Getting it....

I've discovered the need for direction and as I've always said if you don't have a plan, hitting the wall becomes much more likely.  Obviously in my case due to the fact my spacial awareness can be a little off, it's almost a guarantee.  One of the things I've learnt in the last little while is that the mistakes we make tend to be general.  (However unique we all think we are.)  We might make them for different reasons but the outcome is the same.  That outcome is simply not reaching our potential.  So what is this big mistake that I'm referring too...

The Right Fit

In the last 6 months nearly every style report I have written started with the words, the size you should be wearing is... We get caught up in who we used to be and sometimes the last vestige of that is the tag in the back of your clothes.  Now this may sound unlikely but it's actually men who are the worst for this.  They'd rather have a suit jacket 4 inches wider than they are, than admit that the atlas like shoulders of their youth are now residing a little further south.  Not realising that the only person they are fooling is the man they see in the mirror.  I know boys it's a hassle to ask for help, but trust me when I tell you that clothes that fit will make you look taller, thinner and younger.  As far as I'm concerned a good fit is the magic elixir we all search for.

Have you ever gone on a diet or signed up with a trainer because it/they promised you'd lose 10 pounds in a week.  What if I told you, you could lose 10 pounds in an hour?  That is what the 'Right Size' will do.  I promise it is worth the ten extra minutes in a fitting room to check an alternative.  

Don't believe me?  Ask yourself this question, can you name one television presenter that wears baggy clothing?  I'll give you a little time to think about it....The only one I could think of was Sir Patrick Moore, and he's a lot of things but no one's style icon (honestly, follow the link and check if you are still doubting me).  

Fit is so important, more so than colour or fabric or cost.  Because if it doesn't fit, the best you can hope for is to feel that you have achieved the goal of ensuring you won't be arrested for indecent exposure.  For example, I recently told a client he needed some good quality t-shirts, he bought Tesco T-shirts 2 for £5, but the kicker is they fit him perfectly and as a result stand up next to a much more expensive brand choice.  I can't and won't argue with that (he expected me to) but how could I respond with anything but what a great buy.  No they aren't the softest cotton that was ever woven into fabric, but the point is to look good without bankrupting yourself, so Mission accomplished.

Focus on the fit, style will come naturally from there.