dici Parties and thoughts of triumphs of rhinestones and sequins. Yes, but how do you accessorize a richly decorated dress, or conversely, how do you enhance a basic and simple dress for those who are not fans of sequins?
With Christmas And New Year’s around the corner, the dilemma is becoming more and more insistent: and there is only one solution, to focus on accessories with elegant textures, such as the velvet.
The most elegant accessories
Bags, shoes, headbands, belts, gloves and scarves. Soft to the touch and especially to the eye: no risk of blinding, rather get noticed with style. Among the good reasons to focus on a velor accessory: the trend is on the crest of the wave, and infects the entire wardrobe. Also, they are simple to reuse even in the everyday look, and they go perfectly with denim and wool.
Blue, black and red velvet for the holidays
What colors to focus on? Night bluevelvet among the most elegant for accessories, followed by black. Both are ideal for enhancing a simple sheath dress and also go well with the brightest dresses. Fit for purpose, a thin scarf Nineties (Zara), flat dancers (ViBi Venezia) or Friulian (Rooster) or again a shiny belt (Saint Laurent): some decorative crystal is allowed, especially on holidays. The Red velvet denotes a certain taste, and is ideal in combination with the simplest garments: just make it the protagonist, thanks to festive pumps (Jimmy Choo) or a mini bag pouch (Halité).
Velvet pumps with crystals, Jimmy Choo.
The It Bag velour, trend of the season
The velvet It Bags deserve a separate discussion: more chic than the leather counterparts, more resistant than the satin ones, less showy (and more affordable) than the bag covered with rhinestones trendy, they are the accessory to focus on to be reused throughout the winter season (such as the Cagole by Balenciaga or the new one Unique from Tom Ford).
Unique handbag, Tom Ford.
Not just shoes and bags
The flagship velvet accessory for Fall-Winter 2022/2023? THE gloveselbow length, as a diva, perfect for embellishing a sleeveless or one-shoulder dress with class, or to wear under a man’s coat. For those looking for an accessory that is easier to match, the most suitable velor touch is sui hair: a rounded headband, a bow or a scrunchie, to enhance the hairstyle; to experiment with in different shades from the most popular ones for the holidays, such as the bright pink and powder blue of the moment that wink at the 2000s.
Velvet scrunchie, COS.
How to match velvet accessories
How to match velvet accessories? There are many styling tips, and they vary according to the chosen outfit. The secret to not making mistakes: start from them to create the rest of the look, or use them as glamorous accent to elevate basic and minimal pieces.
Velvet bag and metal dress, like Diane Kruger at the Marrakech International Film Festival 2022 (Photo: Marc Piasecki/Getty Images).
Velvet on velvet? Never: the heavy curtain effect is just around the corner. Rather, to enhance a silk, metallic or knit dress. THE jewels? Pearls and yellow gold. For a slight vintage touch.
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