Palate fatigue - reminder to give your outfits little rest
simple and easy looks to remind yourself about before rushing into spring wardrobe buys
The other night I’ve had a light-bulb moment. I was reading about wine tasting, with a glass of red in my hand, and came across section talking about palate fatigue. It happens when taste buds get over-simulated and tired during the wine tasting. To clear the palate, recommended foods are: bread, mild cheese, apple and sparkling water; pretty much very basic and unpretentious foods. Obviously you can choose to ignore it, but in order to have the best experience of wine tasting you should give your taste buds a little rest in the process. That’s when it came to me, shouldn’t we give our style a little rest now and then, to enjoy fashion more?
Time in between the seasons always feels a bit overwhelming. Just when you thought you’ve managed to get into routine, here comes the spring collections snowballing all at once. Winter coats feel a bit tired now and spring isn’t coming fast enough and struggle to come up with any new outfits that excites you is real. Every time I start feeling that way, I turn back to those time tested dressing formulas for a few weeks to clear my mind. In my head, fashion is here to bring joy and happiness, but in this day and age, with countless inspiration, it is easy to get overstimulated and turn the joy into something else. Remember iconic “fashion stole my smile” t-shirt Victoria Beckham wore? Well it is still for sale and more relatable than ever.
The Frankie shop turtleneck - sold out (similar here); Mother Denim Jeans; Phoebe Philo Cabas; Nina Gordon hoops, Khaite boots.
And that’s why I wondered out on one glorious Saturday morning dressed in my most basic uniform and continued in this spirit for a few weeks, being as least creative as possible with my looks. Do I feel healed and inspired again? It’s not a complete magic, but yes, giving myself time to think gave me back my stride and I definitely have a better idea of what I want to add to my wardrobe this season. Just remember that you don’t need to make every day outfit count or look your best, just enjoy life, there’s so much to it: quality time with your loved ones, perfect cup of coffee, good book and good workout, cooking good food, I could go on and on. But conclusion is, it’s good to take breaks, not only in day today activities, but the fashion too. And for as long as it needs be.
Knit My Essential wardrobe; Agolde Jeans; Phoebe Philo Cabas; Saint Laurent sunglasses.
Favorite pair of jeans and a top
I chose black, white and blue colour scheme to jeans and turtleneck look, but you can equally use any, just find you favourite pair of jeans, turtleneck or a tee.
Saint Laurent turtleneck (also very good from leset and Almada label); Little Liffner tote; Nina Gordon hoops; Ruadh jeans; Byredo Mojave Ghost; Leset t-shirt; Le Monde Beryl loafers.
Carven coat; Black sleeveless turtleneck Almada label; Black zara trousers (very very old), but Vince pair looks very good); Jimmy Fairly glasses; The Horse Daisy bag; Khaite boots.
All black outfit
Never fails and can be dressed up or down easily.
Saint Laurent turtleneck; Theory trousers; Lesundial necklace; Dehanche belt; Metier bag; Khaite boots.
Grey sweater layering
Almada label sweater; Khaite jeans; Dehanche belt; Leset top; Savette bag; Ayede brogues.
And although this might have not been the most groundbreaking fashion newsletter ever, I hope I managed to remind you of what you more likely already own and attempt to have a quick pallet cleansing moment before all the spring shopping. Good things come to those who wait!
Speak soon,
Victoria x
