6 Garments to Wear w/ Long Boots for Everyday, Lowkey Dressing (Avant Garde style )

 Just before winter ends in August, I wanted to create a video that will add value to your styling process for winter. No matter where you are who you are, this video intends to help people with a massive boot collection and also for you  to wear your long boots more for everyday this winter. 

This video aims to show that by styling effectively, your look can shift into a more accessible everyday narrative.

So exploring new foms of freedom from the ordinary and banal is fun and challenging but by wearing pieces that allow u to move and function while still possessing that nuanced sartorial expression, I can say that you have finally discovered the true essence of style.

Avant Garde outfits and pieces denotes a flexible-aesthetic which has the ability to create editorial looks and also on the one end the ability to offer a restrained laid back sophistication. I am always finding different ways to re-contextualize existing silhouettes.

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6  GARMENTS 

SKIRTS

I do love pants but there's something tough and edgy when boots are worn with skirts. The optimum way to feature the long boots is through wearing split skirts. Nothing is more empowering when you're wearing a split skirt while striding in the city .

What I love with split skirts is how they give a peek of my boots and at the same time they obscure it beautifully. Very mystifying and striking. Skirts can make you look more statuesque and fluid since there is a continuity in the flow of the garment. Yet it still boggles me how men still can't wear skirts in this era as dictated by the norms and society.Indeed, the skirt is a template that can beautifully morph the body, height, movement- everything! 

TUNICS

A tunic is a garment with a simplistic style that reaches the thighs or knees . I choose tunics to work well with long  boots because the length  covers the thighs and by doing that, it creates a seamless profile  of the legs and boots. If you want the whole aesthetic genderless and gender fluid, stick with boxy tunics with a plain motif

OVERSIZED T-SHIRTS

T-shirts are all rounder, transpersonal pieces that can take you very far in terms  of style variety. I find that big shirts escalates my proportions and silhouette while wearing thigh high boots. Remember Rihanna and how she amazingly styled her Vetements boots with a simple black XXL shirt dress? That is the look I am always emulating when I feel daunted to wear my offbeat, Avant Garde boots. Always bear in mind that at the overpowering qualities of  boots  will remain but with balance and styling, you can embody that nonchalant, effortless vibe. 

ASYMMETRIC PIECES 

Basic pieces doesn't necessarily mean boring right? Yes I do love the simplicity of a t-shirt but if I wanted to emulate a strong shape and silhouette , then asymmetric pieces are another option! 

I do believe that Asymmetric pieces are silhouette breakers since they disrupt the normal field of view of the garments. Choose a mullet dress with a longer back and shorter front or a  longer side hem with a crop side. There's plenty in the market and if you wanted to support circular fashion , then Depop, theRealReal, Vestiaire Collective have great options for a fraction of a price.

COATS + BLAZERS

Coats and blazers can change an outift to pure poetry. It can transform the basic of the basic and make any look have an architectural tone. Blazers and coats are equal parts practical and polished. With wearing boots , it paints a whole new vibe.

 Coats and blazers can be worn in the city on many different functions and sartorial needs 

 as it is the quintessential urban clothing that one can have.

DROP CROTCH SHORTS

Shorts  are just like skirts but I would say their safer from.. perverts! Kidding aside, I think they are great! Finding the right shorts is key depending on the look you're aiming for. 

For me, this drop crotch shorts suit my genderless style because it eradicates the gender markings of the pants. It erases the masculinity and femininity of the garment . Notice how drop crotch shorts are low enough to look like a skirt yet it doesn't have an opening  which reaffirms it as a form of pants.

Shorts definitely bestow that nonchalant streetstyle nuance.

I may be wearing muted colours here but the visual and expressive nuance that these dark colours bring together embodies the summary of everything that I love in Avant Garde fashion. I will never forget Rick Owens famous quote  :

"With layering, sometimes the more the better. When you layer a lot of black you’re like a walking Louise Nevelson sculpture, and that’s pretty attractive. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable is also one of the most attractive things you can do."

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