HILUXURY – Hawaii Luxury Magazine

One of the most entertaining things about fashion (next to shopping, of course) is creating your own personal look-or as I like to call it, a style point of view. Dressing is a fantastic way to express your creativity, even for those who wouldn’t consider themselves as such. It’s your calling card, your chance to let people you meet know how you feel about yourself.

For some devotees to all things fashion, style seems to come easily. Yet for the rest, there is one little secret that keeps the well-heeled the envy of passers-by: The notion that a classic will always be in style.

Trends will always come and go (and come back again and again), yet the classics remain. What may have begun as a trend, yet manages to endure, eventually making its way into the lexicon of classics, is an item that can be modernized with a simple twist to keep things fresh.

Take the white shirt, or the cashmere sweater, or the loafer, or the little black dress: each of these has been done over and over again in a number of ways to keep the look new and different.

Turning to classic accessories, a trend that has become a classic is python, best shown in the handbag form. Python (or another snakeskin), much like its jungle-dwelling sister, leopard print, is always in style. This fall is no exception. Designers from Gucci to Chloe to Bottega Veneta to Burberry showed python handbags on their runways-but, of course, with a twist. Some incorporate the season’s love of bright colors with bright blueand green-skinned bags, while others mix python with luxe materials like velvet. Gucci adorned its with its signature signature bamboo. Others kept it classic, using black or brownwhich best complements the bright pop of fall color.

However you choose to wear your skinned accessories-whether classic or with a twist-embrace it as your own. The stylish woman knows: Making python one of your top go-to looks-no matter what the season-is utilizing a classic accessory that is always in style.