I mentioned last week that shamefully, I purchased Topshop's grey satin turbans and that I would try some outfits that wouldn't be shouting 'Look at me, I'm chanelling Prada SS07' despite the blatant reference with the turban. Well mission accomplished. For a start, the turban is more normal and mundane looking than one might think and I should have known since it is Topshop, that it would be tame in comparisom to the real McCoy (which I saw on Sloane Street priced at a whooping £260!). Really, one would call it a soft hat and in the steely grey, it's just easy peasy to wear.
So versatile is it, that I would venture to the office, the supermarket, a party, shopping, whatever, wherever wearing it and no-one would bat an eyelash. That sounded like some kind of cheesy infomercial but I kid you not. I was almost a little disappointed at it's boring demeanour. Still, getting a lot of wear out of a £15 hat is no bad thing and since I was out to make it last past this spring summer season, it looks like I'll most certainly accomplish that.
I found that wearing it with my fringe tucked under the turban on the left made it more 'turban' like and wearing it with the fringe out (easier for me as I have a LOT of fringe) made it more 'hat' like. So I suppose in that way, I could control the 'turban' qualities of the hat with my hair. So I guess in a way I'm thankful that Topshop was out to make a bit of dosh when they produced this turban/hat by making it as ordinary as it is.
Vintage silk t-shirt, Future Classics button down silk skirt w/ oversized pockets, vintage sheer slip skirt, Jens Laugesen white shirt, vintage white and silver ribbed belt, Salvatore Ferragamo white bow pumps
Topshop Unique maci navy wool dress, Uniqlo grey t-shirt, vintage perspex wedges // Vintage metallic thread shirt, Miss Sixty skinny jeans, white moccasins // Vintage cream slip dress, grey and white sheer double layered top, grey thick ribbed wool tights, vintage cream lace pumps
Stella McCartney for H&M trenchcoat, vintage silver strapless dress, Eley Kishimoto spider web socks, vintage perspex wedges, white chain necklace, H&M flower necklace // Felipe Oliveira Baptista for Uniqlo black dress, ruched satin black belt, grey wedges with a hole
(Background illustrations by Nom Kinnearking)
