We were told that skinny jeans were out last year, but women refused to stop wearing them. It will be the same this year with crossbody bags. They are practical and comfortable. We wear what we want to wear. Designers and fashion reporters need to check with us before they declare something as a dying trend.
We don't need them to check with us we need to just wear what suits us and stop expecting others of the same. Compliment your friends on who they are not what they wear.
Crossbody bags are always a MUST for all of us urban living folks! 😂 I’m just way too afraid of having someone run by and snatch my bag from my hand or off my shoulder or just leaving it somewhere by accident amongst all the hustle and bustle.
Function will always win over fashion. I will forever wear a crossbody! 😁 I love the trendy purse styles, but if it's not hands free, I won't even consider it.
Yall can pry my crossbody bags from my cold dead….well, not hands. Because hands free. Seriously I had no idea this was a trend. I’ve been exclusively wearing crossbody bags for so many years. I have back issues and these are the most comfortable.
i live in a colder climate and the hating on skinny jeans has puzzled me. i often wear high boots and i couldn’t figure out what to wear them with besides a skirt which isn’t going to happen when it’s snowing and 10 below. i think shoes make or break a look and wearing the right shoes is everything and when it comes to skinny jeans high boots are the perfect combination.
Do you use them in fall and winter? I find that skinny jeans in Norway are too cold in fall and winter. They are too tight and thin to keep any heat, so I’m only using skinny jeans in spring, summer and early fall, but i would love to wear them in colder weather as well
@Ingrid-fk7sp I wear my skinny jeans and leggings in the coldest winters. One must wear the new types of long johns under them. So thin, no one can detect them under the tightest jeans or leggings, and remarkably warm. Warmer than my old silk ones! Look on line for them.
I had a purse stolen when I was 20, I will never wear handheld ones again. I’m 63 and love crossbody bags. I also wear my skinny jeans when I feel like it. It’s about comfort and safety for me.
Being hands free is a lifestyle choice more than a fashion choice for me. Cross body bags are practical for people on the go. I will use a clutch for dressy events- where I mostly seated such as a dinner or symphony concert.
Anne of Green Gables girl here. I read all the books as a young girl, loved the movies and even travelled to the Green Gables house on Prince Edward Island.
As the title said, fashion TRENDS. They're only trends, next year it will be different again. Thats why I don't follow trends. Wear what you want. Its not sustainable to follow then unfollow trends.
Mixed metals have been in for decades. David Yurman, Bill Blass, Scott Kay, Judith Ripka have ALL mixed metals in their designs. My stylish Mom mixed metals in the 1950's.
Love your hair long, so sick of people saying you have to cut your hair after a certain age, if you don’t like it cut your own hair, if anything that ages you.
OMG wgat is with women over 50 getting the man haircut? If anything as women age they need some softness around their face. At times I see people that the only way I can tell they are a woman is by looking at their chest (not to sound creepy). Just because one is older, don't give up, and let yourself go!❤
@@ZibaLennox I travel quite a bit so I like the travelon crossbody with locking zippers. Not a fashion statement, but I’ve never felt out of place with it anywhere. Never have been a luxury bag girl ever though…🤷🏽♀️
Interesting, what you have said about luxury brands. You are not the only "influencer" saying it. People are very tired of the high prices and sometimes low quality of these products, where the expense is due to their branding and not the quality of the product. Who doesn't want a Chanel tweed? But can you get something as attractive in a high quality that is less expensive?
Yes, no one is going to turn down a Chanel tweed😂 that’s one thing that I was trying to articulate, in some cases, quality is not what we are thinking it is anymore, which upset many about Dior, as a most recent example. Van cleef has also diminished their packaging in the name of sustainability, however, arguably, the previous package was more sustainable because it was easier to preserve and keep forever vs the current cheaper packaging.
Balenciaga is at the top of disgusting brands for me..... I agree with you about becoming disillusioned and seeing the truth of many luxury brands. I absolutely loved this video and your commentary!
