Accessory du jour.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Imagination necessary! Photographs could not be used to save anonymity.

A friend once asked me to give a detailed description of my 'type'.
As I typed. And typed and typed... pressing enter felt like my execution.
It felt as though this was a moment in a movie where all of a sudden he'd appear.
Sad as it may seem, I saved this description... and looking back at it revealed 2 things- 80% of the characteristics were based upon the lads style, also revealing that if I am so sure about what I want from a boys style why do I find it so difficult to have a goal with my own!?!

An ex revealed he thinks I like a boy to be my accessory du jour. But this must be a universal thing, looking back to my second post on the 'Gossip Girl' boys- a person who liked one of these guys could not really like another due to category restrictions. A handful of my friends like rugby guys- you know the ones in their grey joggers, with scarily wide shoulders and an 'Edinburgh' looking face. One likes music kids, where the musical influence just shines through on that t-shirt of theirs and another is into a very specific- and I quote "guys whose style is different from that of their group".

Boys are now seen as the classic 'it' item, as far as i'm concerned, and nothing explains a person more than how they accessorise.

Girl gossip,

After explaining Gossip girl and it's alluring charm to an assortment of "adults" lately I think it's time for a written justification of it's value in modern society(the fashion world...).

Gossip girl is an utter fashion reference point with every(desirable...) style given it's own representative. When clothing first became mass produced it was copied from screen styles worn by the legendary actresses of the day, magazines and their 'raison d'être'- photography play a big part in the world of fashion these days. If you mix these two previous points together you can understand Nick Knight's 'raison d'être'. Nick Knight- is a photographer focused on taking fashion forward, into the future. He is doing this with his Showstudio-http://www.showstudio.com/.

In my opinion Gossip girl's place on television is more concerned with style than acting and therefore acts as a moving canvas for all the folllowing styles. Making it an example of Nick's fashion forward thinking, albeit a very simple stage.

Now for the styles:

Take that boho chic Mischa Barton(used to...) pull of so well in real life; Vanessa Abrams has worn every possible statement item boho chic has ever claimed-

Blair Waldorf is everything boho isn't, she's classic, conservative and tailored. Wearing pencil skirts, fitted jackets and bows for adornment. Blair's signature is an ornamental hairband-

Serena Van der Woodsen is the build of the original "supermodels" with legs that go on forever and these are highlighted in her wardrobe of sexy, short dresses and party girl style. Serena's long blonde waves are a style statement on their own-

Lastly is little J. Jenny Humphrey the youngest of the girls who opts for a glam punk, dark look that is cleverly contradicted by her peroxide locks-

The bible is used by preachers who know it inside out to help tell moral stories to help guide people in their day to day lives.

Gossip girl should be viewed in this same way. Helping to show fashion enthusiasts the how-to guides of pulling of each style in day to day life.

Tomorrow, here come the boys...