A best sandwich consists of delicious bread; and flavorful filling coming together to create a foodies dream. Visualize this sandwich as your outfit. The top and bottom half of your outfit are the bread; the cohesive points within the look, and the filling is the middle of the outfit; harmoniously bringing the bread of your outfit together.
The sandwich method is a hack that has stood the test of time; but its emergence on social media has sparked instant curiosity and style inspiration.
There are several ways that you can initially begin to style an outfit with the sandwich technique:
- Decide what will be your bread
- Decide what will be the filling
Focusing on the filling of your outfit first; can often times make picking the bread an easier process. Examples of the filling in an outfit are tops, bottoms, the top and bottom of an outfit, skirts, dresses; or jumpsuits.
One of the unique aspects of the filling is its contrasting appearance in an outfit. Its versatile positioning in an outfit can shift and change due to different silhouettes, textures, proportions or colors. In addition, to successfully achieve this styling hack, the filling of the outfit is supposed to contrast the bread.
The filling of the outfit can also be a standout factor drawing attention to the entire look; such as a statement belt.
The sandwich method is extremely beneficial when it comes to layering an outfit. In this case the filling is the base of the layering; and its best for it to lay seamlessly in order for your next clothing item (your bread) to lay on top.
For example, if you are layering with a leather bomber jacket; the bread would be the jacket, and the filling would be whatever you decide to style underneath it.
The bread usually has a matching vibe which creates balance in an outfit; while the filling contrast the overall vibe of the look.
The bread in an outfit represents a point at the top of the outfit joining forces with the bottom of the outfit. These two points are also similar in color or aesthetic. A few examples of bread combinations are outerwear and shoes, purse and shoes, and a sweater and sneakers.
The sandwich method is beneficial when understanding what area you may need to develop stronger styling skills in. Is it the bread of your outfit? or it it the filling? This knowledge will grant you valuable insight to strengthen and improve your style needs.
The sandwich method makes getting dressed a quick and easy process; while challenging you to experiment and build your style.