If you buy from Balenciaga, you support their platform. After that disastrous, disgusting ad using children in a sexual way I will never purchase from them.
Yes. “Designer” anything is tired. Being snubbed by salespeople. Overpaying by THOUSANDS of dollars! I understand the draw of high fashion high visibility. I don’t like the price. The prices are ludicrous! there are so many really gorgeous bags and clothes now that are easily found online that are more appealing at the moment.
I love your beautiful, long hair. I am so sick & tired of those who say that middle aged women cannot have long hair. I do not feel or look feminine with shorter hair,
There's a tanner on RU-vid who destroys luxury bags and reveals how cheaply many are made. He says the expensive prices help to pay monthly rent for the company's brick and mortar stores.
I’m definitely an Ann of Green Gables girl. I watched the new version of it, but it did not come close to the original. I love puff sleeves! I honestly like to wear what I like. I love fashion, but will wear what I feel looks good and feels comfortable on me. Great video.
Omg, I watched the new one too! I’m glad they made it because it made me want to watch the old one badly but couldn’t find it anywhere! Dressing for what suits you and gives you confidence is everything! Many times we’re made into fashion victims because there’s so much marketing spend that eventually it convinces us we need it. Kind of like when you keep hearing a song on radio until you like it!😂 Thanks so much for the feedback😊
haha! Everyone has one, literally don't know many people that don't have one. I think it's a symbol of being in "club", which I think as humans we crave that sense of belonging. Coach was very in when I was growing up in the 90's! I begged my parents for one and they simply said "no". LOL
All the LV hate is valid, but I spent my career in Asia as a buyer, it just brings me nostalgia. For my honeymoon I splurged on a 24" carry-on. Buying at the LV boutique in Hong Kong saved a lot of duty $$ . My son brought the bag to college to the hoots of his frat, calling him "bougie boy", grown boys are so funny... and I still get some moments from LV.
I really appreciate your realistic approach to fashion and how you acknowledge that we still have our old stuff and it's okay to use it. I would do my own thing anyway, but it's really nice to see someone who advocates for that. I've seen videos where the person is talking about the fashion that is going out-of-style with derision, like it's a disease now and you must stay away from wearing it at all costs, or they imply that you're a loser if you keep wearing the item. Really annoying. Most of us can't just throw away our current wardrobe every time the fashion houses decide to change fashion. Your delivery is so pleasant, too. New subscriber here.
I really appreciate that!! Thank you for your feedback, means a lot. It’s top of mind for me that not everyone gets gifted clothes and/or paid to style them. I try to lead with that intention as well as think about what would make some feel pretty! Welcome ❤️
It seems to me that fashion totally ignores needs. We now can wear big soft comfortable shoes, practical and necessary hands free cross body bags and clothing that doesn’t drape along dirty pavements and hang wet around your ankles and they are becoming ‘old hat’. What nonsense is that! The world is dangerous, we need all the help we can get.
I just can't mix metals. I know it is in, but it looks weird to me. I love my crossbodies and I don't care if they are in or out, I'll keep using mine. They are comfier and safer. I can do a shoulder bag too but a clutch or top handle, no. Too much work to carry a bag and worry about setting it down somewhere and losing it. I like puffed sleeves too, not big ones but little ones. I also like flutter sleeves. Both are flattering for pear shapes.
So I just had to tell you that I also am a lifelong Anna of Green Gables fan, and I even played Diana in the school play in the seventh grade. Lol! I just found your channel and really enjoyed this video. What you said about not seeking out designer bags anymore really resonated with me I used to buy at least 1 to 2 high-end bags per year for many many years and now I’m not really on the lookout. If something finds me it does and if not, oh well. I’ve never been one to fall heavily for trends, so what I buy is either pretty classic or just something that is consistently “me” like bows. Anyway, great video!
