The world of fashion and cosmetics is a place driven by feminine tastes, but there has long been a feeling that women were being dictated to by arbiters of taste (like the editors of Vogue and the heads of fashion design houses) as to what they were “allowed” to wear. As women have taken back their power in recent years through the advances of the women’s movement, there’s been an awareness that women have a right to wear whatever looks good, without being restricted by rigid rules from the fashion world.
One of the proponents of women “taking back their power” as far as makeup and fashion goes is Lime Crime Cosmetics CEO Doe Deere. Deere started her own makeup line as a way for women to make a bold statement about their looks and taste. Deere is one woman who feels strongly that some fashion rules are made to be broken. Here are a few she likes to play with.
Wear Neutral Clothes with Unnaturally Colored Hair
Doe Deere, who often wears bright and bold hair colors, like shades of pink or purple, feels that although these colors do stand out with neutral clothes, they can also be great when coordinated with bright colors in an outfit. It’s okay to play with colors, as long as they tie together somehow, like pink touches on a skirt or shoes to highlight pink or purple hair.
2. Don’t Wear Several Patterns Together.
Again, according to Deere, it’s all about coordinating. Find some link between patterns that makes them work together.
3. Don’t Wear Bold Color on the Lips and Eyes.
Deere loves to play with this rule. She loves bold lip colors, and beautifully sultry eyeshadow shades. The key is to finesse the colors so they link beautifully and play up the entire face without distracting from a key feature.
A true original, Deere feels that rules are made to be broken, and if a look is great on a woman, she should embrace it and make her own rules.