It totally depends on the style. In terms of the brand, I have never seen or tried them on IRL so I can't vouch for quality but I like everything I can see and read from the brand in terms of their attention to sustainability, craftsmanship, and artisanal focus.
If you are referring to the main style which they are very popular for right now, I think they (and the Vibi Venezia, and other velvet Mary Jane slippers) or the ones with the crystals feel very trendy/very fashion. I see a lot of people wear them out and about, and you can tell it's not really organic to their style based on everything else they're wearing. So it completely depends - if you wear a romantic and feminine style. That you have long silky slip dresses and skirt, that were frilly blouses. Of if you have a classic style and you want something colorful in a decadent fabric (velvet) to be the focus point of, say, a jeans and tee outfit. I think they could be an excellent purchase. If your look is more minimalist, or sporty, etc. you might be drawn to them because they're everywhere. And in that case, maybe there's something else in the range that might feel more timeless to you.
Take all this with a pinch of salt because a lot of this is also deeply personal. I love that we all view things in different ways - for examples you find them fungly, for me they're the epitome of a pretty shoe!
Same same saaaaaaaame. I can't get the Our Legacy ones out of my head tbh. Kind of wish these were the ones I bought for a test run (no pun intended!).
Hi Flo, Of course! I will be writing about it at some point as you're not the first person to ask. But to not keep you hanging, here's my process in a nutshell. I hope this is helpful! Thank you for supporting the newsletter! ❤️
1. I usually choose the weekly theme based on what you guys request from me. I also make a list of the 12 items I will be looking for (e.g. 3 tops, 2 bottoms, 2 pairs of shoes, etc.) and I will crossing things out as I go along. With it in mind, e.g. that week was athleisure, I go to Net-A-Porter and browse for a few hours (either the New In page or with the tops or bottoms filter on) and select any item I like the look of and that fits the theme. At the end of it, I usually will have 20 - 25 pieces which is more than a third of the products I’ll need. If you’re wondering why Net-A-Porter; they have the best quality imagery and the best browsing experience in my opinion. I have never worked with them (yet - I'd like to), I just have been shopping on that site for years and it is by far the best from a UX perspective so I will always recommend it to people.
2. I start splitting those first 20-25 items across 5 slides by aesthetic and color themes (if a few of them don’t fit in anywhere I delete them or save them on a separate slide for next week’s edit). Those five slides will be my five subcultures.
3. I repeat the process in step 1. with a few other multi-brand retailers (I really like the browsing experience of Moda, MyTheresa, etc. and I don't really like the American sites like FWRD or Revolve, I think their imagery is not great and the selection is a little bit all over the place). This time, I use the list of items more actively and filter by color, product category, or brand (e.g. I have a minimalist capsule, I’ll filter by Toteme and other minimalist brands).
4. And this point I will be missing 2 or 3 pieces per capsule and thats when I take a break. I make horrible capsules when I do them all in one go without looking up for hours because I never look at them with fresh eyes.
5. To find the remaining few pieces, I’ll check my favorite independent/small brands that aren’t sold anywhere but their own website. I also always check SSENSE at this point because they have a great selection of smaller indie designers.
In addition - the things I most care about when selecting the pieces are:
- The color coordination. I want the capsules to look visually appealing for you guys but also IRL color coordination is important to me. A lot of it is very personal: I like a tightly edited wardrobe - always have always will - and when you do it's important to have a somewhat consistent color story. I do think I'm doing a service to readers to stick to a color palette so that they can mix and match all their wardrobe together and get more wear out of each piece! I know that some people find it maybe a little old school and I try to be a little less OCD about it but I just really love color coordination that much!
- The core reason for this column to exist is to encourage more individuality. The primary focus is therefore always to try and make each of the five edits (subcultures) look as different as possible to one another.
What do you think about Flabelus? I think they’re the right balance of funglyb(fun but ugly).
Ok. Here's my brutally honest opinion.
It totally depends on the style. In terms of the brand, I have never seen or tried them on IRL so I can't vouch for quality but I like everything I can see and read from the brand in terms of their attention to sustainability, craftsmanship, and artisanal focus.
