The sense of good taste fluctuates from time to time.
The displayed appetite for difference is equally so.
What can be worn?
What should we forbid ourselves?
Taste, writes Kant, is
“the faculty of judging beauty”.
Subtle balance that depends on the spirit of the times and the fashion of the moment.
To discover
SERVICE: Win a Delonghi espresso machine and six packets of coffee beans
» Discover all of F, Art of living
Rhinestones, sequins, wide and decorated cuffs, golden shoes were, since the 1970s and even more so in the 1980s, to be handled with care.
Their abuse killing both the silhouette and the reputation.
No question of combining them all the time but only by small, light, almost accidental touches.
Today, the decorative and chic aspect has won over the popular symbolism.
No one now finds fault with a woman wearing a bag embroidered with fuchsia sequins during the day.
Or golden pumps.
Or generously branded bracelets.
Better still, wearing them at night would have become a commonplace unsuitable for satisfaction...
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 37% left to discover.
Cultivating your freedom is cultivating your curiosity.
Keep reading your article for €0.99 for the first month
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Login