Bet on the glow

In the 40s it made its first appearances, but it was only later in the 70s and 80s, along with disco, that it really established itself in fashion. After some downtime, or with low notoriety, Sequins are getting ready for a full and complete return.

Glow as a fashion detail is recurring and gradually increasing every decade, but now sequins are taking over the catwalks, window displays, magazines and the streets, from festive looks to casual or classics to alternatives.

Brands like Burberry, House of Holland, Alexander McQueen, Erdem, Anish, Preen and Toyshop all heavily bet in sequins for their winter 2017 collection, each one according to the style and essence of the brand – and the outcome is beautiful.

But, how to use sequins in daily looks?

First of all, I believe everything is possible in fashion, being faithful to your style everything becomes easier. It doesn’t matter if it is day or night, sequins are adaptable to the moment, just use whatever feels comfortable, whatever is coherent with your style and the situation in which it will be used. Fashion is fun when its free and democratic, so enjoy and dress what feels comfortable.

• start with items that include sequins (such as t-shirts, trousers, jackets);
• assemble a casual or classic look and replace one of the pieces for one with sequins, such as a blazer, or a skirt, a t-shirt, and this will give you the glow;
• invest in sequin pieces or accessories that accentuate your look (a purse, belt, shoes, coat);

The pictures in this post (with exception to the catwalks) are of pieces from a Brazilian brand called Joulik, that dedicates itself to the creation of marvellous and really well made sequin pieces and embroideries, and who recently developed a capsule collection for C&A, Joulik is one of my lifelong favourite brands, and every time I return to Brazil, I pay them a visit to do some shopping (this is not a sponsored post, I am only sharing this brand that I love so much).