Oh I love this! Thanks for sharing your love of Anne, and how fun to be on stage playing Diana, iconic! After a while you just feel played, appreciate you saying hi😂
Crossbody bags are a classic style that NEVER goes out of fashion. It is a MUST HAVE staple let the top handle bags come in but it is we the consumers that will dictate what is out and what is a must have I say! Same to kitten heels. As for puffed sleeves I agree whip them out when you feel like it, they add a bit of drama to ho hum sleeves. :D
Hey! Yes, as I mentioned, it’s a silhouette and overall trend of more top handles, shoulder bag and clutches being offered. Many bags have a strap to convert😊 Most things have momentum and the ebb and flow, but to some that’s the fun part to rediscover pieces in our closets or styles to shop!
@@ZibaLennox Yep, crossbody's have never gone out of style seem they have been on trend since I was in Jr high. High school top handles were in but every one included a strap. Kitten heels are as much a staple as loafers and ballerina flats. The toes and heel shape changes the structure does not. Personally I tend not to follow trends but follow classic lines you can just grab and go.
I'm just not a "cool" girl. I will continue to use my cross body bags. I love them and they are so convenient! I just bought a gorgeous leather bag in the Czech Republic when I was in Europe last month. It has a removable strap but it's a crossbody. I plan on using it a lot this fall.
I am not even goona lie puff sleeves till I die. Because “Marilla look at the puffs!” 😆I’m sorry I couldn’t resist giving an Anne of Green Gables quote.❤
@@ZibaLennox Me too! “You look ridiculous you will have to turn sideways to get through the door.” 😆It’s amazing the things you remember and the things you don’t.
Crossbody bags will be in my closet forever. LOL Having to constantly push the strap back up on my shoulder, or needing to have one hand occupied by holding a bag is not happening for me. I need freedom of movement when I am out and about. I take the IG & Pinterest photos with a grain of salt, as they are posed photos and not how those ladies are in real life.
I don’t usually follow fashion channels but I am following yours because you are not driving purchases you are focusing how to incorporate pieces and just stay updated!
I appreciate that so much! Means a lot❤️ I love shopping TBH esp for key seasonal pieces but I believe in being creative to pull looks together. Thanks for saying hi😊
Clutches are a big no for me. They need a little handle or loop so I can hold a drink or get appetizers during cocktail hour. That’s the thing about handbags- they need to be practical as well as pretty.
Love this video. Your on point with luxury, just went to Paris and purchased from LV, honestly the whole buying experience has even lost it’s excitement and regret giving them my money!
So happy that ripped jeans are out never have or will buy a pair. Also happy to see the end of name brand cross body bags or camera bags go, if I see another Mimco or country road bag 🤪. Understated has always been my style never followed free advertising for companies. Your whole blog resonates with me 🙏 dirty sneakers 🙈 why
I don’t remember who said it but someone famous said ( and I agree) “Trends are for the anxious.” My mother gave me good advice when I was young, She said wear what flatters you and what makes you feel good. Wear the clothes- don’t let the clothes wear you. I haven’t forgotten and am always comfortable in what I wear, never even think about it.
I think there's a lot to be said for supporting your local leatherworkers and small fashion businesses. You can find some lovely, well-made, well-designed bags, belts, wallets, and so forth at art/craft fairs, horse shows, and other events where craftspeople sell their wares. Their booths always smell wonderful, too.
I'm a Megan Follows Green Gables girl!!! My favorite movie of all time. I like puffed sleeves but can do big ones I'm a small person:) Love your take on the trends!!
