Corduroy is something that seems to be completely unavoidable at the moment; whether it’s in our staple pieces or something very of the moment, corduroy is something I think will work into all our wardrobes one way or another before we know it.
As someone who acknowledges trends but doesn’t always buy into them with full throttle, I look at corduroy with a bit of a wary eye. Corduroy, like leopard print, is absolutely everywhere at the moment - you can’t walk down your high street without seeing it in every other shop window. It’s wearable, comfortable and certainly autumnal.
Yet, I won’t be investing in it heavily.
Why? Not because I don’t love it, I do, but it doesn’t have the longevity I look for when investing in trends. Having the odd piece that works well with jeans or a statement pair of trousers, a midi skirt or pinafore dress is great, but having all my staple pieces made of the fabric means that in a few months time I’ll be left with a wardrobe full of clothes no longer fashionable that I don’t want to wear.
Yes corduroy is a staple autumnal fabric, yes we see it rear its head as we near the end of September and yearn for a heavier fabric in jewel tones but this year something is different. This year it’s absolutely everywhere and this year, I think we may have ruined it for ourselves and had too much of a good thing. With it featuring so heavily in our wardrobes this autumn, when we hit October next year and then to corduroy are we going to be thinking ‘that’s so last year’?
I think it’s a great trend to buy into and definitely taps into a seventies look with mustards, burnt oranges and flared but structured pieces on the high street but I think we’re better off now indulging in too heavily sticking to a statement jacket or simple skirt that we can wear year after year. A smaller nod to the trend that when worn with woollen tights and a pair of Chelsea boots appears timeless and not so last year.
Timeless is a trend I can buy into.
As someone who acknowledges trends but doesn’t always buy into them with full throttle, I look at corduroy with a bit of a wary eye. Corduroy, like leopard print, is absolutely everywhere at the moment - you can’t walk down your high street without seeing it in every other shop window. It’s wearable, comfortable and certainly autumnal.
Yet, I won’t be investing in it heavily.
Why? Not because I don’t love it, I do, but it doesn’t have the longevity I look for when investing in trends. Having the odd piece that works well with jeans or a statement pair of trousers, a midi skirt or pinafore dress is great, but having all my staple pieces made of the fabric means that in a few months time I’ll be left with a wardrobe full of clothes no longer fashionable that I don’t want to wear.
Yes corduroy is a staple autumnal fabric, yes we see it rear its head as we near the end of September and yearn for a heavier fabric in jewel tones but this year something is different. This year it’s absolutely everywhere and this year, I think we may have ruined it for ourselves and had too much of a good thing. With it featuring so heavily in our wardrobes this autumn, when we hit October next year and then to corduroy are we going to be thinking ‘that’s so last year’?
I think it’s a great trend to buy into and definitely taps into a seventies look with mustards, burnt oranges and flared but structured pieces on the high street but I think we’re better off now indulging in too heavily sticking to a statement jacket or simple skirt that we can wear year after year. A smaller nod to the trend that when worn with woollen tights and a pair of Chelsea boots appears timeless and not so last year.
Timeless is a trend I can buy into.
My Top Pick Staple Pieces //
ASOS Black Washed Skirt
ASOS Cord Shirt Dress
Weekday Tappered Cord Trousers
Cream Cord Skirt
Monki Cord Mini Dungaree Dress
ASOS Cord Shirt Dress
Weekday Tappered Cord Trousers
Cream Cord Skirt
Monki Cord Mini Dungaree Dress
What I'm Wearing //
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