Devin Toolen is the Fashion Assistant at Cosmopolitan where shes responsible for anything and everything that comes through the fashion closet doors
A low-profile, clean sneaker is the move
For instance, in the 1850-1859 overview on the Fashion History Timeline (2020), fashion historian Harper Franklin writes that: passementerie trims such as fringe, tassels, ribbons, braids, and cords were very much in vogue during the 1850s for use on both the bodice and skirt. In both our dress and the fashion plate in figure 2, we can see examples of fringe adorning both the bodice and skirt
Further enhancing its charm is a delicately tucked high neckline and sultry leg split thats ensured to turn heads at your next event
We have all heard Coco Chanel's famous words, "Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off." Well the opposite was true in the early 2000's, where it was the norm to be decked out in gaudy accessories
I was lucky enough to have three of my four grandparents in my life well into adulthood, and when my grandfather died at the age of 98, I was almost 30