Thanks for the great video. It got me thinking about practicality v. trends a bit, too. Living in a high crime urban center where you walk a lot or take public transit carrying all kinds of things v. driving everywhere from your safe garage to a safe parking place near your destination means cross body bags will always be papular in those contexts. This also drives shoe choices so I’m thrilled to see heels are out so I can look trendy and be practical!
haha, I'm still about to sew myself a puffy shirt with Liberty fabric. I know it's not the most current look but I love Liberty. 🌺 And yeah, I have been known to make the fashion flubber of looking too costumey . Little House on the Prairie reboot, here I come. 😁
Trends are fun as long as they're not treated as divine edicts. I prefer to think of them (when I think of them at all) as an invitation to try something new, rather than an order to abandon things I love that may not be this year's "it" look. As far as I'm concerned, as long as you combine the elements of an outfit carefully, there are very few individual items that are so far out of fashion as to be unwearable (and on the rare occasions that does happen, it's generally something so horrifically ugly we must all have been insane to buy it in the first place!)
As I am currently recovering from foot surgery, I bought some very similar to GG (chunky with a glitter star), I think I gotta keep them because no kitten heels will be happening here
For me it is sneakers with dress or evening wear. I was dumbfounded when I saw a photo of my oldest Granddaughter this year in a stunning prom gown and then saw she was wearing SNEAKERS😝
I will be 73 on Friday, and mixed metals are fine with me especially if you are wearing a family piece of antique jewelry Statement piece. My late Husband actually brought me an antique Bedouin necklace in hand wrought silver from Oman about twenty years ago that I wear on occasion and it is a statement that gently tingles when I walk. It is lovely!
I love crossbody bags with removable or convertible straps. Makes them so much more versatile. I recently purchased a crossbody, but after playing with it at home and realizing there was no way to convert, remove, or even hide the long strap, I returned it.
Hi there!! I’m new to your channel as of today and I love your style!! This was a very interesting video that I agree with you totally!!! Anne of green gables, oh yes love it!!! Cheers and love from Canada 🇨🇦
I'm so glad you commented on Luxury. You hit every single nail on the head!👍 They've cut back on not only the contents but the luxury part of the presentation along with customer service. And with any findings of shenanigans or dirty deeds of the history/current doings business-wise...it doesn't seem so impressive or special. I totally agree with you. So what are they doing? What am I doing?? I look for quality and what I like. I never liked brand names splattered across anything anyway!
Absolutely!! And thanks for the feedback. 😊 I think the customer service is spotty too. Sometimes they make you feel like you don’t belong there and it’s not a good feeling!
Still love the crossbody due to functionality of it, still wearing the chunky dad sneakers because i need it for my commute to work (living in one of the largest metropolitan city), and also still love the puff sleeves but thats because it kind of reminds me of my ethnic background culture which is called "Filipiniana" but all good points!
Oh I love that! Things that remind us of our culture are so special! What type of chunky sneakers have you found to be comfortable? For me, they’re usually so clunky it tires my feet!
@@ZibaLennoxTbh, the new balance wasn't it for me. I go for Hokas! Hokas are so comfy and my friend who is an Occupational Therapist and my podiatrists love Hokas for their patients!
Carrying a bag in hand or under your arm, restreins an arm, showing you don't need an arm. You have someone else to schlep your stuff around. Women who walk around a lot and have shit to do, places to be and packages to schlep wear backpacks or, cross bodies or even bum bags/ pouches. Not to mention briefcases or rolling trolley. Bags that don't restrain an arm or the body.
I have always liked a shoulder bag or one I hang on my arm, a clutch for going out to dinner/evening, etc.... and only recently got 2 cross body bags...I don't know why I haven't had them all my life!!! So handy, but they're small, so I still need my big shoulder bag for all the crap I have to take everywhere!!😊😊😂
There are beautiful, high quality bags that don’t have the crazy price or flashy label. I love Oroton, which is an iconic Australian brand. Their quality is excellent but the styles are understated (more quiet luxury). I hit the outlet online and do super well. A bag has to be functional for me, first and foremost.
I have mixed my metals in jewellery before it was fashionable. I have worn silver charms on gold chains and even worn gold and silver earrings at the same time. I have a few pairs of jeans I got from a little shop in the Uk called Be You where they carry clothes made in Italy. I got a few pairs of what they call cocoon jeans. They are loose in the leg and get a bit narrower at the ankle. In high school I had a wing tip collard blouse with leg-of-mutton sleeves on it that my mum made me. I wish I had those blouses still.
