If you haven't heard of our dear Florence, she is the lead singer for a lovely and creative band called Florence + The Machine. Who exactly "The Machine" part of this group is, is a long story to try and explain. For now, let's just consider Florence. She is a stunning red head that never fails to sport color, geometrics, flowly accents, and a bit of sparkle on the side. These four categories can essentially sum up Florence's own personal style. Below, I'm going to give you four sets of clothes - each incorporates one or more facet(s) of Florence's style. There's even a set that is my own personal interpretation of imitating the lovely musician.
Geometrics + Sparkle
This one really took its inspiration from the picture above. Notice the overall shimmery quality to her dress. It's draped and geometric with the lines crisscrossing every which way. One thing you must know about Florence is that she adores looking ethereal. The draped quality to the dress and the way the stripes seem to stretch out to infinity convey this. There are also two themes to be had here: shapes and sparkle. In this casual outfit, the accessories give the casual top and jeans a bit of a twist and add a whole new texture to the set.
Sparkle + Hardware
This look is modeled after her outfit during a performance on Saturday Night Live in 2010...
This is more of a direct or mirrored look of hers, with some colorful accents based on the bit of eccentricity she likes to add to her videos and outfits. I also can't stand a LBD (no matter how fancy) without a bit of color. The "hardware" on the clutch coupled with the earrings and dress make this an interesting mix of "tough" and "feminine".
Flowy + Fairytale
Florence's first album was a creative retelling of many fairytales and the weaving of her own. Often, I see pictures of her at concerts favoring a long, flowy dress design. Again, this is her exercise in appearing ethereal. This is only one example of the type of dress she usually wears on stage:
And here's my interpretation...
You can definitely see why I chose the dress. It most closely mirrors the one she's wearing in this picture. Shortly after I stumbled onto the necklace. I will never deny a good accessory, and the color of the dress just screams for a light teal to be paired with it. I didn't want to overload the rest of the accessories with so much color, so I went with black accents and minimal teal (for the bracelet).
My take on Florence's look...
The dress has that blocked geometric shape with defined colors. The red earrings and shoes add a bit of accent color, and the skull ring and sparkle tights can be chalked up to trying to tie in our ethereal elements.
How would you pull together an outfit in the style of Florence? Is there a dress or a top in your closet just begging to be styled just like this? Feel free to comment below or send pictures! I would love to hear all of your wonderful ideas.
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