Thrift Bag Tips To Conceptual Styling

Understand Yourself – Clothes are a physical extension of our personality, self image, and ideas. If you wear certain clothes because ‘your friends’ wear them too then that’s not going to help you become a fashionable person but its going to make look like the rest of the ‘crowd’. Just like everything else in life, only those who challenge themselves stand out as icons and winners, and it all starts with understanding the type of person you are and what you can do best that others can’t , the looks that you can come up with that no one else can. A person who understands her/himself is a person who knows that if something looks good on someone else, it doesn’t mean that it’ll look good on them too.

Create Your Own Trends – Every season there’s a trend going out and another coming in but who’s really making these trends? I’ll tell who. Its the clothes manufacturer and designers because they understand that fashion goes beyond fabric and stitches. Those same people know that people do not want to look different, people do not want to wear clothes that are publicly said to be ‘old fashion’ , they know that almost everyone wants to be fashionably ‘accepted’ to and by the general public. There’s always a loophole in everything, this time its the fact that you shouldn’t seek approval from the general public, instead be innovative and play around with your wardrobe and watch yourself change from a trend follower to a trend setter. So what if its ‘old fashion’?!?! Garments are just garments, how you wear them is what counts! Your style is your own personal signature.

Be Bold – Being bold means being exactly what the Oxford dictionary says, look it up. I mean if you’re going through an article, its the bold words that get your attention more, even if you’re just skimming. My point is, for you to be bold, you need to be confident because once you start creating your own trends and looking different from the rest of your friends or social group there’s definitely going to be some remarks being tossed your way about your new ‘noticeable’ changes, these remarks will go from being unpleasant to being complements eventually. This is because people are creatures of habit and familiarity so once something changes, they are sure to retaliate or give negative feedback, but the more bold you become is the more they begin to notice and admire you for your courage to look different, before you know it you would’ve turned yourself into a ‘fashion statement’ that says fashion is about standing out!

Challenge Yourself – One trick that has always worked for me is challenging myself and my wardrobe. In order for any person to have a distinct style, they don’t have to own a lot of expensive clothes. Contrary to popular beliefs as that may sound but its true! I learned that the most ‘fashionable’ people are people who go for custom made designs and tailor made items. This is the most cost effective way of being fashionable that there ever was or there ever will be, mainly because every tailor made item you pay for or custom design you buy is made for you and you only! I’m sure we all feel good when people always comment about how hard they’ve tried to look for your items in stores with no success, I know it feels good because I’m use to hearing those comments about my personal style. The point is, for you to stand out you have to take that extra mile of wearing items that you wouldn’t normally wear, go to your local designers and tell them exactly what look you want to try out and how your clothes should be. Everyone is their own stylist so why not go with your own ideas when it comes to your clothes?

Remember, style has nothing to do with trends.