February 2019 – Lincoln's Side Style

I am going to start this off by saying there are some awesome trends that I adore, that if they had not been trending I would have never even tried. But I hate trends. You will never see me write about what is trending. I like following trends because they introduce me to new styles, but I do not care if something is no longer trending this year. Trends have an interesting impact on society. Nowadays if you put feathers in your hair, you look like a fool. But back in 2014ish that was all the rage! Or low rise jeans in the early 2000s. Trends lead to meaningless shopping. You want to go and buy the latest trends, but next year they will be out of style so you have to go and buy the next trends. This leads to a lot of clothes that you will never wear ever again! Trends have shaped my personal style in being inspired by them, but I genuinely like a lot of the trends over the years and still incorporate them into my style rather than changing every year. A lot of my style today is based off of trends from many many years ago.

That is not to say that following trends is bad! I understand watching New York Fashion Week every year to see what the newest and chicest new trend to hit the runway. But we have to be conscious of the effects these trends have on us. Do not fall for a trend you do not love in order to fit in, you will hate your pictures of this time looking back. Do not ditch last years trends! There is still a place for it with this year and for years to come.

I am talking about trends on this post because this outfit is not 2019 trendy at all. Of course polka dots and monochromatic colors never go out of style. But the collared for this shirt, that is a very 2012 trend that I still to this day absolutely adore. Along with those Peter Pan collared shirts from your high school years that have and will continue to pop in and out high fashion over the years. Maybe I like collared tops such as the one above due to their influence on vintage fashion, something that has always inspired me. But I contribute it to just genuinely falling in love with the style when it was trending in my early teenage years. Also not trending: the simple circle skirt that I have insisted on wearing over the years. This was a trend all through out 2012-2016 and seems to be making a come back for Spring 2019, but we will see. I will forever argue that it will never go out of style, it is such an amazing staple that automatically ties the outfit together and makes it look nice and polished. And then of course the infamous sock bun that I will forever be bullied for not giving up. The year was 2013 and Miley Cyrus’s street style was at an all time high (but we will see because she has been coming back lately) and everyone was watching intently to see what she would wear next and how we could imitate it.

And she wears a sock bun often. And it absolutely catches on and is all the rage for about 2 years there.

I absolutely adore sock buns. I literally grew my hair out again this past year so I could wear sock buns again. It is simple and chic and classy. The sock bun is this sophisticated trend that I will never let go.

These are all trends that are not trendy anymore but are still classy and sophisticated. They can be incorporated into any outfit, especially moving forward to future trends. These trends are also really good to combine with newer trends to make a more professional look.

Now for the outfit:

Believe it or not, I have actually never ordered clothing from amazon before. There are so many brands that they have that I admire and want to buy from, but I have never taken it from wish list to cart. Until Now! I bought this entire outfit off of amazon. I want to focus on this post for the Allegra top pictured above, because the skirt and shoes are your basic ones.

I had a good first experience shopping with amazon fashion. I like this shirt. It is a cheap shirt though. It is only $20. It holds up very well and you do not need an undershirt underneath. But it is 100% polyester which creates a weird silhouette for this top. It bunches up easily. I would recommend for this top some clothing weights to keep it smooth above the skirt.

This shows you the back of the shirt here and the bunching it does. Also my messy sock bun that I refuse to let go.

So hopefully you enjoyed this post and my thoughts on trends. If you have any comments about your thoughts on trends leave them below! I would love to read them.

Until Next Time,

Hailey

Friday Favorites: Positivity This Week

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 by Lincolnssidestyles

I want to go back to doing my Friday favorites so here is the first one in a while! I will be doing these every week again. This is also an area where it is really just my opinion on what I like this week: anywhere from books, to articles, to fashion, to movies, anything really.

Right now I am working really hard to stay positive, as I discussed in my latest Instagram post. So this 5 Friday favorites are all what I am keeping in mind/ inspiring to stay positive. I feel like this is a basic tumblr self care post, but that’s okay. This is my Friday favorites or mood.

Megan Crean’s blog post on having a happy list. I had never considered doing this before and so far this week it has been really really helping me stay positive. A cute example of a happy list and things to remember when life gets sad. (credit)
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson- I have mentioned this book before. I read this book about a year ago and it fundamentally changed my life and outlook. Jenny Lawson compiles this amazing book about mixing mental illness with humor and facing everyday. I pick up this book every time I am feeling down, it helps put everything in perspective and helps get through everything.
Radical Transformation Project blog post on setting daily intentions. Since reading her posts, it is something I have been working on daily and has been really helping.
This blog post about dealing with bad days. Sad days happen, how do you deal with it though and not get off track? This is a really good summary of things to do to help that way you do not get overwhelmed. When bad things happen, the further you fall behind the worse it gets (as I have learned with school.)
This unsolicited advice planner by AdamJk. I love this planner, every week there is a new quote or passage about getting through it. It is not false positivity though, Adam is like this is awful, but you will get through it, every week.

Bonus- while researching my favorite posts and inspiration I stumbled on Zany Lady’s review on Thank u, next album by Ariana Grande. I personally LOVED this new album and Zany Lady’s interpretation and break down of the songs are amazing.

Hopefully this helps.

Until Next Time,

Hailey

The Facade of Karl Lagerfeld

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 by Lincolnssidestyles

Karl Lagerfeld was a fashion institution. He has for many years directed Chanel with his creative genius. Some of his signature styles: detachable collars, monochrome, and the double C we will forever be associated with Chanel. A lot of my personal style today was influenced by Karl Lagerfeld. I do not own sweatpants because of him. I spent a lot of teenage nights looking at his latest releases and overall being inspired by his monochromatic yet creative genius.

He was also a raging misogynist and fat phobic.

On multiple occasions, Karl Lagerfeld has made it known that his view of the fashion world is not inclusive to average or plus sized women. He referred to Adele as being “too fat” and Heidi Klum as being “too heavy for the runway” (1.) He has pushed for this exclusive fashion world with models not above the standard slender size. He even included himself in this ridiculous standard by losing 92 lbs in one year in order to be able fit into the slender suits made by various high end designers. Rather than pushing for inclusion, he pushed himself to conform to those standards, despite his influence to change them. It was not that he felt the modeling world would not support him in pushing for change, he avidly believed and fought for these unhealthy ideals.

He also pushed for the suppression of the #metoo movement, criticizing women for their reluctance to speak out sooner and on accusations against fellow designers, saying that models who do not want to be touched should join nunneries.

Lagerfeld had addressed his controversial statements as well, offering a half apology to Adele at one point. But also going as far as saying, that he himself is controversy. That he is larger than life and a caricature in which the Carnival of Venice never ends. Displaying his inflated ego and commitment to a falsified show. He is personifying an internet troll without himself being on the internet or even more so the counterproductive devil’s advocate.

Karl Lagerfeld’s influence on the fashion world is undeniable. He was a force of change and revolutionized the fashion world, but also continued the status quo of exclusionary policies and marginalizing the normal women. His affect’s on the fashion world are long lasting, but how much did he hinder the progress on the fashion world?

Until Next Time,

Hailey

Month: February 2019

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The Facade of Karl Lagerfeld