Throw out your old-school fashion guide and prepare to travel to the Jersey Shore.
Pack your favourite club clothes and get ready to show some skin and, because details matter, so don’t forget your hair extensions, bronzer, fake nails — and your sense of humour.
Love it or hate it, the exaggerated, revealing look sported by the female cast of the reality TV show Jersey Shore is turning heads whether its worn on the city streets or by the sea.
“If you’re a fan of Snooki and J-Woww’s style from Jersey Shore, embrace your curves and go for form-fitting tight dresses, low tops and show your skin. It’s all about flaunting what you have,” says Deanna Palklowski, a Vancouver-based fashion stylist.
Appearances count, but looking good and feeling good with who you are, even if you’re not traditional fashion magazine material seems to be what matters most at the shore, a place with little practical use for classic fashion advice.
If you choose to cop a look from the shore start by trashing the old adage “less is more” and ditch the memo about never wearing short skirts with high heels. Go fearlessly over-the-top in tight, short skirts and tube dresses and add liberal helpings of draped tops and fancy underwear.
Don’t be afraid of overexposure if your carefully selected push up bra shows through your low cut top.
Value the vibe of clashing tones and textures and integrate them into your wardrobe.
“Jersey girls like Snooki work it by clashing their favourite trends like leather, lace and leopard together and blinging it up with rhinestones, glitter and shiny silver,” says Kristin Ann Janishefski of The Vanguard PR agency.
Mix fancy tops with leggings, shorts, acid washed and distressed jeans, for a slightly more casual variation on the theme that is characteristic of J-Woww’s style.
“Colour is also key on the Jersey Shore, and not just with ultra-bronzed skin! The Jersey Shore girls don’t shy away from their brights, from a lemon yellow top worn out, to a hot pink manicure,” says fashion blogger Niki Blasina.
Although there’s lots of basic black clothing at the shore, other bronzer-friendly, favorite clothing colours that pop include teal, purple and metallic silver.
Although the gals on the show are dark haired, any hair colour fits the mood, so long as it’s long, straight, teased and plumped up as needed.
Hair straighteners and hair extensions are part of prepping for most important events at the shore and if you need more poof, don’t forget the hair spray and root boosting mousse.
Fashion accessories and make up are important finishing details to any shore-inspired look.
“Remember to accent your perfectly coiffed pouf hair style with some oversized hoop earrings and a sequined or studded handbag,” says Marlene Robillard, a Montreal-based spokesperson for Le Chateau.
Other finishing details that walk the talk include logo laden handbags, big shield sunglasses, heavy eye liner, frosty pink lip gloss, fishnet stockings and sky-high heeled shoes.
