The fabulous, talented, fun-loving, truly eccentric Helena Bonham-Carter shows how to do "Funshion" (that's fashion with fun).
I love fashion but, my goodness, some people take it so seriously. Why?
By it's very nature, fashion must be fun. It is ephemeral, transient, ever-changing, subjective.
What is 100% right today will be 100% wrong in 6 weeks. Anyone who takes this seriously needs their head examining! The only way to be involved in fashion and stay sane is to recognise it for what it is: a wonderful kaleidoscope of fantasy, dreams, conformity and capitalism.
So, whilst I do the round of fashion events, flick through the magazines, scan the fashion websites, and can't wait to select my collections each season, I see it all as a giggle. I can't help a sceptical "oh yeah, says who?" when I am told that THIS is the only way that's acceptable for this season.
Which is why I just adore it when I see others who treat it all as a bit of a laugh.
Here is a my favourite this week: Helena Bonham-Carter at the Golden Globes. I've loved her for years - her beauty, her eccentricity, her talent, the fact that she's bezzy mates with Johnny Depp....
Her red-carpet style had me roaring with laughter. Read what she says here.
What style! I'd love to have the guts to do this!
The reason this works so well is because it demonstrates her personality, is in line with the values she espouses and she wears it with attitude and aplomb. It is just so HER.
It's a great example of how the way you wear it is so much more important than what you wear.
