Simplicity Revised

By Neslihan

I think I've always been the kind of girl who was -deep down- more interested in basic simplicity than in overly embellished clothing. And my personal clothing style might tell you I'm lying as I'm a total schizophrenic when it comes to dressing up. One day I'm this crazy colouring book (the fashionably accepted version of course) and the other day I can be this mourning widow dressed in all shades of black. And yes, I do believe black has all kinds of shades. I don't know how many there are yet but I've got my whole life ahead of me to figure out. My daily look totally depends on how I feel and that mood leads my fingers to all  the corners of my not so big closet. These choices actually lie in my subconsciesness. It's something that just happens. No overthinking when it comes to setting up a look and that's what so fun about it.

But let me talk to you about simplicity. Simplicity is when clean cuts and beautifully finished clothing stand above the glitz and glam hodgepodge. Simplicity is art versus kitsch and eventhough kitsch shouldn't sound negative -as I'm a kitsch lover- art is timeless. Art is when you touch a pair of pants and the fabric feels smooth and the seams are flawless. Art is when you buy a blazer and you just know that you'll be able to wear it for a decade because the model is timeless and the quality is immortal. That's also how I'd describe a classic.

As I came across Ece Salici's creations I was amazed by her sense of style. I didn't know to what I should compare her clothing line (sounds so denigrating but whatever). I thought her geometric aproach to femininity was certainly very refreshing. The way she combined different materials like the leather and organza was brilliant and it also created a nice balance between the sweet and the rough. I don't know about her fashion shows but what I also liked about the online shop was the styling. How the pieces were combined with each other. The totality of the outfits made sense to me.

You can all ask yourselves what Ece Salici has to do with all this stuff I've mentioned above but don't bother. You could better let me explain. Ece's creations made me think in some kind of way. How simple and how basic does her clothing actually look? But she shouldn't be put down in such a way because that is not what this lady deserves. 'Basic' sounds less than what she's really up to.Have you seen her mixing colours? Have you seen how effortlessly sexy her clothing looks? Have you seen how succesfully she combines cotton candy blue with black leather? I don't think I need to add anything else.

Looking at her looks truly made me realise that we were not talking about classic simplicity. It's simplicity revised because Ece somehow manages to create modern,  refreshing, relevant fashion but time will tell how timeless she is...

Pictures: www.­ecesalici.­com