Attitude is the key to elegance according to great designers

Defining what elegance is and what garments give that persecuted sign of distinction is not easy. Great designers like Chanel, Valentino, Carolina Herrera or Dior bring a different concept to the term, although there is something that they all agree on: it is a matter of attitude.

Megan Hessartistic director and illustrator of Cartier Y Louis Vuittonassures in the book “Elegance, masters of French fashion” (Ed. Lunweg) that great designers distinguish themselves “for approaching design with simple elegance”.

The designer Diane Von Furstenberg once pointed out that “Attitude is everything” to be elegant, regardless of the money that is invested in the wardrobe.

In the same way, karl lagerfeld pointed out that anyone can be “chic with cheap clothes. There are elegant designs for any purchasing level”, and added that you can be the most stylish woman in the world with just “a T-shirt and jeans; the differential factor is you”.

At a time when events are coming back with a bang, after the end of the pandemic restrictions, the desire to make up for lost time should not lead to a locker room where excess is the norm.

One of the most anticipated weddings of the season has been that of Brooklyn Beckham, eldest son of the former soccer player david beckham and his wife Victoria, with the actress and model Nicholas Peltz, who opted for a Valentino, created by Pier Paolo Piccioli, in ivory. He mixed classicism in his lines with a spectacular lace veil and a neckline with straps to match the gloves.

Confidence and simplicity

“French designers teach us that style is something that runs in the blood: one must dress for oneself. It is a very simple philosophy, which is why it is so perfect”Hess points out.

But not only French creators have this maxim to their credit; the Italian Giorgio Armani ensures that “Elegance is not to be noticed, but to be remembered”.

An idea he expressed long before Coco Chanelwho noted: “Dress vulgar and they will only see the dress, dress elegant and they will see the woman”, a woman who, according to Hess, knew how to create an “elegant, simple, but rich in detail” style.who knew how to turn black, a color reserved for funerals, into a basic wardrobe staple.

Seemingly disparate women like Zendaya, Rosalía, Michelle Obama or Renné Zellweger They wore on occasion a creation by the Venezuelan Carolina Herrera.

This designer also stressed, in some of her statements, that elegance has nothing to do with money or beauty. “It is a way of thinking, of moving. It has to do with how you talk or what you read.”

Lily James either Nicole Kidman are some of the actresses he has dressed for the galas of the Oscar lebanese designer elie saabcreator of sumptuous dresses, and the elegance of a woman, he emphasizes, is in her “character and self-confidence”.

The actress’s head designer Audrey Hepburn, Hubert deGivenchyHe found his muse in her. Their collaboration lasted for forty years.

“I didn’t design for a woman in general; with her Givenchy designed for a specific woman. Every woman has her own story, and he offered her a way to tell it through fashion”Hess comments in the book.

For the French creator, disciple of the Spanish Balenciaga, “The secret of elegance is to be yourself”.