trend alert - Tried shrobing yet?
Nupur Amarnath
The coats this season are coming off and not just because it's summer.
The haute new way to wear an outer layer is to wear it, but not quite
If the latest layering trend is to be believed, we all have really cold elbows because the coats are coming off the shoulder, but staying on arms. Don't blame the infamous Indian summer, but Demna Gvasalia of Balenciaga who sent his models kitted out in coming-off-the-shoulder jackets for Fall 2016. Off-White followed suit and the on-trend Rihanna adopted it for her Fenty , x Puma line. Michael Kors actually introduced an off-that shoulder coat.
ARM CANDY
But it was Kim `break the internet' Kardashian-West who took the style to town. She made the switch from the cape style where the jacket is draped across your shoulders -to the “undone“ slouch, quicker than you can put on a jacket.
Soon the Kardashian-Jenner clan was doing it and the Hadids-Gigi and Bella -followed. Closer home, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, and Alia Bhatt have given this style a nod.
Vogue US termed it shrob ing a styling quirk that involves peeling your coat off your shoulders so that it sits across your deltoids. The advanced version is shrugging where the outer layer hangs around the upper arm. The idea? It gives you a nonchalant air. In New York, the look has now got street cred.
RUN FOR COVER
Shrugging may render you immobilised from the elbow down, but it's making waves in summer. You can try it with something interesting underneath like a statement T-shirt, bralet or bandeau.
In an article in UK Vogue on the trend, its fashion features director Sarah Harris said: “There's always appeal in a look that appears nonchalant and `thrown on' which is what this is, although, of course, it takes a lot more prepping than if you just put your coat on properly.“ The other advantage: it makes your neck look longer.
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