STYLE 101 : HOW TO DEFINE YOUR PERSONAL STYLE
Discovering your personal style as a fashion enthusiast
is the first and most important decision, besides learning how to dress for
your body type that one can make. Now looking back at my style journey I’ve
come a long way from trying new things to finally settling on “vintage and retro
inspired modest fashion” as my personal style.
Let us not be confused though, fashion is wearing
what is in trend but personal style is how you put your own spin on the trend.
Personal style is what makes you stand out, it is like your own take and
interpretation of fashion. Personal style can be quite tricky at times. For some
of us, our style is a reflection of our personality, while for others we dress
the way we feel or use our style to express our hidden side.
So what’s the big deal with this topic? Well besides
standing out, discovering your personal style will guide your clothing choices
and help you in building the right wardrobe. Prior to finding my style, I
bought everything and anything in sight. This made me broke most times and left
with too many clothes and nothing to really wear.
If you’re tired of the constant struggle to find what
to wear, tired of having so many clothes but nothing to wear, then this post is
for you. If you’re looking for a more budget friendly way to slay and be
fashionable, then defining your personal style is the way to go. So in this
post I will be outlining ways and guiding you on how to figure out your style
so we can all slay. Let’s begin.
Step
1: Ask the right Questions
To get closer to discovering your sense of style, ask
yourself the following questions: What items am I most comfortable in? What’s
my occupation? What’s my lifestyle like? Do I go out often? What fashion pieces
am I most drawn to? Do I like to stand out? Which blogger/ celebrity style am I
inspired by? What would I like to brand myself as?
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Step
2: Moving forward, Invest in Closet Essentials
Once you’ve asked yourself those questions and
understood yourself and lifestyle better, then it’s time to start building. Start
with the closet essentials and then work towards purchasing statement pieces to
put your own spin. For example if your more geared towards the afro inspired
style then invest in more African inspired jewellery, more prints or head wraps
even.
Step
3: Experiment
Try new things, work with what you have and make
mistakes. You know that top that has been hanging in your wardrobe, well why don’t
you try pairing it with that printed skirt. It took me a lot of trial and error
to define my style. So don’t be scared. How will you know if you’ve never tried?
Step
4: Copy Cat
In all honesty there is no harm in imitating others.
If you’re still in doubt look to your favourite celebrities and fashion enthusiast
and follow them.
Step
5: Fake it to Make it
At the end of the day “confidence is key, always”. Don’t
doubt yourself, wear the clothes and don’t let them wear you. Put on that leather
skirt and strut your stuff.
Note:
Your body size
does not determine your style; just learn how to dress to suit your size
Hope you found this post helpful. If you’re still in
doubt, then send me and email at princessaudu@gmail.com.
Would you like to see more posts like this? How did you discover your sense of
style? Leave a comment down below.
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Yaay! New blog theme. I love it. This post was definitely helpful. Confidence is really important and patience is key too. I'm still on the road to defining my personal style and I'm taking it step by step.
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Hi Olaa thank you so much and it is one step at a time.
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DeleteOohhh you're not the only one who was in this cycle, I even have clothes that I was hoping to grow in to (blame my mom) but I'm learning to mix and match ane thank God for all these wacky layering trends its a bit easier for me now.
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Glad we all grew out of it girl, there is not point keeping clothes we cant wear afterall. Thanks for stopping by.
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