This week's blog post is quite fun, interesting and #throwback! It is fashion through the years, beginning at 2007 and ending at the just past year, 2016. You've probably noticed there are constantly new fashion trends appearing and leaving, some of which you must have tried. Because another year has gone by I thought it would be fun to react to some fashion trends through the years...
▪️2007: Customised converse trainers
▪️I have done this trend!
When this trend first came out, it was all the rage! Everyone was doing it, it was basically the coolest DIY out there. So obviously I wanted to join in. I went around asking friends how they did it. The reply I usually got was 'Colour Me Mine' of course! For those of you who don't know what colour Me Mine is, it is all about personalisation. You colour the item, for example a bag, with the
provided pens and made it unique. I was obsessed! I used the pens provided to customise my trainers as they were basically fabric pens. One day I was really bored so I just drew all over my cheap white pumps and I would wear them out thinking I looked really cool (when in actual fact I probably looked like I'd let a 3 year old draw on my shoes). Unfortunately I eventually threw away the shoes and I don't think I have photos so I can't show you mine, sorry!
▪️2008: Preppy Headbands
▪️I've definitely done this trend!
When I was a lot younger I used to be obsessed with headbands, if I ever saw any in a shop I would try it on and beg my parents to buy it for me. Sometimes outfits came with headbands and I'm not gonna lie, if I was clothes shopping I would ask to buy the outfit with the headband just because it had a headband. Every opportunity I had to wear a headband, I would wear a headband. It was worrying. Seriously, I probably have about 20!!
▪️2009: Short-Shorts with tights
▪️I've done this trend!
Whenever I did this trend I really liked it. I thought of it as a way to dress up a pair of cute shorts. You know when you see those really cute shorts but they're quite thick, I assumed that they were made to go under tights and I still do! If I was going out to a smart restaurant I would wear shorts with tights and a long sleeve top and BAM! I look cute. Or at least I thought I did. Let me know in the comments what you think of this trend, and should it keep going?
▪️2010: Lady Gaga meat dress
▪️Obviously I have never done this trend!
Obviously I have never done this but I thought I'd mention it since it was the buzz for weeks! If you didn't know about this, uuummmmm have you been living under a rock? But anyway, I'll tell you some details anyway, at the 2010 MTV Music Awards, American singer Lady Gaga wore a dress made of raw beef, which was commonly referred to by the media as the meat dress. The creator of the dress was Franc Fernandez. All I can say about this is EWWW! And Why?
▪️2011: Varsity Jacket
▪️ Unfortunately I haven't done this trend
This is a trend I always wanted to join in on. Unfortunately I never did. When these became an item of fashion it didn't matter if you weren't in a varsity athletic team, it was a style statement and as long as it looked good you were ok! This trend went on for a while and you could find one in nearly every clothing shop!
▪️ 2012: Neon clothing
▪️I've probably done this trend
I can't remember ever wearing neon but I must have. I use the term neon here as bright (VERY BRIGHT) colours, for example people would pair a bright yellow top with a bright blue cardigan and some bright green trousers. Many people still dress like this but I mainly find people wear neutral colours with perhaps a pop of colour! I mainly wear black, I know I can't go wrong with that.
▪️ 2013: Statement sunglas
▪️ YAASSS!!!!
I absolutely love Statement sunglasses. Whether it's the size or a funky pattern. I love them! I think if you're wearing quite a simple outfit put on some funky sunglasses and it's like you have a whole new outfit! I do buy quite a lot of sunglasses and I always get a different pair. I usually have some brown pairs incase I'm wearing warmer tones. I also usually have a few pairs of black/silver sunglasses for cooler tones.
▪️2014: Dungarees
▪️ I've had a go at doing this trend
I own one pair of dungarees and honestly I didn't wear them for long. I came out of the 'dungaree phase' quite quickly, I feel like this phase didn't last as long as some of the others or perhaps that's just me. I remember struggling to find something nice to go with them. If you have any suggestions please leave them in the comments below. And maybe I'll buy some new dungarees and bring back this trend?!
▪️2015: Off-The-Shoulder tops
▪️Unfortunately I haven't done this trend
I love these tops and I would still love to buy one. They became trendy in 2015 but I think they're still in fashion. I've tried on a few but they weren't right. I'm still on the hunt for one!
▪️2016: Velvet clothing
▪️I haven't done this trend
I haven't done this trend on purpose, if I'm honest I'm not that keen on velvet clothes. In the past I've tried on velvet clothes or seen people wearing velvet clothes and I've thought, "Wow, that's cute!" I think if you can find the right thing it can look incredible, I'm just still looking for the right thing.
That's all for this week! I hope you enjoyed reminiscing on this fashion journey! I know it was a very long post, but hopefully you didn't mind! This blog post took me ages so please show it loads of love as usual! You're all so amazing! Love you!
Byyeee!!!!!
