How To Upgrade Your Everyday Style
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Getting ready for the day ahead can be a fun and energizing activity. When you dress nicely and enjoy what you are wearing, you appreciate how you look—which boosts your mood and confidence. However, some women find it challenging to put together a fashionable outfit especially when they are in a rush in the morning.
If you have a similar experience, there are ways to make dressing stylishly a simpler task. Whether you are putting together a smart-casual ensemble for work or an effortlessly chic outfit for running errands, here are some tips on how you can upgrade your everyday style.
Aim for the Perfect Fit
One of the easiest ways to upgrade your everyday wear is by making sure your clothes fit you well. A well-fitted garment is described as providing you with ease of wear, with seam lines that follow the general silhouette of your body. This applies to many types of clothes like pants, dresses, skirts, and button-down shirts.
Wearing clothes that are too big or too small for you can have different effects on your look. If you wear something too large, it can make you appear overwhelmed by the fabric or as though you weigh more than you do. And if you wear pieces that are too tight on you, you can have a hard time moving around and it may look unflattering on your body.
Even if it is a piece that is meant to have a snug fit like leggings, you need to make sure you feel comfortable wearing it. The stretchy material may expand while worn but it can get overstretched, which ruins the fabric and shortens the garment’s lifespan. To avoid this, make sure to buy the right size for you.
For example, when looking for where to buy denim leggings, check out the brand’s size chart to see which pair of comfy pants match your body measurements. If you aren’t certain about the size, head to the dressing room for a fit. If you keep pulling the leggings up, then it’s too loose. On the other hand, if the leggings’ waistband is too tight and there is excess skin protruding over the waistband, you need to size up.
Create Balance
When planning your outfits, you want to make sure that the overall look is harmonious. The fabrics, styles, patterns, and proportions must have equal visual weight. Also, the accessories and garments should not compete against each other. So if you intentionally want to wear oversized clothes, you need to still balance them with slimmer pieces. For example, a slouchy sweater worn over leggings or a pencil skirt works well because the looser top is balanced by the form-fitting bottom.
Accessories, on the other hand, can help enhance your everyday style as long as you maintain the visual balance. For instance, it’s easy to improve your casual white shirt and jeans combo with a bold statement necklace. When you opt for such an outfit, leave out the chunky earrings so that the focus remains on the necklace. If you want to turn this into a cocktail-ready ensemble, put on some pumps and match the necklace with a cocktail ring. If you have big earrings, forego the necklace and wear a stack of bangles instead. Spreading out your accessories in this way keeps your look from being too busy and unfocused. So instead of using accessories to highlight and improve your look, they become a visual nuisance.
Wear Pieces That Complement Your Body Shape
When selecting clothes, make sure to get those that work best for your body shape. This includes choosing pieces that accentuate your best features. The best way to do this is by determining your body shape so you know if your figure resembles an hourglass, apple, pear, or athletic body type. By learning and dressing for your body type, you can select clothes that feel comfortable and look good on you.
You have an hourglass shape if your waist is well-defined and your bust and hip measurements are almost even. If you have this body shape, you can wear almost anything that will help define your waist and flaunt your curves.
On the other hand, an apple body shape is generally well-proportioned with shoulders broader than the hips. If this sounds more like your body, wear dresses with A-line silhouettes. This silhouette looks like a triangle that begins fitted at the waist then gradually widens from the hips down to the hem.
If your shoulders appear narrow compared to your hips, you have a pear body shape. In this case, you want the attention to be drawn to the upper part of your body by highlighting the waist, back, or neckline. Some tops that will look best for people with pear shapes are tops with cowl or scoop necklines.
For women that have an athletic build, their shoulders and hip measurements are often the same, which makes their silhouette look too straight. If you have this body type, you need to accentuate your legs and other curves. If you are wearing a dress, wrap a thin belt to highlight your waist.
Play With Colors
An all-black outfit or a monochromatic ensemble can look chic but don’t let it stop you from playing with colorful pieces. It can make your outfit stand out more and match your mood. So if you feel happy and excited, express it by wearing a bright color like orange or yellow. If you are feeling romantic or want to have a more feminine feel, pink is the best color to use.
In case you are still new to wearing colorful outfits, you can balance your colorful pieces by pairing them with other items in neutral tones. Many neutral hues like beige, gray, black, cream, and white complement a lot of other colors so you will never run out of outfit ideas.
Wearing something stylish can help improve your mood and boost your confidence. It is also very easy to do when you follow some of the suggestions mentioned above. Feel free to experiment until you find a style that is comfortable for you. And if you feel like dressing up takes too much time in the morning, you can prepare your outfit the night before so that even if you are in a rush, you can still look chic and get a confidence boost for your day.
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