I have never worn any bag for fashion reasons: practicality is what matters. A crossbody may spoil the line of a good suit or frock, say, but I need one most of the time.
I’ll move to my handheld and shoulder bags during my daily life but I’m sticking to my crossbody bags for vacation. Much more secure and hard to steal.
I love a crossbody bag. Especially when traveling because it's more secure and I don't really follow trends. I wear what I like whenever I like, fragrances included😉✌🏽💕
What's up with all these people being so defensive in the comments? Nobody's forbidding you from wearing Sambas and crossbody bags. But if you clicked on this video you're interested in trends and that's what she's talking about, no more no less.
Thanks! Fashion is so personal, I'm often in "out of style" looks because real life! I think fashion is about self expression and it's kind of a "sport", I agree no one is coming after anyone about personal choices. Most of the time people are so concerned with themselves that there's no time for judging others, like being at the pool in swimsuit!
It’s funny how these things happen. Until last year I only wore my large tote bag and at a certain point I started to feel “outdated” coz everyone was wearing crossbody bags. I’d either wear my tote or a backpack, but then I decided to get myself a crossbody and loved it! I’ve been wearing it daily for almost a year now and not sure I want to switch again.
I think tiny tiny case for credit card phone cross body and tote on shoulder for tissues fan lipstick etc no valuable s perfect for day out in the city
Bags are very situation specific. Although the crossbody maybe less trendy across the board, it comes down to when and where you wear it. Great video! ❤
When will this fad end with people posting pictures of themselves with phones in hands taking selfies? It's getting obnoxious. Surely good pictures can be taken w/o having to do that.
In the 1960s and certainly in the 1970s, women were working outside the home, and balancing many lives in one. The shoulder bag was considered the most liberating purse ever, and women don't want to go back to bothersome little "pocketbooks." The crossbody is essential for city and travel. Less likely to be stolen. Regarding the small handbags, I was stupid enough to spend a small fortune on two beauties in the early 2000s. Ridiculous. Had to carry a leather briefcase along with those things!
Shoulder bag silhouette is very trendy this year 😊 I travel all the time and usually carry a tote on top of my carry-on. Sometimes we get wrapped up and buy a tiny bag such as you did. Style is just personal but above all, should be fun, right ?!❤️
unless someone is wealthy it is ridiculous to not wear some of these fashions still. Also, kind of wasteful too. I believe for me to wear what I love and to not get rid of items just because the trend is so called out. OR what they say is out lol Puff sleeves and Samba's are not going out in my world. Also, those chunky shoes you say are now in fashion I think are ugly and with me being small would look ridiculous. Good quality lasts so why get rid of just because it is out with people who are wasteful and basically snobs lol
I didn't say sambas! Sambas are NOT chunky, I showed my Balenciaga triple s's! Shopping your closet is key as well as wearing what you like and flatters you.
@@ZibaLennox fair enough. I do love wide legs though, I got rid of all of my straight legs and skinny jeans. But still like boot flared. BTW, was not calling you a snob lol
Speaking of controversy - Balenciaga's child sexploitation. Imo, that goes way beyond controversial. It was an intentionally degenerate ad by Balenciaga possibly meant to gauge how far they could push the public's limit. I'm glad the public pushed back. Yet you displayed runners by the brand and didn't mention it.
Hey Gremlin! I used the sneakers of examples of an out of trend style and later listed Balenciaga as an example of a scandal laden brand. The purpose of this video was not a deep dive of luxury brand scandals, that would make a great video, but it was not this one.
I’m a total Anne of Green Gables fan. I would beg my parents to take me to PEI every year to see the play an visit every Anne landmark. I had the entire collection of books, and re read them often. If you can get your hand on the first mini series made over 30 years ago, that is perfection. The Anne with an E series is awful.
