The challenging of stereotypes and questioning of status quos in 2018 also reverberated into fashion. Photo: Getty
The past year has been a tumultuous one, politically and socially for women, with the rise of the very necessary #Metoo movement.
Women’s voices are being raised across all platforms, challenging stereotypes and questioning status quos. This directly relates to the world of fashion also: more than frivolous escapism, there is a sentiment at the base of fashion trends that indicates a current mood.
And from a few of the more dominant memes I’ve been seeing, welcome to the revolution.
Sneakers. With a dress. Why didn’t we do this a lot earlier? Photo: Getty
Saying a woman wore “sensible’ shoes was once a term of derision, insinuating that she was plain, or a lesbian who didn’t give a s— what men think, and that is the look most women are enthusiastically going for now, by the way. The sensible shoe crowd, were – who would have thought – incredibly sensible and figured out very early that it was easier to fight the patriarchy if your feet didn’t hurt and you could run for the bus.
Whichever designer decided that a funky sneaker makes a pretty dress look more modern should win every fashion award, for the rest of eternity.
But the adage has now come to mean that owning less is more. An edited wardrobe means your life and presumably your mind, becomes more organised.
Victoria’s Secret: presented by women, bought by men. Photo: Getty
I feel confident in saying that once you’ve left that scratchy, neon-pink G-string in nylon behind, there’s no stopping you.
Natalie Portman in Manhattan earlier this month. Photo: Getty
They, too, were once associated with the sartorial style of the sensible shoe women, WHO HAD IT RIGHT ALL ALONG, PEOPLE. Blazers and sneakers. It’s back to the ’80s. But with better hair.