Today I had lunch with a wonderful lady, I have known longer than I care to acknowledge, put it this way she bought me my first handbag. As is prone to happen around me, we started discussing style and the way people dress. She made a valid point that no matter what she wears, she is comfortable and as a result she looks stylish. She doesn't try to follow fashion and yet people approach her often, to say how fabulous she looks. It's really very frustrating to be so totally out shone by someone over twice my age.
Her secret is simply she dresses for herself, and is totally confident that it is the right choice for her. By not trying to emulate or follow there is the opportunity to find your own fashion voice. Don't get me wrong every so often its nice to steal a trick from someone else, but steal it and claim it as your own. The truth is you will never get to be someone else, so why not make the very best of you. Nobody feels fabulous in sloppy clothes, essentially because it isn't about you - you're hidden under layers of camouflage. I'm not advocating a move towards mass nudity (I'd be out of a job). However I am saying wear your clothes, don't let them wear you.
In my experience, those that we hold up as style icons don't follow trends - they start them. They may own the newest jeans by Current Elliott or J Brand but those jeans only start to sell out after the 'stars' are seen wearing them. So what I'm trying to get at is, if you see something you like find your way to wear it. My 65 year old mother went out today in thigh high suede boots, leggings and a jumper dress, she looked a-may-zing and she was comfortable but no one would accuse her of looking sloppy. In fact someone accused her of being in her fifties, which made her week.
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