Monday, July 13, 2009

What to Wear: Downtime

Used Chuck Taylor All Stars

If there’s one rule we never stray from, it’s that mixing high and low in fashion is always, always in.

After all, what kind of vapid robot walks around looking like she’s ready for a photoshoot at all times? The girls with real style are the girls who are able to dress down in the utter basics and know that they still look fabulous. The ones that know a trip to the grocery store or a dash down the airport require sneakers and not five-inchers. The ones who pair high-street with high-end fearlessly and don’t look perfectly dolled-up all the time – these are the girls with real style.

Converses or Chucks, whatever you want to call them, are the building blocks of real style and where you should begin if you want to emulate these girls. The quintessential shoe for models backstage, Converses have officially made a comeback, with even high-end retailers stocking them and supermodels like Gisele wearing them everywhere.

They are comfortable and dependable, and on certain days, that is all a stylish girl needs.