Have you ever seen a picture of something, fell head over heels in love with it only to then spend many an hour trawling the internet in an attempt to find that exact item or similar? Yup we've all been there haven't we & if you're anything like me you'll become obsessive & think it will take 'just one more click' before you track said item down.
Take my obsession with accessories - a game changer to many a plain & ordinary outfit. The right accessory really does have the ability to transform your look & make you stand out from the crowd. Right now I'm all about the statement clutch - the perfect accessory to add some personality to my outfits & a fantastic 'must have' for taking away on holiday.
I recently posted the below picture of such a clutch, that gained a lot of interest on Instagram but sadly the bag was already sold out & I didn't know of a close alternative to suggest to those of you who were looking for something similar.
However all that's about to change thanks to
Piccing - a fantastic online community with over 80 million users that in a nutsell allows you to upload or share an image, select the items in the picture you like & want to track down & hey presto it will come up with the exact item or similar fantastic pieces & where you can buy them - genius!
Take the above picture, when I uploaded this it came up with lots of lovely alternative statement clutches including the below selection, which would each look equally stunning & help transform a simple outfit & you've guessed it are seriously making me want to 'click' the button.
And that's not all, you can also follow other users whose style inspires you, as well as getting great inspiration from just browsing via Piccing's various categories & clicking on images that tempt you along the way.
Using my current obsession of a statement bag, I browsed their women's accessories section & found these great images for inspiration on how a statement clutch can really transform an outfit, with each picture reinforcing my belief that the right bag can take an ordinary outfit to extraordinary.
Take this first image of a simple monochrome outfit. How amazing does the oversized leopard print clutch look? In my eyes it definitely makes the outfit more eyecatching.
Likewise when it comes to this striped hard shell clutch. Not only are stripes a girl's best friend for adding pattern to a plain outfit or pattern clashing with a print from your clothing, but the texture & colourway are just divine & are guaranteed to add a focus point to a simple outfit, even when teamed with a classic white shirt & jeans.
This next image is a great example of how pattern clashing can be incorporated via your clothing & accessories & can still remain discrete.
And this simple grey & black outfit suddenly becomes more interesting with the pop of colour in the red bag.
Of course you don't even need to add colour in your accessories. This below image shows that just by texture & a statement handle an all black outfit can be lifted & given a point of interest.
And finally for the ultimate statement bag guaranteed to bring the wow factor you're never going to go wrong with a classic Chanel quilted bag.
With this in mind I've had to bring one of my statement clutches out to play today & so my bag can do all the talking I've kept things nice & simple. You can see the image
here on Piccing & where you can shop alternative jackets & trainers.
Jacket - Zara
Jeans - Zara
Trainers - Mango
Bag - Boden
So what do you think, are you a believer that the right bag is a total game changer from an outfit point of view? If so what's your go-to statement bag? And how about Piccing, is it a community you'd be interested in joining for help in tracking down the elusive item & gaining inspiration from other fashion lovers? As always I'd love to hear your thoughts.
See you tomorrow.
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