Wear white bottoms because you like their crisp, bright, graphic, fresh, and modern integrity. They aren’t as streamlined and elongating as their dark counterparts, but there is more to being happy in an outfit than looking narrow and tall. 

Wearing nude-for-you undies underneath white bottoms creates an opaque effect. Make sure that pocket linings don’t grin though to the fronts of the bottoms too obviously. A roomier silhouette or pocketless style will prevent pockets from grinning.

If optical white bottoms are too crisp and stark, choose a warmer cream, ecru or tan. A cool-toned pale grey or light blue wash also works as “your white.” White jeans are dressier than faded blue, and white skirts can work instead of pants and jeans.

A new outfit from Sabra of My Style Is My Brand, whom we introduced to YLF in May 2022.

Sabra has tucked a hot pink bodysuit into very slouchy, oversized high-rise jeans with trendy extra broad stitched-down cuffs. She dresses up this casual denim look with a hip-length navy pinstripe gilet that she created by removing the sleeves from a men’s thrifted blazer. A leopard print belt tempers the volume of the jeans. The warm-toned pattern is repeated in our blogger’s unique wool felt hat. Hard-edge black monk-strap shoes ground the outfit. She piles on the jewellery with statement triple circle dangly earrings, a lariat necklace, metallic bracelets and a big emerald cocktail ring. The green is repeated in playful argyle socks. Oversized specs with tortoise-shell rim cleverly match the belt and hat, while Sabra’s lipstick matches the body-con top. Finally a self-patterned clutch in a darker pink echoes the colour of the top.

This COMFWALK shoe filler insert has made a world of difference to the comfort level of some of my shoes. I pop these under the existing footbed of shoes to create a better fit. So they tend to work best with shoes with removable footbeds. 

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For example, I removed the footbeds of two old pairs of Cole Haan oxfords and slid in a foam insert. This raised my foot in the shoes so that the sides don’t rub my ankle bones and the backs don’t rub my heels. Doctoring the fit in this way made them fit correctly and much more comfortably. Now they are as comfortable as my beloved ECCO sneakers.

Some of my friends and clients have used a foam insert in one shoe only when one of their feet is smaller than the other. The insert corrects the fit of a shoe that’s too roomy. Also, when you are in between shoe sizes, try adding foam inserts to the larger size to see if that creates the best fit. They come in sizes so be sure to select the correct size if you try them.

• Target is teaming up with Diane von Furstenberg for a 200-piece collection.
• Meanwhile, Merrell and Sweaty Betty are launching a women’s hiking capsule collection.
• Macy’s is planning to close 150 stores over the next three years.
• The next big hair accessory trend is using anything but a hair accessory according to Fashionista.
• American interior designer, collector and stylist Iris Apfel has passed away at age 102.
• From Swarovski crystals to ‘grills’ made with gems and precious metals, tooth jewellery is on the rise.
• H&M has unveiled a new store concept in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood featuring a second-hand shop-in-shop. The store is the first in North America to offer the “Pre-Loved” shop-in-shop experience.
• French designer Claude Montana, renowned for his oversized shoulder silhouettes, has died at age 76.
• 1980’s favourite The Body Shop has entered administration in the UK.
• With a new exhibition, the de Young Museum is paying tribute to the look of San Francisco.

Fun Fashion Fact

According to The Guardian, style icon Iris Apfel never paid full price:

“… she never ever bought full-price: her many rails and under-the-bed suitcases of couture were sale-price samples, chosen for their cut, fabric, skilled craftwork and colour dazzle. She might wear them over thrift shop pyjamas, or under a Peking Opera costume, with hawsers of necklaces atop. Money could not buy personal style, she said, prettiness withered, beauty could corrode the soul. All that really mattered was ‘attitude, attitude, attitude’.”