thing #83
loopless belts
In the water cycle1 of waistlines, my adult lifetime has been nearly pure precipitation - waistlines have fallen as low as they can go, with the uniform of a low-rise jean and a loose belt to match. And yet, in these humid months of summer, I’ve been feeling the pull of evaporation - there’s a bit of condensation in the air, gathering around a dawning horizon of skinny jeans (to the chagrin of some) and the small of the waist. Vogue said it first: the waist is back. This being said, snatching the waist doesn’t need to mean you’re suffocating to the point of an imprint on your stomach by the end of the day. For me, a statement belt over a men’s button down or a flowy babydoll is a proportional dream. My newest, this utility Rosie Assoulin x Target belt, will not only shrink my waistline into thin air but could take me directly into a cloud-born mountain hike. Leave your belt loops behind and get cinching.
A winner of a waist cincher!