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It is 1999 and Celine Dion just walked the Oscars red carpet in a white John Galliano for Dior tuxedo: worn completely backwards.
While everyone else showed up in traditional glitzy gowns, Celine did something completely different and the world could not stop talking about it.
She later told People magazine that she was the only one at the Oscars in pants, in a backwards suit, and that if she wore it today it would absolutely work.
She was right then and she is even more right now because the backwards blazer has quietly crept its way off the runway and into our everyday wardrobes and honestly we could not be more excited about it.
Decades later, the backwards blazer is no longer just a red carpet risk. It is a full on style move that belongs in everyone’s wardrobe.
And the best part is you do not need a Galliano original to pull it off.
You just need the blazer hanging in your wardrobe right now and the confidence to turn it around.
So You Want to Wear Your Blazer Backwards? Here Is How to Actually Pull It Off
Tip 1:
Start With an Oversized Blazer
Skip your most fitted blazer because the collar will be sitting around your throat and it will look nothing like what you are seeing on your feed.
Worse case it becomes uncomfortable.
That makes the oversized blazer your best friend here.
We are talking a size or two up from your usual, the kind that slips off your shoulder a little, the kind you have probably already been wearing as a dress on lazy days.
That is the best one.
The extra room is what allows the collar to sit flat against your chest when it is flipped around, giving you that clean open back rather than a strangled neckline situation.
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Tip 2:
Button It Up at the Back and Let Your Back Do the Talking
Once you have it on backwards, button it up at the back for structure and suddenly you have the cleanest, most unexpected silhouette.
Now because your back is now facing forward, you do not need anything underneath. Nothing.
You can go completely braless or just wear a bra and let it peek out at the sides because your back is going to be on full display and that is actually the whole vibe.
Been waiting for an excuse to show off that back tattoo? This is your moment.
Back jewellery is also having a massive moment right now.
Think a delicate spine chain or a low hanging body chain draped down your back underneath the open blazer is going to look absolutely stunning.
And if you have been putting in work at the gym this summer, well, this is exactly the outfit to wear when you want people to notice without making it obvious that you want them to notice.
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Tip 3:
Belt It, Stack It, Brooch It
You do not have to add a belt but if you do, please do not just throw on one regular skinny belt and call it a day because you will be leaving so much potential on the table.
This is the look where you stack two belts: try a wide leather corset belt layered over a thinner chain belt for something really editorial.
If you want something more relaxed, a simple chain belt looped around your high waist or even an old bag strap works just as well.
And while you are accessorising, add a brooch to the front panel of the blazer because the back is doing all the talking and the front needs its own moment too.
A vintage pearl brooch, an enamel pin, a chunky jewelled clip. Anything with personality.
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You are genuinely not building an outfit around the bottoms here, the backwards blazer is already carrying everything and all your bottoms have to do is show up.
Just pick whatever you feel most yourself in, add your favourite shoes, and walk out because this look does all the heavy lifting for you and all you have to do is wear it.
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