Looking at style and rules with style it's really interesting to see where we stand with rules for living and manifesto's. I was reading into Schiaparelli and she stood by her own rules, as have other art movements and some film groups.
1. Since most women do not know themselves, they should try to do so.
2. A woman who buys an expensive dress and changes it, often with disastrous result, is extravagent and foolish.
3. Most women (and men) are colour-blind. They should ask for suggestions.
4. Remember 20 percent of womne have inferiority complexes, 70 perfect have illusions.
5. Ninety percent are affraid of being conspicuous and of what people say. So they buy a grey suit. They should dare to be different.
6. Women should listen and ask for competent criticism and advice.
7. They should choose their clothes alone or in the company of a man.
8. They should never shop with another woman, who sometimes consciously and often unconsciously is apt to be jealous.
9. She should buy little and only of the best or the cheapest.
10. Never fit a dress to a body, but train the body to fit a dress.
11. A woman should buy mostly in on place where she is known and respected and not rush around trying every new fad.
12. And she should pay her bills.
Personally I think this is a genius idea and I think we all need to learnt to form some ideas of rules to look at when thinking about style. Even if a lose basis to follow to stop us getting distracted by things in life. I think my personal manifesto for stylish living would be something similar to this.
1. Be yourself at all times - Buy something for you and noone else.
2. Don't follow trends - Trends are generally expensive things which will be out of fashion soon so they're not worth it, why pay to look like everyone else following a trend?
3. Buy quality - Try to buy something that really stands out and something you'll have no regrets about buying.
4. Find YOUR brand - Find brands you love and brands who design things that fit/look really good, they're people you can buy from without any worries/concerns.
5. Comfort - If you feel awkward/uncomfortable it's not working and it won't look good, if you feel comfortable you'll pull it off.
6. Don't be afraid - Don't worry about something not being conventional, you're not dressing for anyone but yourself.
7. NEVER throw clothes away - It's a waste to throw something away and it might work really well with something you buy in the future.
8. Don't buy because you 'feel' like it - Generally you're wasting money but you won't end up with anything you really like.
9. Colour embrace it - Pinks and yellows can really stand out and are brilliant, don't be scared of them.
10. Hunt for things - Charity shops are a gold mine, inexpensive clothing which is generally unworn/something a little different.
11. Shoes are everything - Buy expensive shoes, don't ever risk ruining your feet and who doesn't love nice shoes?
