Looking good, is an essential element to feeling confident. There is a general notion that looking good does not come cheap. However, you do not have to break the bank to look the part. I will be showing you tips on staying stylish without spending a fortune. Let us look at some of these tips below. - Invest In Basics : Get yourself a few basic pieces with neutral colours. Neutral colours help you combine different outfits easily without having to own so many pieces. Examples of neutrals are black, grey, white, navy, brown. One staple must have is the good old little black dress. Trust me this is not just a cliché. You can never go wrong with black. Throw on a pop of colour and your look comes alive. - Look out for sales : Different stores usually have seasonal sales. You can get great outfits for as low as half the price or even more, thereby saving some cash. - Understand your body shape : Shopping outfits that flatter your shape makes you look confident and stylish. - Shop at pre-
Fashion, we can say, is as old as the human race and we can see how it has evolved from the early years, to the middle ages up till the 21st century. In the past, women wore really long modest dresses, as the middle ages approached, they switched it up a bit and were adorned with more elaborate outfits, like layered skirts, corsets, etc. Different factors over the years have bee responsible for this evolution, such as age, values, environment, societal changes, amongst others.
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A lot of us see fashion in different ways, some see it as following trend, for others, it is the art of styling, but one thing remains sure and that is, fashion is a form of self expression. The famous designer Gianni Versace once said, "Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you but decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live". One good thing about fashion is its versatility. You can create your own style and stick with it. There's really no hard and fast rule to it. However, we must be mindful of certain elements, such as height, body size, body shape, age, in some cases even religion. I will create a post on understanding your body shape.
Let us not forget that colours play an important role in fashion and styling. Some people like vibrant colours, while others like to keep it cool. I believe that occasions, as well as seasons are determinants of colours to wear. For instance, you will not wear loud colours to a professional business meeting, you will want to keep the colours calm, like brown, blue, grey, white and of course the ever versatile black. It is also very important to know how to match your colours.
Thankfully, with the advent of social media, there are various sources of style inspirations. So whether you are a fashionista or you're still struggling to get yourself together in terms of styling, you can always look good.
Thank you for your time with me 😊 Please let me know what you think in the comment section and don't forget to look out for my next post.
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For me, styling is quite essential and makes a person look fashionable regardless of the price tag of the fashion items.
ReplyDeleteExactly! I completely agree👍
DeleteDress the way u wanna be addressed comes to mind here...
ReplyDeleteOh yes! You can say that again
DeleteGreat read!
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DeleteOnly a “natural” gets it right without questions. In other words styling comes natural from top to bottom….it should flow just right not necessarily on a big budget!
ReplyDeleteOh yes! 👍 There's a post of budgeting
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