Fashion is truly confounding.
(Bella or Xtina?)
(Yes, you are seeing Crocs on the catwalk)
See also jorts, practical trainers, tracksuits, kitten heels. It's a rarefied hullabaloo of basically all things the antithesis of good taste. I feel now is a good time to mention Christopher Kane's collab with Crocs. *Pause to let that sink in*.
And herein lies the redux, again. Welcome to the rotational pull of fashion everyone.
(Plaid, Mom jeans & slip dresses - a veritable 90s cocktail if I've ever seen one)
Quick quiz: A person is wearing cargo shorts, practical trainers, a white shirt and a bumbag. Is this high fashion, or a middle aged tourist's get-up? Tricky, right? Your guess is truly as good as mine.
(Bella or Clueless extra?)
Tastes do evolve and as one comes to develop and depend on personalised staples, the unusual can be overlooked. This can sometimes help to vet out fast fashions, but also imposes limitations that hinder the unpredictability of personal style. How many white t-shirts does it take to make a rut? And how many unconventional trends does it take to dig you out of one?
(It's baaaaack - Much to he delight of Paris Hilton I'm sure)
The flightiness of fashion makes it difficult to decide what is worth trying out and what is worth missing out. As with most trends, you never realise their inherent trendiness until the hype is over and the sale rail becomes a veritable who's who of trends past. I'm not sure I'm about to embrace the 90's redux of Bella Hadid proportions; BUT, revisiting logo-mania or dabbling with a velour tracksuits circa the noughties may be quite fun - or tragic, but I guess I won't know until I try...
(Images via: vogue.com, stylecaster.com & glamour.com)