I want a makeover! How do I dress better?
One more year is over and 2017 is presented as a possibility to rewrite your story, if you are not satisfied with your appearance, it is probably because you are not satisfied with what it projects. Here are some tips so that this 2017 let everyone see the best of you.
An unlimited credit card and a fashion magazine as a guide are not going to make you look better. The way you dress is a reflection of your personality and if you want to change the way you dress it is because you want to change something more profound, but hey, I will not get philosophical. If you are struggling with the mirror, here are some tips to make it happen and maybe along the way you will realize what you really want to change. If you're willing to go down this trail, put your wallet away to begin with.
Order your closet
Has it happened to you that you panic because of a little pain, you think you are going to die and then it turns out that all you needed was rest? Something like this happens when we think we need a makeover. First we think that we have to throw everything away and start from scratch, but no, without ashes there is no rebirth.
If you are willing to face a change of look, I assume that your closet is a disaster, maybe it is not all thrown away, but so far it does not allow you to see what you really want. Buying clothes is an act in which the subconscious makes the last decision, outside we only say, I like it or I don't like it, but that decision has a support of phobias, passions, moods, memories and a million other things . You don't choose the blue shirt just because yes, you buy it because there is something about it that makes you feel good and that is projected on your physique. All that ends up accumulated in your wardrobe forming a cluster of emotions and memories.
Decide on a way to organize your closet, either by colors, which is the option that I like the most, by styles or put aside the clothes you like the most, the ones you don't use so much and in the end the ones you hardly ever use. you use. All this will help you remember what you have, surely there is some garment that you did not remember or things that you have only worn a couple of times.
Follow or not follow trends
Although for some time magazines and large fashion houses have tried to catch up with the average population, for most, seeing themselves as one or a model of these publications is almost impossible, this instead of inspiring people can provoke To be discouraged, the key to properly reading these publications is to decipher the looks, think about why you like it and see how you can adapt it for yourself. For example, Dior's feminist muse looks are inspiring but few people would dare to go to dinner or come to work with an almost transparent blouse and the ethereal effect is lost if they wear another garment underneath, but if we analyze that first Grazia collection Chiuri, we can realize that the message is individuality, the looks seem to be unique, the figures embroidered with a loose stitch and the imperfect finishes, as well as the simple silhouettes make you think that they were made at home, so why don't you something like that? Or well, if you don't think you can do it, have it done. The result will be a thousand times more valuable because your clothes will not be giving the message of a French interpreted by an Italian, on the contrary, it will be a new way to express yourself.
What are the strongest trends? That, individualism, fashion houses have tried to fit into a market that mixes garments without fear or distinction. Today's buyers do not want to follow a strict norm to dress, on the contrary, seeking to stand out and be different, they transgress any norm, hence the strange silhouettes of Vetements, the strident looks of Gucci and the gender openness of Louis Vouitton (with Jaden Smith ), this is all an attempt to get the attention of new markets. If we think about it this way, when buying a total look from a well-known fashion house, you are buying a look that you really created, but at a price 100 times more expensive.
So yes, you buy fashion magazines, look for trends, follow bloggers, but for inspiration. Analyze everything from this perspective: why do I like it? What is the message that this garment gives? And don't think about how to replicate it, think about how to appropriate that message and how you are going to deliver it.
Starting to swim
You have to do this whole process calmly, don't pretend to do it on a Thursday to be able to impress someone on Friday. A change of look is a personal renewal and that is the key, it must be an individual process, which although it may have advisers, must be born and evolve within you.
Since you know what you have in your wardrobe and you have more or less an idea of the look you want to achieve, you have to start visiting the stores, you are not going to buy yet. Go through all the stores you can, from the most exclusive to small independent fashion stores and bazaars, go without pain the men's, women's and even children's area, explore.
It is important that you start in physical stores, if you do not have experience this will teach you to swim so that you do not sink later in online purchases.