If you are referring to the main style which they are very popular for right now, I think they (and the Vibi Venezia, and other velvet Mary Jane slippers) or the ones with the crystals feel very trendy/very fashion. I see a lot of people wear them out and about, and you can tell it's not really organic to their style based on everything else they're wearing. So it completely depends - if you wear a romantic and feminine style. That you have long silky slip dresses and skirt, that were frilly blouses. Of if you have a classic style and you want something colorful in a decadent fabric (velvet) to be the focus point of, say, a jeans and tee outfit. I think they could be an excellent purchase. If your look is more minimalist, or sporty, etc. you might be drawn to them because they're everywhere. And in that case, maybe there's something else in the range that might feel more timeless to you.
Take all this with a pinch of salt because a lot of this is also deeply personal. I love that we all view things in different ways - for examples you find them fungly, for me they're the epitome of a pretty shoe!
Hope this is helpful!! Xx
Okay I need more ugly shoes, specifically athletic Mary Jane’s!
Same same saaaaaaaame. I can't get the Our Legacy ones out of my head tbh. Kind of wish these were the ones I bought for a test run (no pun intended!).
Would love you to talk us through how you create these perfect little capsules, like what's the thought process, where are you looking for pieces etc.
Hi Flo, Of course! I will be writing about it at some point as you're not the first person to ask. But to not keep you hanging, here's my process in a nutshell. I hope this is helpful! Thank you for supporting the newsletter! ❤️
1. I usually choose the weekly theme based on what you guys request from me. I also make a list of the 12 items I will be looking for (e.g. 3 tops, 2 bottoms, 2 pairs of shoes, etc.) and I will crossing things out as I go along. With it in mind, e.g. that week was athleisure, I go to Net-A-Porter and browse for a few hours (either the New In page or with the tops or bottoms filter on) and select any item I like the look of and that fits the theme. At the end of it, I usually will have 20 - 25 pieces which is more than a third of the products I’ll need. If you’re wondering why Net-A-Porter; they have the best quality imagery and the best browsing experience in my opinion. I have never worked with them (yet - I'd like to), I just have been shopping on that site for years and it is by far the best from a UX perspective so I will always recommend it to people.
2. I start splitting those first 20-25 items across 5 slides by aesthetic and color themes (if a few of them don’t fit in anywhere I delete them or save them on a separate slide for next week’s edit). Those five slides will be my five subcultures.
3. I repeat the process in step 1. with a few other multi-brand retailers (I really like the browsing experience of Moda, MyTheresa, etc. and I don't really like the American sites like FWRD or Revolve, I think their imagery is not great and the selection is a little bit all over the place). This time, I use the list of items more actively and filter by color, product category, or brand (e.g. I have a minimalist capsule, I’ll filter by Toteme and other minimalist brands).
4. And this point I will be missing 2 or 3 pieces per capsule and thats when I take a break. I make horrible capsules when I do them all in one go without looking up for hours because I never look at them with fresh eyes.
5. To find the remaining few pieces, I’ll check my favorite independent/small brands that aren’t sold anywhere but their own website. I also always check SSENSE at this point because they have a great selection of smaller indie designers.
In addition - the things I most care about when selecting the pieces are:
- The color coordination. I want the capsules to look visually appealing for you guys but also IRL color coordination is important to me. A lot of it is very personal: I like a tightly edited wardrobe - always have always will - and when you do it's important to have a somewhat consistent color story. I do think I'm doing a service to readers to stick to a color palette so that they can mix and match all their wardrobe together and get more wear out of each piece! I know that some people find it maybe a little old school and I try to be a little less OCD about it but I just really love color coordination that much!
- The core reason for this column to exist is to encourage more individuality. The primary focus is therefore always to try and make each of the five edits (subcultures) look as different as possible to one another.
Thank you!
The subhed alone dried my airport, I-know-it's-good-but-i-miss-you-joe tears! Love this + you!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ - Thank god we have fashion to distract us for a few seconds from the madness. Lots of love back Xx
Xooooo!