#SequinsandAnimalier | Valentina Expressions

Rock The Sequins Any Day, Any Hour

Do you think sequins belong only at the New Year’s party? Not anymore. Daytime affairs, running errands, going to the office or meeting with friends for coffee are good moments to wear sequins or shiny clothes. The secret is to wear sequins less conventionally in the daytime to make them pleasant and not make you feel out of place. Would you be afraid of wearing such a shiny garment if you were not attending a party? Would you worry about what people would say?

Worry not about people’s opinions, they don’t live your life and don’t pay your bills. Feel comfortable in your skin and wear all your best clothes any day, any hour of the day. Celebrate your life, as life will celebrate you back. Know that you are one of a kind and that your expression of originality can be an example for those who might not know how to do it.

Lately, I have worn sequins in the daytime very often. The sun’s reflection on the sequins projected on various surfaces feels energetic, as if I am bringing light, perhaps it is my perception, but all the bad energies, if any, bounce back and return to where they came from. It feels abundant, elegant and casual.

Here, I am wearing the same red sequin pants casually with a white T-shirt, a white sleeveless gilet and white trainers. Below, the red pants become smart casual with a houndstooth jacket and red velvet shoes (sabot).

Contrasts create an element of interest and build a great style, especially if it reflects your personality.
Here the apple green oversized sweatshirt pairs well with the large gold pants and golden/white trainers.
The tiger jewellery pin on my shoulder is such a kick and a conversation starter. The Chita bangles seem to go along with the green apple top and the gold pants.

I can turn the same gold pants into a smart casual outfit with a blue top, a gold buttoned blue jacket and blue velvet shoes. The same Chita bangles seem to like this outfit as well.
As you can see, I can build a few different outfits with only these two shiny pants that some time ago would have been relegated to the holiday season.

For the visit to a Japanese garden, I combined a champagne sequin top with cream-coloured jeans, gold/white trainers and leopard accessories.

The same glittered top with all the leopards became a super casual outfit to make an impression even if you run around for the most mundane activity.

The video below is a story about how important it is to celebrate your life, just don’t wait for that special party to wear your best. Ciao,
Valentina

Valentina Cirasola is an interior-fashion consultant, author of 6 published books, a storyteller, and a blogger of many years. Her books are non-fictional practical ideas to apply in the home, fashion, cooking and travel.
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The Feline In Me | Valentina Cirasola | Designer

It seems that as soon as Autumn comes I want to get into animal prints. I feel like I’ve been hiding in a tree and suddenly I see the prey I want to capture. Does it sound pretty mean? Perhaps it is. Animal prints make me feel a bit more aggressive than usual. In fact, in my wardrobe there is at least one piece of any items in any animal print, down to my knickers and intimate apparel, even in my kitchen there are many pieces of animalier.

I have seen women dressed with many different style prints mixed all together, the zebra with leopard and cheetah, in all colors as well. As much as I like animalier style, I will never cover my body from head to toes with it. I use it sensibly as an accent to embellish something plain, or if I want to strike an emotion.

Let’s say I have a coat with a blue animal print, blue or white are the only two colors I would use for the rest of the garment and would accessorize it with silver and pearls or crystals. I would not attempt to add any other animal print or colors other than blue and white. I want to avoid the kitsch and garish look animal prints create naturally.

During lockdown I shopped in my closet a lot to kill boredom, but I also studied my clothes and all the possible ways I could wear them that I had never done before. I discovered something new. I now like to dare with animal print and metal/sequins clothes, I think combining these two elements add light to the face, it is vibrant and unusual. I can now wear this aubergine short dress for an early afternoon cocktail with aubergine stocking, aubergine suede shoes and a beautiful zebra print scarf. Of course with the brown tone animalier, I would wear golden jewelry.
BTW, look at the glitzy clothes made for the younger crowd, t-shirts, pants, ball caps and more, it’s OK today to wear sequins during the daytime, they are no longer relegated to evening affairs and I do wear them profusely.

I also discovered that I can wear this loose tunic with a white shirt, white jeans, a white jacket and the same zebra scarf as in the previous photo above.
I have created new ensembles and I haven’t even gone to a store. Anybody can shop in their own wardrobe to find new solutions, but when in doubt, call the expert. Ciao.
Valentina
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Valentina Cirasola is a trained Fashion and Interior Designer, born in Italy in a family of artists. Style surrounded her since the beginning of her life. Her many years of experience led her to offer consultations in both specializations and now she can remodel homes as well as personal images. She is passionate about colors and encourages her clients to express their individual style in their homes and with the clothes they wear. She produces her own line of clothing and accessories and designs custom outfits for special occasions when her clients requested it.

To better help people all over the world, she offers online consultations. She is the author of six books. Get your copy of Valentina’s book on colors: ©RED-A Voyage Into Colors, Second Edition on Amazon and Barnes&Noble