YOUR OUTFIT IS MISSING
A TOUCH OF FLAIR

A touch of flair warmly embraces the candid sincerity of style often lost in the weight of adulthood’s demanding responsibilities. Playful, lighthearted, and candid, flair is blissfully tongue-in-cheek. When maturity begins to make you feel like the despondent Gen X movie protagonist lost in the trappings of his cubicle McJob, regress to impress!

You’re a sprightly young waitress at the local outpost of a middle-American chain restaurant. You’re just looking for a gig to pay the bills while you pursue your true artistic passion and get yourself out of an unremarkable small town. Perhaps the rebellious and pallid office worker who frequents your establishment and shares your love of kung fu movies has caught your eye and his blissful despondence has inspired you to regain control. Embrace the flair—chunky, plastic rings, leg warmers and spats, artisanal belts and plastic trinkets are the nostalgic, jovial, and, at times, ironic antidote to menial busywork and customer service-induced chagrin.

The SSENSE Exclusive JW Anderson Tortoiseshell Twister Sunglasses are a whimsical take on the classic cat-eye, with twisted details at the temples. The handcrafted Blue Atlantis Ring from La Manso uplifts your attitude and invokes Y2K indulgence with its transparent blue band bespeckled with confetti and beetle-shell metallic charms. Sequined leg warmers from Edward Cuming add an unexpected texture to a sophisticated shade of chocolate brown. Eighties-does-twenties spats from Nicklas Skovgaard are as essential as they are unconventional; far beyond trend but in the heart of true originality.

Is your gray office cubicle making you feel glum? Is having a coffee at your local middle-American chain restaurant with your friends no longer enough distraction from the banalities of your professional life, even when the cute waitress is working? Has the paper jammed in the printer one last time? Take back control by styling to the excesses of your heart’s content with flair. Resist the generic and make your own rules with keychains, jewelry, socks, and accessories that subvert the mundane.

The Silver Raneth ring from Spinelli Kilcollin is the perfect piece to start a fanciful stack or sport as a statement on its own. Socks from Maison Margiela and Chopova Lowena add a regal decadence with bows and lace. Express your dissent with rebellious garnishes, like the Black Studded Bracelet from OUR LEGACY and the Black Safety Pin brooch from TAKAHIROMIYASHITA TheSoloist. There may be a 15-piece minimum to flair, but don’t let that stop you. The Silver Key Drops Pantschain Keychain from C2H4 features ornate keys whose only function is fun. The Black Leather Present Brooch from Ernest W. Baker captures the fleeting excitement of a new gift in inky grained calfskin.