As You Were: Styling with the Sandwich Technique
I've noticed the Sandwich technique for dressing for awhile, and dismissed it as a typical fashion cycle between the poles of matchy-matchy and freestyle jumble, but now I have renewed respect, because I see how it saves time and energy. It belongs in the "As You Were" corner of the Passage because most women over age 55 remember when matching, sometimes rigorously so, was a way of life. The Sandwich embraces the approach and explains why: for a cohesive, pulled-together look—even when you are rushed or exhausted. The idea is straightforward: you match the colour on your bottom half (usually your footwear) to the one on your top (or sometimes bag), which creates visual cohesion. The two poles are the 'bread'; the 'filling' is a contrasting colour. Classic Sandwich This is an Instagram post from British stylist Lydia Tomlinson , who kicked off the social media Sandwich tsunami. It shows the difference between a Sandwich (left) and not. The shot at left d...