You have to touch the pieces, notice the quality depending on the percentages of materials that they indicate, measure them, fall in love with them. If you don't trust your memory, take photos of what you like the most so you don't forget them. Remember that this is all a process and to achieve the best results you have to be patient to enjoy it. As I said at the beginning, the clothes have a special energy charge that you give them with your confidence, think that you are choosing your partner, or new friends, you do not stay with the first thing you see, you try them, you find common interests and then you form a loop.
If you have already visited enough stores, your head must be all upset, now is the time for the waters to calm down so that the important thing comes to the surface. Take a couple of days away from the magazines, rest, let the ideas mature and begin to take shape.
The happy moment
It's time to buy! On those days when you tried to keep your mind off your clothes, I'm sure you didn't. If your search process was meticulous and exhaustive, surely you were wearing clothes that you cannot get out of your head, those are the ones you should buy! This will undoubtedly be difficult, but try to make a list in which you put in descending order the clothes that you liked the most, it should be very objective. Think about the style you want to achieve, analyze your budget and think about what clothes make you feel better and with what items from your current wardrobe you could combine them.
Normally it is recommended that your wardrobe be made up of a greater number of basic garments that can be used to create various looks and a lower percentage of “statement” pieces (those special pieces that you cannot use so often because it would be very obvious), but If you are looking to change your closet, you can skip this rule and buy more clothes of this type as this will help you define the style you are going to follow and it will motivate you to continue maturing your appearance.
When buying, remember that there is a universe beyond the stores, dare to dream of a unique look that you can create or go to a seamstress (and save this sublime craft from extinction). Give everything a thousand turns, think about the advantages and disadvantages, so your clothes will truly be an investment, not an expense.
After stalking your prey and choosing the best one, go for it. Buy those clothes that you couldn't get out of your head, go straight to them, don't be distracted anymore, but if you measure them again. The key at this point is the sincerity with you, you have to think if you feel good in it, if what you see is what you wanted to achieve; Be honest and optimistic with yourself.
Time to gather friends
With the new recruits in your room, introduce them to the old guard. Lock yourself in your room, put on music and have fun trying all the options, do not be afraid, do what you want, ignore any rule and mix your clothes indistinctly, some looks will seem strange, but little by little you will be able to calibrate them to achieve something the only one that represents the change you want. Up to this point the process should remain personal, I do not recommend asking for outside opinions; Being very vulnerable can cloud your judgment. Do not care what others think, you are doing this for yourself, and every decision you make must be yours.
Since you have seen and analyzed all the possibilities with your new clothes and the ones you already had, it is time to say goodbye to the clothes that you no longer use. They helped you a long time, but it is better that now they help someone else. Gather all the garments that you are no longer going to use and that you do not think could be used for your new look and give them away or sell them, let your closet breathe and fill with the airs of change that you yourself created.
To finish your process, you must go to a stylist. If you can, change your option, ask among your friends about the best options and analyze which one suits you best. At this point you already have all the references that you took from stores, from the Internet and from magazines; you even have your look landed. You can take some images of what you want to the stylist, you could even take your favorite outfit and tell him to make you a haircut that goes with the style you are looking for.
Now is the time to listen to advice, but from a professional, let the stylist make suggestions, keep an open mind and trust that you will have the best result. Before they start with the transformation ask if your new haircut will need any special care such as a treatment or combing it in any specific way, if you are willing to do this, go ahead, if you do not want or do not think you have the time to something like that, better ask for something that is not so complicated, otherwise you will neglect your look.
Time to shine
Decide when you will reveal your new look, probably the people who see you daily have noticed your process, but to reaffirm everything you have achieved, think about the moment when you can show your evolution. Think of a night out, a dinner or a meeting, do not do it to "show off", do it to share with those you love the great change you achieved.
The trials will not be lacking, but if you meditated enough each step and decided everything to be well personally, you will be shielded (a) by happiness. Enjoy your change and do not let yourself fall again, stay in constant evolution, always evaluate your closet, your appearance, and think how you can continue to achieve your goals by projecting your happiness.
