For those of you who love historical style, brace yourself for we´re about to revisit the 18th century Rococo art movement, only this time, through a revival of a decadent trend – the Baroque & Roll. This trend showcases lots of dark-sided sophistication with gold embellishments and rich textures. If Louis XIV is still alive, he would be so happy to embrace this trend. He´s known for notoriously wearing luxe fabrics in rich hues (I stole that italic phrase from Refinery29). But you girls need not be a royal to rock this more-is-more luxurious trend. I´ll show you how to get the look for less and most importantly, how to add a hint of baroque to your outfit without looking like you´re wearing a costume.
Baroque Print Long Sleeve Bodycon Dress
One tip to not look like wearing a costume, take only one baroque print piece and temper it with neutrals. For example, this baroque print long sleeve bodycon dress is already very beautiful, add a black ankle boot and black leather clutch. Skip the dangling earrings or loud bracelets, the dress is already complete.
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Baroque Print Sleeveless Bodycon Dress
Mix baroque trend with modern pieces. If you´re already wearing a baroque printed dress, don´t team it with baroque print shoes, the result would be overwhelming. Instead, finish the dress off with a pair of modern shoes such as this cap toe pump which is very hot right now. Then add a complementary great clutch.
Baroque Print Leggings
A baroque print legging is overly trendy and the print can be intimidating. You need lots of toning down here. Add a hi-low black tunic top and a pair of really edgy ankle boots to give new definition to this trend, not vintage but edgy and modern baroque.
See: Fall/Winter 2012 – The Oriental Fashion Trend
Baroque Print Vest Top
Remember your gorgeous leather pants? If you haven´t a pair yet, it´s time to get one because they really blend well with a baroque print top. If your vest is black, fo for black pumps or ankle boots. If it´s nude, finish it off with nude pumps too.
Remember, you´ll never go wrong if you mix modern prints with metallic brocades and layers of embellishments for a saucy, beautiful trendy look.
What do you think of baroque & roll trend? Is it something you´d like to wear this fall and winter?