After fifteen years at Balenciaga, Nicolas Ghesquière quietly left his post as creative director last November.
Blog Party: Why I Love The Classics
June 30, 2012 12:15 PM
It’s recently dawned on me how most things in life are cyclical - everything eventually comes back around for a second play; rock n’ roll bands had their day in the 60’s and again in the 90’s; prawn cocktails are all the rage once more; people even like their photographs to look like they were taken in 1979. So, with this in mind, it has also become even more apparent to me how important and underestimated it is to have a few timeless, well-made classic items of clothing in your closet.
Trends change but, more often than not, a changing trend still has room for a classic garment. A quality denim jacket, for example, will last for many years, and, although the cut and shape may vary slightly through the decades, you will be able to pair it with many items of clothing that may only be popular for a few months.
There are also long term benefits of collecting the classics. While the term “vintage” is over-used, original items of clothing and accessories that have been well looked after and stand the test of time design-wise are hard to beat. Any quality leather shoes will always look better with age, and a classic style, such as a brogue, will still be worn in ten years’ time.
Having those few, staple classic pieces of clothing in your wardrobe, a jacket, a pair of shoes, a pair of timeless sunglasses, is an investment. Even if you only wear the Way Farers you spent your hard-earned cash on a few times this summer (probably less if you live in England as I do..), then fear not, for people will be sporting them for years to come, and you’ll be glad you bought them when the sun eventually does decide to shine.
Classic items of clothing are classic items of design and that, along with their high standards of materials and manufacture, ensure they will always look good, always go with what’s in your wardrobe and always be there to wear again when the time comes around.
by Peter Evans
Peter lives in London and writes the blog Send A Raven: www.sendaraven.blogspot.com
edited by Patrik Lundberg
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