How To Cultivate Your Own Personal Style
In the past couple of decades, endless cyclical trends that stay around for no longer than a month have become emblematic of the time. The pressure to constantly meet these trends has been extremely prevalent, whether you’re looking for wedding dress styles or loungewear! However, the push for sustainability and eco-friendly clothes in the past couple of years has made people re-examine whether they want to keep buying these trends. Endless trends in high-street stores are terrible for the environment, as they are cheaply produced to be able to meet these fast moving trends. Then they end up in landfill, as once they are out of style, no one wants to wear them anymore. Below are all the ways you can renounce this meaningless cycle, which is bad for the environment and makes everyone look the same. This way, you can help the planet, and cultivate your own personal style.
Stop Aimlessly Shopping
The worst way to get taken in by trends is to aimlessly walk around high street shops and just look for stuff to buy. Before you buy something, decide whether you will wear it at least 30 times. Also, consider if there are items you already have that you could style with it. If not, put the item back. You don’t really want this item- you just think it will help you fit in! Reduce the amount of time you look at influencers and celebrities- this way you can convince yourself that you NEED a version of the item they are wearing. But more often than not, if they stop wearing it, so will you. Stop looking at what they’re wearing or aimlessly perusing the shops for something to buy, and this way you will be left with items that actually fit your own personal style.
Create A Moodboard
The best way to start looking for clothes to fit your personal style is to create a mood board. This will allow you to identify clothing styles that you want to wear. By looking at fashion magazines, or eco-fashion bloggers you will be able to pick out clothes that you like. Try to pick style icons from throughout history so that you will reduce the impact of trends on your personal style. Looking at style icons that aren’t the usual trendy influencers can help you become closer to your personal style. Using Pinterest or Instagram is a great way to create your mood board. Also, you might want to look for items that are timeless or essential, such as trench coats or leather boots. Look for outfits and styles that you like so that you can look for similar items when you go shopping- this way you can better express yourself through your outfits.
Think About Re-Styling
A good way to identify what clothes fit your personal style is to go through your wardrobe. If there’s anything in there that you don’t wear because it’s ‘out-of-style’, donate it. Or, you could look at the item and see if there’s any way you can alter it or style it so that it can fit in with another outfit. For example, a cut of dress that’s gone out of style can be altered to reflect cuts that are more in fashion at that time. Or, fabric from an old skirt can be repurposed into something else, like a bag. Repurposing and restyling your wardrobe is a great way to make your wardrobe your own, and reject meaningless trend cycles.
Stay Comfortable
Being fashionable and stylish is all about confidence and happiness. If you’re uncomfortable in the clothes you wear, you won’t be able to radiate the stylish person you really are! Don’t force yourself into clothes that you don’t like to wear. Being comfortable in your clothes is one of the most important things when cultivating your own personal style.
Identify Cuts You Like and That Suit You
When you go through your wardrobe, try on your clothes. Have a look at what really suits you, and what you feel great in. For example, if you like your legs and like wearing mini dresses, then you know to buy those styles again as you know they make you feel great! If you notice a style isn’t making you feel happy, get rid of it. Personal style is all about happiness and ease. Don’t copy what other people do at the sake of your own comfort- find what you like the most.
By keeping all of these in mind when you next organise your wardrobe, and when you next buy clothes, you will get closer to cultivating your own personal style. Every person deserves to have a wardrobe that is tailored just for them, and makes them feel wonderful. Save your money, the planet, and your fashion sense today- reject trends, and find your own personal, unique look.
