Friday, December 25, 2009

Trendology: CUTiE December 2009

CUTiE is one of the many Japanese streetwear magazines I base my everyday wear off of.
A variety of styles are included in this magazine, ranging from an eccentric to comforting feel.
When I need inspiration for my date, go shopping, meet up with friends, or even just a nice stroll around the block, this magazine has it all.
The best pick in my opinion is definitely CUTiE.

The December 2009 issue of CUTiE mainly displays comfort for obvious reasons.
Majority of the clothes and even accessories on the models and the people out in the streets are quite tamed.
Focused colours consist of mostly are blacks, whites, reds, browns, purples.
You know, all the warm colours.
By the way, I'm kind of big on colour.
Everybody's photos in every page in the magazine I flipped through all had on clothes with the same colours.
It's like there wasn't anything different.
Seemed like everybody on that street were carbon copies of each other!
Okay, I got too carried away there.
I thought this issue disappointed me until I finally found something that sparked my eyes.




Although fur (even faux fur) is not my thing at all, the outfit in the photo above was the only outfit that caught my attention.
I applaud this young lady for breaking the winter colour theory rule and dove right into something that reflects spring and at the same time winter.
Her themed attire is said to be "Inuit".
I do agree with the whole theme being "Inuit", but I also get a strong feeling about the whole 1920's Flapper thing.
Fashion back in the decade was heavily Egyptian and art deco inspired, hence the headband (Egyptian) and the diamond designs (art deco).
Also Flappers wore short tubular (that dress on the model looks rather tubular) dresses high above knee-length and fur.
Of course, we can't forget about the headbands.
I like how she matched her pink handbag with the diamond motifs on her mustard yellow drawstring suede boots.
Moreover, the style of the fluffy white legwarmers over the boots is rather... smart.
Without the legwarmers, the yellow boots would clash completely.
By the looks of how thin that white floral laced dress and the shortness of the skirt, she must have been cold.
However, that fur coat sure looks cozy!

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