Top 3 Style Tips
The biggest fashion faux pas ever is not staying true to yourself. And believe me, I sure know what I’m talking about. There was a time I was so lost I completely forgot who I was. Low self-esteem, a need to please everybody and a fair share of self-contempt all took their heavy toll. In the end I found myself being an excuse of a young woman who was defined by everything else except herself.
Fortunately, no one needs to be a fashion wreck with no self-respect. More important than keeping up with the latest trends and making sure you’re always wearing the latest “It” items is to dress in an original way that suits your own personality and body type. Here’s how to do it.
1. Know Yourself
Getting to know yourself properly is probably the best investment you can make. Why? Because fashion is actually a brilliant tool to let the inner you shine through. When you get past all the “It” labels, trend-copying and celebrity wannabes, the way you put your style together speaks volumes about what is inside of you.
Spend some time to get to know yourself and understand your features, interests, motivations and values to make it easier for you to define yourself and your style sense. Who are you? What do you enjoy? What makes you tick? You need to know yourself – your likes and dislikes, your feelings about your body and yourself before you can effectively dress to express yourself. Put emphasis on what you learn about yourself. Remember that every individual is unique. Learning more about your personal style can help you understand where your special strengths are.
2. Love Yourself
Once you get to know yourself you should learn to love yourself. What are your best features? What makes you proud and confident? Be body conscious. Choose clothing that highlights your best parts and downplays the parts you’re not so crazy about.
I think fashion is all about self-esteem. Do a big favor for yourself and never doubt yourself. Confidence is definitely the key to any outfit. If you feel great and you have paid attention to your outfit, no one will doubt you or your ensemble for a second. Once you get the basics of how to dress, you can start to have fun with personalizing a unique look for yourself.
3. Express Yourself
You are what you wear. The right clothes can make you feel more attractive and confident so wear only what feels good. Choose a wardrobe that makes you excited to get dressed every day and flaunt your personal style to the max.
Labels or defined styles can be a-okay to some extent. Just be careful not to let them to take over the way you dress and clothes you choose to buy. You might start buying clothes just because they fit a certain stereotype, and not because you like them. Been there, done that. Always, always wear what you truly like.
If you know your stuff, you can’t possibly go wrong. Do your own thing. Only you know what represents you best so take risks and have fun with it!
What are your top 3 style tips?
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I actually can’t give 3 more tips, because I subscribe to most of what you said :)
My only thing to add is that it is always good to focus on the positive. Actually, I don’t think one should downplay anything… One should celebrate the good and forget the rest, especially things that you can’t really do anything about. Also, there will always be fashion things, trends, clothing items, that you don’t like. I find it’s a waste of precious energy to dwell on the negative feelings, especially when there’s so many other things to love, to get excited about!
I have found that focusing on the positive really lets my creative powers soar more free. This is kind of the same idea as with brainstorming. You will come up with more unexpected solutions.
Well, just my two euro cents, as always :)
Nice to see you here, vasiliisa!
And yes, yes, yes: you are so right saying that one should focus on the positive and celebrate the good. It took me years (if not decades) to understand that there are so many pretty and beautiful features in me although I won’t ever meet the fashion industry’s beauty standards. I always thought I had sooooo wide hips and I was truly ashamed about my figure but nowadays I let those feminine hips swing! And it’s so funny to hear that the thing you detest almost the most is actually The Thing that makes your looks interesting and intriguing (referring my front teeth here). Ah, thank god for getting older! :D