What Is It About That Zoë Kravitz Outfit?
You know the one!
Hello! I hope you all had a lovely weekend and for those of you in Brighton, I urge you to get a little treat for dinner and cure the post-pride hangxiety that’s inevitably seeped into Monday. I know this isn’t the way I usually start these newsletters but I really want to start doing more chatty introductions! It often feels like I’m just sending stuff into the void and I’d love to create a more community-like vibe, so that starts now :) I’m also gonna quickly round-up some things that I’ve been thinking about a lot over the last few days…
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All weekend Demi Lovato’s new single has been stuck in my head, just looping around on constant repeat. I don’t think I can quite say I love it, but I’d be happy to hear it in a club (when am I ever in a club??). This comeback/rebrand definitely took me by surprise, which upon reflection is silly because music is clearly soooo back in it’s pop princess era and it would be crazy for anyone like Demi to not make a comeback RN. The whole thing is giving me big Charli XCX/Rebecca Black vibes, and I’m desperately trying to figure out how I can replicate this Prada outfit on my upcoming trip.
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A couple of weeks ago Zoë Kravitz stepped out in NY wearing tiny basketball shorts paired with peep toe heels, and the internet went crazy.
Every major fashion outlet was reporting on this look, it felt inescapable. I kept wondering to myself how something so simple could cause such a stir? Then it finally clicked, it’s a perfect example of high-low dressing. A formula used to create outfits that ooze relatability, and make you feel aspirational about your own style and wardrobe.
(To define it simply, high-low dressing is when you pair inexpensive items like vintage t-shirts or denim shorts with more luxurious items - heels, sequins, designer bags etc)
Kravitz’s look appears effortless and like she just threw it together, and even though her style is consistently very chic - I highly doubt this pairing wasn’t intentional. Celebrities are notorious for these high-low outfits because we (the normal people) eat it up and replicate within our own budgets, which inevitably creates a buzz and cements them as a style icon. Obviously when we see them at fashion shows or red carpets in head to toe designer it’s fun to observe, but it doesn’t feel super accessible. You can head to Zara and buy a striped polo and pleated grey micro mini skirt, but it sadly doesn’t have that same Miu Miu feeling, it just feels like a knock-off. When putting together a high-low outfit, its more about the vibe it conveys than the actual items. Which is why i’m certain Zoë’s recent look will be the most replicated combination of the summer (what we have left of it, that is).