagerie of pastels in her early role. Then as she gained independence, she used fashion and her unique style to make her statements and garner the attention she needed for causes, including her own.
What Diana knew about fashion and What I'm not so sure about is when to be daring and when not to be. I suppose it's a bit like Scarlett O' Hara syndrome, you dress your best when there's a scandal or bad news or something tragic.
Maybe I should look into modernizing the Diana look that captivated so many people as the symbols of money, power, glamour, independence, success, tragedy, honesty all allude to. Diana is a lesson for people in any position. You can use what you wear to convey your message and as a PR tactic. Long Live The Queen. Of Fashion and our hearts. True revolutionaries never die. And Di, if you can hear me, please tell Warhol I said hi.
Labels: Diana, Individual Style, Modern Glamour, Pop Culture, Royalty, Twentieth Century
Post a Comment
<< Home