5 TOTALLY IMPRACTICAL BUT THOROUGHLY DESIRABLE STYLING IDEAS SEEN IN EDITORIALS.Lingerie and outerwear.
In editorials it has an overwhelming sense of femininity and deshabillé, in reality it would be entirely impractical and way too revealing to be acceptable.
Real life solution: Lingerie-inspired clothing with outerwear (thanks, captain obvious).
Bare legs and furs/oversized jumpers.
I can't speak for you all in Europe/the Americas, but down here in Australia it's either too hot to wear sleeves or too cold to bare your legs. Thus, as much as I have wanted to, I have never worn a big oversized jumper with high heels to pair it with. Maybe I just have sensitive legs. Nevertheless, I am totally bummed that I can't pull this one off.
Real life solution: Thigh high socks? Sucking it up and braving it?
Knicker-length shorts.
I am so annoyed with this one! The cut is flattering, it looks proportionate with long sleeves, and styled correctly it doesn't look skanky. Shame then, that if I walked onto the streets in a pair of these I'd attract numerous 'oh, you forgot your pants!' commenters like wildfire.
Real life solution: Normal shorts. But that's just not as good, is it? :(
Bra tops.
Bra tops are flattering and can look refreshingly deconstructed (see the latest Christian Dior HC collection). Unfortunately, people in the past have misused the revealing of the stomach (see crop top phase in 1990s and it's recent revival) and thus it's difficult to regain the elegant shape from it's drastically less classy counterpart. See? This is why we can't have nice things.
Real life solution: Confidence + high-waisted trousers/skirt.
Bodysuits and jewellery.
In editorials this looks so very Helmut Newton x gladiator, but unfortunately would never work in real life because of the exposure issue. Also difficult to work when nature inevitably calls.
Real life solution: With a skirt or shorts over the top. Or at the beach, if you don't mind risking suffocation once underwater.