How to find your sense of style
UNDERSTAND YOUR BODY Knowledge is power. So the first thing you need to understand is what kind of body you have and what works for you. If you have a good understanding of your body shape and your strengths and weaknesses, you can buy the right clothes to either accentuate or camouflage them.
Keep A notebook or diary or take pictures If you felt great on any particular day wearing a certain outfit, write it down. Or even better, take a picture. I have found that taking pictures of myself is a great help in recognizing which outfits worked and looked good and which ones didn’t.
UNDERSTAND YOUR PERSONALITY AND COLOURS Colours can also have a huge effect on your style and how you feel. Understand how certain colours make you feel. You can consider doing a colour analysis with an image consultant or you can do a style course. You can also do exercises like the style statement to understand your style personality.
Keep A SCRAPBOOK or PIN THE STYLES THAT INSPIRE YOU Whenever you see others wearing clothes you admire or like, try to get a picture and paste it in a note or scrapbook or pin it on pinterest. After a while, you will see a pattern developing of the kind of styles that you like. Take note of that and remind yourself about this style before going for the latest fashionable trend.
BE CRITICAL OF YOUR CURRENT WARDROBE BE HONEST. Which garments in your closet do you really like? How many of the garments have you not worn for a long time. How many were mistakes. Again, write down what didn’t work. Which clothes make you happy? Then throw away or swap any items that you know doesn’t really look good on you. They may be great pieces, but if they don’t suit you or your body type, you will not look stylish on them.
MAKE SURE THAT EVERY ITEM YOU BUY FITS YOU I’m sure this happened to you. You see an absolutely wonderful piece of clothing at a rock bottom price. You try it on, but it’s just a little bit too short or too tight. You buy it anyway because the piece is so lovely and it’s cheap. This is a big mistake. Any clothing that does not fit you properly will never look good on you. So please beware of sales and only buy new clothes when you really adore them and they fit you properly.
ONLY FOLLOW THE LATEST TRENDS WHEN THEY FIT YOUR STYLE OR YOUR BODY TYPE True style defies fashion trends. Although it is nice to add some trendy pieces each season, you should only go for the trends that suit you. Try to wait for that trend that suits you and then buy several pieces.
MAKE SURE YOUR WARDROBE CONTAINS ALL THE NECESSARY BASICS FOR YOUR STYLE If through all of the above you got a clearer sense of what you like and what suits you, you need to determine if you have the basic essentials necessary for your particular style. These basics will be different for all of you. Go through your inspiration book and determine the absolutely necessary essentials for your style.
style is personal. there is no herd to follow. there are no rules. there are no seasons. your wardrobe should contain only amazing choices. it is much easier to be inspired when you see five remarkable pieces than when you see 25 pieces and 20 of those are unremarkable. Pick key items and get rid of the rest, even if it is the must-have item of the season, or you spent a month’s salary on it, or you wore it everyday of your teenage years and can’t bear to part with it, if it doesn’t look good on you now, it shouldn’t be there. start by throwing out anything you no longer wear or that doesn’t look good on you anymore. Be ruthless. its easier said than done, so make yourself a deal: for every 20 items you chuck, you can buy one killer piece.