Keep everyone guessing with innocent bows one day and going wild with tribal accessories the next. Louis Vuitton heralded the trend with the heavily embellished ‘it’ shoe, Spicy platform sandals, unveilled in their Spring/Summer 2009 collection.
Waiting for a train, I was confronted by a guy I dated in my mid 20s. All of a sudden, my dating life flashed past my eyes and it wasn’t pretty. As I desperately tried to remember why we stopped dating, I was interrupted on my trip down memory lane when he said to me that I didn’t like him because he was a nice guy. However, this is where men make the majority of their mistakes. Women want to be with nice guys but men need to redefine what they think a ‘nice guy’ is.
Much like Mr Right for the Moment, bows are playful, fun and frivolous. And just like that significant other who isn’t all that significant, bows are a fad that won’t last forever. You shouldn’t place much emotional investment on a casual relationship so similarly only invest in clothes and accessories that you think will last the distance. Here is a selection of bow inspired accessories.
As 17 year old Cassi Van Den Dungen, the runner up of Australia’s Next Top Model, turns down a lucrative contract with local agency Priscilla and international agency Elite Models and walks away from modelling as fast as her four inch heels will take her in favour of staying with her labourer boyfriend, it makes me question my choices in life.
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