Over time, everyone ‘s style should evolve. Especially if you’re changing your lifestyle or making a career change, it’s not easy to reinvent your style. If you’re not knowledgeable, you can make a few mistakes. That’s why I want to let you know how to successfully reinvent your style in three steps!
1. Defining Your Style
As a Stylist, before I try to reinvent my client’s style, it’s imperative that I get to know them well. This will give me great insight on what you personally like or dislike for your image, and what you can begin experimenting with.
In 2020, we no longer need to rip pages out of magazines. We can easily gather inspiration from Pinterest and Instagram. Usually when you look at your pictures you see a trend and similarities in colors and clothing trends.
Are you going from over the top trendy to completely elegant and refined?
Or are you rebellious and revealing, and would like to eventually have a more sophisticated and timeless look?
Remember: Getting to know one’s style is an ongoing process because our personal style can always change!
The most important thing is that you get more and more knowledgable about your body shape. Know what trends work with your body type. And to be honest, reinventing your style will be much easier.
2.Closet Detox
Before going out to purchase new clothing, I always recommend doing a closet detox. Now that you know your personal style, you can edit your closet. These are some of the few questions I ask to decide on what will be removed or kept:
- Have you worn it in one (1) year ?
- Is the quality worth keeping or donating?
- Is it outdated?
I will then give you expert advice on pieces to keep; which ones no longer suit you after seeing you in a few items, and what’s missing from your wardrobe.
At the end of our session, you’ll have a streamlined wardrobe consisting only of items that work for you. And, also a list of suggested pieces to add to your wardrobe.
3. Plan for the Future
Yay you have a clutter free closet!
You can now start adding new pieces to your wardrobe. It could be daunting shopping at times, but try to not overthink it!
To figure out if an item is worth getting, I ask myself these questions:
- Do I really love it, and will I love it for a while?
- Can I pair it with a few things in my current wardrobe?
- Would I purchase it if I had an unlimited budget?
If you find it hard to answer these questions, you should probably not make that purchase.
When you want to successfully reinvent your style, don’t make a drastic change. Experiment with a few items, but it should make sense for your personal style and lifestyle.
Eventually, your closet will reflect your reinvented style. It will reflect who you are, and getting ready in the morning will be much easier!
Happy Styling 🙂
13 comments
These are such great tips! I know I need to detox my closet but some things are so hard to let go! Thank you for sharing these tips, they were very helpful!
Kileen
cute & little
Your Welcome! 🙂
LOVE these tips! I need to do a purge of my closet this fall and can’t wait to put these tips into play to reinvent my wardrobe.
Rachel
http://www.hello-her.com
Awesome! Your Welcome 🙂
My biggest ongoing problem with my style is decluttering the closet on a consistent basis. I really need to be more consistent about it so I don’t keep expanding the closet space LOL
These are phenomenal tips. I’ve been slowly allowing my style to evolve over the past few years. Last year I made the goal of completely transforming to classic fashion, and I knew it wouldn’t happen all at once, but I’ve been slowly collecting pieces to make the change possible. Seeing what I wear on a regular basis is also really helpful. If I haven’t touched something in 6 months+ I usually donate it, repurpose it, or sell it!
Awesome! Classic will never go out of style.
Yes, it definitely takes time so no need to rush.
These are such great tips, I really need to do a closet detox as we move into fall!
Great tips and some solid advice! I am a notorious “purger” and hate holding ontpo things if theuy’re not being used or loved! xoxo, Sarah
These are great tips! I actually do this entire process for myself lol! My style is usually pretty consistent but every now and then it shifts a bit and it’s important to recognize what’s working for your body, lifestyle and personal style and what’s not needed anymore.
Lizzie
http://www.lizzieinlace.com
Thanks!:)
Yes! we are constantly evolving, and so does our style.
These are implementable and concise tips. I think people would find it easy to follow your advice.
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Love these tips to refine your style without making a drastic change. I need to do a closet purge and get rid of those pieces that no longer fit with my current vision!