A GIRL IN HER WALLED CITY

Street Style’s Officially Back: Copenhagen Fashion Week SS22

I recently went to a friend’s house for a catch up and somewhere between coffee two and three, she mentioned that she felt like she’d totally lost her way with her personal style. I quickly glanced at my outfit and then hers – basically carbon copies of each other; white tee, straight blue jeans, Birkenstocks. Oh god, we’d lost it. The contrast between this and our younger years walking through the city’s Victorian arcades in our tailored trousers, cashmere knits and Italian leather brogues suddenly felt incredibly stark. This quick surge of panic triggered my brain to soften the blow with a comforting thought – maybe we’d just forgotten about it? Between buying houses, new jobs and having babies (not me) in lockdown, we’ve had fewer creative pennies in the jar and less time to focus on fashion. It’s been lower on our list, let’s say. But if I’m honest, I’m getting to the point where I’m tired of my Birkies – and by that I quite evidently don’t mean Birkins. Earlier this week,...

Why Resort 2021 Feels A Little Out Of Place

by agirlinherwalledcity

As the sun sets on Resort 2021, the urge to hop on a plane rises. Thankfully, designers softened the blow with less vacation-inspired cruise collections this time around. Instead using it as an opportunity to showcase their style DNA with a more practical, nu-pandemic approach. True, sand-in-your-hair holidaying may be a thing of the past for now but the fashion houses have proven that adjusting to the times with trans-seasonal pieces can be just as delightful… Isabel Marant If I was to be reincarnated I would like to come back as an Isabel Marant muse, please. Give me polished and feminine with an invisible yet powerful demeanour of ‘Parisian cool’ that’s impossible to emulate any day of the week. Eponymous for her ability to create that intangible nugget of French style, Marant always provides the ultimate in easy chic with the slightest touch of boho flair. Her Resort 2021 collection carried this sentiment with so much, possibly too much, ease. I’ve always been a huge believer that an incredible statement jacket is first and...