NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE ON YOUR PATH TO MASTERING YOUR PERSONAL TAKE ON FASHION, THERE ARE CERTAIN ACTIONS YOU CAN FOLLOW TO HONE IN ON IT. I HAVE NAILED DOWN THE STEPS TO DISCOVERING THE PARTICULAR LOOK THAT SPEAKS TO YOUR MOST FASHIONABLE SELF. AHEAD, I AM BREAKING DOWN WAYS TO TAP INTO YOUR UNIQUE STYLE & ALL OF THE MANY NUANCES IT HAS

1. ANALYSE YOUR EXISTING WARDROBE

A SUCCESSFUL SIGNATURE STYLE IS ONE YOU WILL LOVE FOR YEARS & YEARS & SO YOUR FOCUS SHOULD BE ON WEARING THE THINGS YOU TRULY ADORE! FIRST OF ALL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR EXISTING WARDROBE & THINK ‘DO THESE PIECES REPRESENT WHO I AM’ IF THERE IS A PIECE OR TWO WITHIN YOUR WARDROBE THAT YOU HAVEN’T WORN FOR A GOOD COUPLE OF MONTHS OR SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T FIT IN WITH THE OVERALL VIBE, TAKE IT AWAY. FOR ME, IT’S A BLACK LEATHER JACKET OR A NAVY PLAIN TOP AMONGST A SEA OF WHITES, PINKS & GREYS.

LOOK AT WHAT IS LEFT AND THINK ABOUT WHAT PIECES YOU ARE DRAWN TO THE MOST & WHAT YOU ENJOY WEARING, CHANCES ARE THESE ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS THAT REPRESENT THE PERSONAL STYLE THAT YOU ALREADY LOVE & HAVE IN YOUR WARDROBE. FOR ME, ONE EXAMPLE WOULD BE; A BLUSH PINK PLEATED SKIRT; DUE TO IT’S CLASSIC MIDI LENGTH & TIMELESS FEMININE PLEATS THIS QUALITY PIECE REPRESENTS ME REALLY WELL. EQUALLY, THERE WILL BE STAPLE PIECES YOU REACH OF, TIME & TIME AGAIN LIKE A WHITE CASHMERE JUMPER OR A FLATTERING PAIR OF JEANS

CONSIDER THESE AS WELL AS SPECIAL PIECES THAT YOU ADORE, IT COULD BE YOUR FAVORITE INVESTMENT BAG OR A PAIR OF SPECTACULAR HEELS. PUT THESE PIECES TO THE SIDE & YOU WILL SLOWLY START TO BUILD A PICTURE OF WHAT PERSONAL STYLE YOU ALREADY HAVE REPRESENTED IN YOUR WARDROBE

2. LABEL IT

WHEN TAKING AN AFTERNOON TO REALLY GO THROUGH THE PIECES YOU ALREADY HAVE IN YOUR WARDROBE, TRY TO PICK A FEW WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOUR CHOSEN KEY PIECES THAT YOU UTTERLY ADORE & ENJOY WEARING. ARE THEY CASUAL & COMFORTABLE, TIMELESS & FEMININE OR BOLD & CONTEMPORARY? SETTLE ON A HANDFUL OF WORDS THAT FEELS TRUE TO YOU; YOU WILL MOST LIKELY NOTICE A LOT OF SIMILARITIES WHICH 100% TELLS YOU THAT YOU’VE FOUND & CLARIFIED YOUR STYLE. WRITE THESE WORDS DOWN & HAVE THEM AT THE FRONT OF YOUR MIND WHENEVER SHOPPING FOR NEW PIECES

3. SEEK INSPIRATION

HAVING ONE OR A FEW PERSONAL STYLE ICONS IS USEFUL WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING YOUR OWN PERSONAL STYLE. PERHAPS YOU LIKE CERTAIN BITS FROM THREE DIFFERENT BLOGGERS OR CELEBRITIES & YOU CAN PUT THESE TOGETHER TO CREATE YOUR OWN; PULLING DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSPIRATION FROM SEVERAL SOURCES IS A GREAT WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU LIKE & DON’T LIKE. SPEND TIME BROWSING INSTAGRAM OR PINTEREST, TYPE THOSE KEY WORDS YOU SETTLED ON THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE STYLE YOU LOVE INTO THE PLATFORMS TO FIND AN ARRAY OF OUTFIT INSPIRATION

