WHAT’S NEW PUSSY BOW?
Make a statement that’s powerful yet soft and seriously feminine with a pussybow blouse, and this season you can wear it any way you want
Let’s just be clear. The pussybow blouse is not always a fashion winner. It can be too buttoned up, too prissy, too Margaret Thatcher. It can also be Gucci fabulous like Kate Middleton in purple silk crepe visiting a children’s centre in London.
Apparently the buttons on that blouse, priced at €1,100, were supposed to be worn backwards but Kate did it her way and pulled it off magnificently. The pussybow always had a subversive quality, from the nonchalance of
Marlene Dietrich to the confidence of supermodel Kaia Gerber for Valentino Spring Summer 2020 in a transparent blouse. Not so nicey nicey.
The pussybow has become a symbol of soft power, serious and sensuous, unapologetically feminine. It’s no wonder Hedi Slimane embraced that Parisian bourgeoisie ’70s vibe once again for his Celine Autumn Winter 2020 at Paris Fashion Week.
Just like at Gucci, the pussybow blouse isn’t just for the ladeez any more, it’s become a unisex staple. Just ask Harry Styles.
Now that we have some time on our hands to imagine better days to come, fashion will, as ever, play its part. Irish designers Niamh O’Neill and Paul Costelloe incorporated the pussybow into their new season collections with Abbey Clancy x Lipsy giving us some Little Women love with her high neck poplin creation for
Next which she wears unbuttoned on the website.
There’s so much inspiration to get creative with this trend, leaving the ribbons hang untied can loosen the look or you could go for a punctuated flourish like Victoria Beckham wearing her own label.