DEVELOP YOUR OWN STYLE

Your style can change as you get older everyone knows that but what do you do if you're unsure on your style. You've not found a style you like or can relate to. Well I was the same, I never found a style I liked until I studied Fashion. Now I'm not saying in order to find your style, you need to go to college and study fashion and BAM there's your style. No. You can figure out your style in a few easy steps.

I like to look through magazines and circle things I like the look of, that I think I could get away with wearing. Then I find similar items in stores that I like. My style is very different especially if you compare it to the rest of my family. a) There is more boys than girls in my family b) My sister and mum have similar styles in clothing. I like ruffles and unusual items, that would look strangely at and walk away. That exact situation happened in Asda earlier today, I said I loved a top and they said I don't understand the fascination with arms on tops like that. So that put an end to that conversation. However if you are comfortable wearing an outfit that you love and feel happy in, who cares what everyone thinks right?

So yes looking through magazines is a good way to help your style.

When shopping in stores, I like to try outfits on. I like to check the material, check the fit, see if the colour of the garment suits me, if I can get away with sequins haha. Its all part of the process. I also like to take a photo of the outfit in the mirror. I am a person who likes to see if it photographs well. Well because why not? and I like to do fashion photography. So seeing if it photographs well is a bonus. I don't actually buy things straight off the bat of trying it on and liking it. I scour other shops first to see if there is one I like better or its in a different colour etc.. I way up my options. Well who doesn't ey?

The last way you can help develop a style of your own, is by channelling your clothes from your passions or hobbies. So if you like rock music, you could go down a route of leather jackets, basic tshirts. You love art, you could go down the stereotypical route of the tshirt, dungarees and converse. I mean I would, I love that style. Its comfy but stylish and on trend. Obviously you don't have to take that step but if you feel like you like to try and see if you can develop your style from your hobbies/passion then perfect.

For me developing my own style took two years, so it was quite the journey. My style evolved when I created my final major project to end my course. I loved cocktail dresses and the fifties/sixties, so my style evolved from that. Seeing as though I was on a makeup course however I went through the motions of trying to decide what I liked. It took two years of looking through magazines, going on the fashion website WGSN, looking at celeb styles, iconic fashion icons to find what I liked. Upon finishing the course up until the present day, there is still a strong presence of the 50's /60's in my style even though the colours / fabrics and trends have changed through out the years.

If you would like to know any more about my story on style or if you want to know anything else on how to develop your own sense of style. Then comment down below and I will be sure to answer all of your questions.

Rebecca