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'Drape' your jacket and 4 other fashion tricks to try now.

By NICKY CHAMP

1. Don’t wear your jacket, ‘Drape’ it.

Have you noticed the fashion elite are draping their jackets over their shoulders rather than actually wearing them? I don’t know what this means… there’s no doubt a very serious reason for it…

Click through the gallery to see how not to wear your jacket and how it’s influence has already affected the Mamamia editorial team.

2. Switch your handbag for a clutch. 

Even if you it’s still light outside. Rebellious, I know.

3. Half-tuck in your shirt.

It’s unclear whether designers like Dries Van Noten copied this trend from a scruffy schoolboy or something you know, a little more highbrow.

4. Flip it and reverse layer… everything. 

Now that the weather is getting a little cooler, wear your striped tees under leather tops/dresses or your printed garments under sheer blouses or just you know, pile on everything you own at once.

5. Wear your sneakers ironically.

As in you have no intention of going to the gym or exercising in even the slightest way but you’ll wear your sneakers anyway. Your go-to girl for this look should be Melanie Griffith in Working Girl, all business from head-to-ankle and then bam! hit ’em with your power sneaker freak on.

What fashion trend do you just not get? 

Top Comments

Lala 11 years ago

The sneakers with workwear has been around way before this "new trend", though for more practical reasons such as keeping your feet comfortable on the way to work, then to change into your heels at the office.

I agree with everyone else about the draped jacket look – hate it.

It's like we're running out of real fashion ideas!


essbee. 11 years ago

Hate hate hate the draped jacket look.
Wear it or dont!!!
I also hate the wearing nike runners with outfits.
They are still runners and its not cool- unless they are converses, vans etc
but not runners that should only be worn in a gym.