We caught Sheila Tiu and her sister while exiting Zara. Just when we were about to lose hope! Dressed in a white loose button down polo, denim shorts, carrying a red Chanel GST purse and to top off the look, eye catching leopard printed oxford lace-ups from Forever 21, Shelia looked effortlessly chic. Her cute oxfords totally stood out amidst the simplicity of her look. It applies to the Trickle-Up Theory while hitting it's peak on the Trend Cycle Chart
Not many of you may know but Oxford shoes were called Wingtips and were worn by men back in the 1920's. A common characteristic of Oxfords are the shoelace eyelet tabs. They're stitched underneath the vamp which was referred to as "closed lacing." Back then, these shoes were made of leather. No prints and were worn during formal occasions. But time's have changed and nowadays they come in different colors and prints, and girls can now wear them too! Which makes us think.. If we were stylists, we'd totally mix those shoes up with a cute LBD (little black dress), a spunky leather or denim vest, layered gold necklaces, bracelets and rings and finish it off with a small black bag to dress up the already casual look. Throw on some aviators and fingerless gloves to give it more of a edgier/rocker kind of look.
Now time to talk about the guy we (or should I say, Guia) found. Since we didn't get to find a guy on the day itself, Guia made sure we found one by going to another mall. And thank god she found someone! Meet, Kim Tai Gon. Dressed in a pair of black wayfarers, graphic tee from Zara and jeans from Korea. Apparently he didn't remember where he got his fedora. Well, where ever he got it, it sure dressed up and topped off his very laid back ensemble. His black wayfarers caught Guias attention. A simple pair of black frames totally made his look much more interesting. It applies to the Trickle-Up Theory and it lands on the on the peak of the Trend Cycle Chart. Again, speaking of this made us think yet again.. If we were stylists, we'd add these frames to give a "kick" to any basic everyday look. Like a plain v-neck, a colored cardigan, skinnies, a pair of plimsolls, and top it off with a fedora or a beanie if you're going all out on the whole laid back look. VOILA!
You have seen them all over so now let's talk a bit about these classic frames. They were really popular back in the 50s and 60s (as seen on Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's). Although, sales fell very bad in the 70s. Yet, there was a comeback due to movies like Risky Business and Blues Brothers and shows like Miami Vice (80s). the comeback was short-lived though. BUT! The real comeback was mid 2000s (2006-2007 seen on some celebrities such as Johnny Depp, Justin Timberlake, Megan Fox and famous stylist Brad Goreski, 2008 very big in London, 2009 big everywhere).
Till the next post!! xo
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_shoe; Getty Images)
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