THE MISTAKES WE MAKE WHEN TRYING TO LOOK STYLISH ❤
… LOOKING GOOD IS ALL ABOUT FEELING GOOD …
IT’S ABOUT TURNING HEADS WHEN WE’RE SOCIALIZING …
… CONSEQUENTLY …
… WE FOCUS ON OUR STYLE …
… BROWSING ONLINE SITES FOR THE LATEST TRENDS …
WE SPEND HOURS AT THE SHOPPING CENTRE LOOKING FOR OUTFITS THAT RESONATE WITH OURSELVES & WITH OTHERS …
… THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS OF COURSE …
… HOWEVER …
THERE ARE SOME COMMON MISTAKES THAT MANY OF US MAKE WHEN TRYING TO LOOK STYLISH …
… WE WILL DISCUSS SOME OF THEM BELOW …
… MISTAKE 1 …
… WE PUT STYLE BEFORE COMFORT …
HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT A DRESS OR A PAIR OF SHOES THAT ARE A SIZE TOO SMALL FOR YOU? …
MANY OF US DO ESPECIALLY WHEN WE CAN’T FIND A SIMILAR SIZE MORE READILY CONDITIONED FOR OUR BODIES …
WE DO IT BECAUSE WE FALL HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH THE ITEM IN QUESTION & WE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE IT FIT …
EVEN IF WE THEN STRUGGLE TO BREATHE BECAUSE OF A TIGHT-FITTING DRESS OR STRUGGLE TO WALK IN A STRAIGHT LINE BECAUSE THE SHOES HURT OUR FEET …
… BUT HERE’S THE THING …
WE WON’T LOOK PARTICULARLY STYLISH IN WHAT WE ARE WEARING IF WE ARE SHOWING OBVIOUS SIGNS OF DISCOMFORT …
TOTTERING DANGEROUSLY AROUND IN A PAIR OF ILL-FITTING SHOES IS MORE LIKELY TO RUIN OUR IMAGE THAN ELEVATE IT …
THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU’RE SHOPPING …
DESPITE YOUR TEMPTATION TO BUY SOMETHING AMAZING FROM THE RACK ONLY DO SO IF YOU FEEL AS WELL AS LOOK GOOD IN THE SHOES …
… MISTAKE 2 …
… WE FORGET OUR DAILY ROUTINE …
GETTING READY IN THE MORNING WE SOMETIMES FORGET TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN OUR EFFORT TO LOOK GOOD …
WE WEAR SHOES THAT ARE IN DANGER OF GETTING SCUFFED WHEN WE’RE ON OUR DAILY COMMUTE …
WE PUT ON SOCKS THAT AREN’T BUILT FOR EXERCISE WHEN WE’RE HEADING TO THE GYM …
WE FORGET PRACTICALITY & CONCENTRATE ON OUR APPEARANCE ONLY TO REGRET IT LATER WHEN WE REALIZE OUR MISTAKES …
THINK ABOUT YOUR ITINERARY WHEN YOU’RE CHOOSING THE ITEMS YOU ARE GOING TO WEAR IN THE MORNING …
… FROM YOUR DRESS TO YOUR FOOTWEAR …
… FOCUS ON YOUR PREVIOUS POINT & REMEMBER COMFORT …
PACK YOUR BEST SHOES IN YOUR BAG & WEAR YOUR SNEAKERS WHEN YOU’RE GETTING READY FOR WORK …
WHEN YOU’RE BUYING SOMETHING FOR YOUR DAILY WEAR EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS SOCKS PURCHASE SOMETHING FIT FOR PURPOSE …
… MISTAKE 3 …
… WE BECOME DEPENDENT ON FASHION TRENDS …
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH WEARING THE LATEST TRENDS IF YOU ENJOY & LOOK GOOD IN THEM BUT NEVER BECOME DEPENDENT ON THEM …
IF YOU’RE FOREVER REPLACING THE CLOTHES IN YOUR WARDROBE BECAUSE THEY’VE GONE OUT OF STYLE THEN YOU’RE GOING TO SPEND A SMALL FORTUNE
… INSTEAD …
… WEAR WHAT YOU WANT & WHEN YOU WANT …
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE TOP DESIGNERS ARE CURRENTLY PROMOTING & CONSIDER FOLLOWING YOUR OWN STYLE …
… WHETHER IT’S IN LINE WITH TRENDS OR NOT …
… YOU WILL SAVE MONEY THIS WAY …
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RE WEARING SOMETHING THAT SUITS YOUR PERSONALITY MORE THAN THE LATEST TRENDSETTING GARMENTS …
… YOU WILL FEEL & LOOK BETTER TOO …
XOXO 🖤