How to Dress Like Queer Fashion Icon and Gardener Alys Fowler
Alys Fowler is a British horticulturist and journalist. Her excentric outfits are just as impressive and layered as the clothing she wears. She’s been a particular favorite amongst queer women the past few months after getting her hair cut!
Known for her beautiful earth tones, layering techniques, messy outfits, and era-mixing, she’s grown quite a fan following. Clothes flow off her body just as plants sprout from the ground in unpredictable ways.
Here are a few tips on how to get the Alys Fowler look:
Layer Up Your Outfit
Most people who love Alys Fowler will know that she loves to layer her outfits. She often chooses to wear a knee-length dress with a jacket. Another item of clothing that Alys layers above her knee-length dress is a blanket cape. Although many people are not keen on these capes, Alys is often seen wearing them.
2. Messy and Colourful Outfits
Alys believes that just like gambling and gardening can be compatible, so can fashion and gardening. Fashion and gardening are all about colour, texture, and design, and both processes are very creative.
Alys Fowler is very creative when it comes to her outfits. She likes to wear vibrant and colorful outfits that are comfortable to wear. Although Alys describes her outfits as “messy”, we think she looks amazing.
3. Accessorize with Scarves and Belts
If you look on the internet at pictures of Alys Fowler, you will notice that in many of the pictures, Alys accessorises with a scarf and a belt. So, if you want to copy her style, make sure you wear these items.
While Alys likes to accessorise her outfits in some ways, it is important to bear in mind that she does not accessorise with handbags. In fact, Alys does not even own a handbag!
4. Do Not Stick to One Era of Clothing
Alys Fowler does not tend to wear clothes from one single era; instead, she chooses to wear clothes from multiple eras. Alys Fowler loves vintage clothing. She loves the skill and labour involved in sewing and designing these clothes, which you do not get in modern mass-produced clothes. Not only that, but she also likes the uniqueness and rarity of these types of clothes, so bear this in mind when searching for an outfit.
5. Wear Sandals
Another great tip for people wanting to dress like Alys is to accessorize their outfits with sandals. Alys always tends to wear sandals as she finds them extremely comfortable when gardening.
6. Wear Colors You See in the Natural World
One signature element of Alys’ style is that all of the colors she wears can be found in the natural world. She wears lots of browns, natural greens and blues. Brighter colors like reds, yellows, pinks, and oranges, can be found in berries, flowers, and squashes. She does this to inspire people to eat natural food rather than processed food with unhealthy dies.