WHEN YOU FIND PEOPLE WHO PORTRAY A SIGNATUrE STYLE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU WANT, IT IS REALLY HELPFUL TO KEEP THEM IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND WHEN OUT SHOPPING OR WHEN YOU ARE HAVING A WARDROBE CLEAR OUT

FOR ME, MY STYLE ICON OF ALL TIME IS VICTORIA BECKHAM & IF I AM UNSURE ABOUT SOMETHING I’LL THINK TO MYSELF ‘WOULD VICTORIA WEAR THIS?’ - SO ASK YOURSELF IF YOUR STYLE ICON WOULD WEAR THIS & IF IT WOULD WORK IN THEIR WARDROBE. IF THE ANSWER IS YES, CHANCES ARE IT WILL WORK PERFECTLY FOR YOURS TOO

4. RECOGNIZE WHAT YOU DON’T LIKE

SO YOU’VE LOOKED THROUGH YOUR WARDROBE, YOU’VE CHOSEN THE PIECES YOU LOVE, YOU’VE DECIDED ON A FEW KEY WORDS THAT SUM UP THE STYLE YOU LOVE BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE PIECES THAT DON’T MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD. JUST BECAUSE EVERY CELEBRITY IS WEARING RED DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TOO, OR IF YOUR FAVORITE ICON IS WEARING SOMETHING YOU AREN’T SURE ABOUT, IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TO WEAR IT TOO.

HAVING A STRONG PERSONAL STYLE MEANS YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING YOU LOVE EVERYDAY, SO THERE’S NO POINT IN HOLDING ONTO THINGS YOU LOVED WHILE THEY WERE ON TREND, BUT HAVEN’T WORN SINCE - BE BRUTAL! SELL, DONATE, OR THROW OUT ANY WORN OUT STYLES, OR GARMENTS THAT JUST DON’T REPRESENT YOUR PERSONAL STYLE OR CREATE NEW CLOTHING WITH THEM

5. TAKE NOTE OF REPEATS

HAVE A CLOSET FILL OF STRIPED TEES OR ANKLE BOOTS? THERE’S A REASON YOUR CLOSET HAS AN EXCESS OF A CERTAIN ITEM. YOU PURCHASE THESE ITEMS AGAIN & AGAIN BECAUSE THEY MAKE YOU FEEL HAPPY & COMFORTABLE. THEY ARE YOUR STYLE SWEET SPOT, IF YOU WILL. AS LONG AS THE ITEM IS FLATTERING & WORKS FOR YOUR CURRENT STYLE, I SAY TO EMBRACE THESE REPEAT OFFENDERS. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT’S NOT A BAD THING TO RELY ON A SIGNATURE STAPLE

6. PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS

IS THERE SOMETHING PEOPLE COMPLIMENT YOU ON? WHETHER IT’S YOUR AMAZING FOOTWEAR GAME OR YOUR ABILITY TO STYLE DRESSES LIKE NO ONE ELSE, WEARING CLOTHES THAT PLAY UP YOUR BEST STYLE STRENGTHS WILL ALWAYS LOOK STYLISH, NO MATTER WHAT IS CURRENTLY TRENDING. FIND OUR MORE ABOUT WHAT PIECES SUCCESSFUL WOMEN WEAR TO FEEL POWERFUL

7. DON’T FORGET THE WHOLE PACKAGE

WHILE WE ARE MAINLY CONCERNED WITH CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES, TRUE STYLE ENCOMPASSES BEAUTY, TOO. IF YOU’RE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR BEAUTY LOOK, YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO FEEL AS FASHIONABLE AS POSSIBLE

8. KNOW THYSELF

TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS & WEAR WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF. IF YOU HAVE MORE CLASSIC STYLE, WEARING THE SEASON’S MOST OUT-THERE TREND PIECES IS GOING TO LOOK UNNATURAL. SIMILARLY, IF YOU ALIGN WITH RIHANNA’S TOUGH-MEETS-GLAMOROUS APPEAL, A FLORAL MAXI DRESS MIGHT NOT BE YOUR BEST BET. CHANCES ARE YOU’VE LIKELY ALREADY GOT A WINNING SENSE OF STYLE, SO EMBRACE IT, REFINE IT, & DON’T FIGHT IT

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