By Tracey Matthewson
EMBELLISHMENTS page 60
ORNAMENTS ARE FOR CHRISTMAS. ACCESSORIES ARE FOR SUMMER Photography Hanna Kristina Styling Rachel Holland Hair & Makeup Charlotte Stagg Model Tiiu @ Sapphire Model Managment
As the days warm up, there tends to be a growing inclination to begin
bare-wrist owners are being swept off to the beaches, leaving a
shedding layers as opposed to piling them on—a seasonal psychology
string of jettisoned clothing in their wake just like ornaments that
to exclude our accessories as the temperature rises. The bold patterns
are tossed into boxes while the Christmas tree gets dragged to the
and soft details of this season’s blouses and waistcoats just do not
dump in a trail of pine needles. To say these accessories will be
demand a barrage of necklaces to make up for any lost details.
packed away without a glimpse of sunlight until the wintertime,
Somehow bracelets, necklaces, and earrings have become
though, is definitely a stretch. What actually seems to be happen-
synonymous with Christmas ornaments, at least in my mind. This
ing is not at all relevant to my ornament analogy; we’ve begun to
does not at all mean that I see myself or anyone else as a Christ-
trade a multitude of accessories for just a few functional items:
mas tree, but there is some research to be had in this respect...
minimalist bags that hold everything, one thick bangle instead
Besides the comparison works too well with Christmas in July to
of a wrist-full of them or a dainty ring, complimenting a delicate
pass up.
sun-kissed hand on the steering wheel of a car headed to the next
Actually, the whole analogy is just a ploy to support my growing observation that accessories are being left at home while their
summer adventure.