When it comes to looking good, the biggest hack is to be confident. If you like how you look, this confidence bleeds through. You stand up straighter, you smile more, and you’re inherently more attractive because of it. Funnily enough, your actual appearance matters less than it may seem.
So how can you achieve this confidence?
There are a few ways, including working out and generally working on yourself. But your sense of style plays a huge part in it. Specifically, your sense of personal style.
Should You Follow Trends?
The most common way that people try to be stylish and fashionable is by following trends. Note the word “try”. While paying attention to current trends and ways people dress and style themselves can be useful, it’s not a great way to create a style for yourself.
Simply put, you might not like every trend that comes around. Or it might not suit you. This means that, while you might be technically fashionable, you’re not confident in what you’re wearing. Also, following trends like can be expensive, as you constantly have to buy the next big thing to keep up.
But trends can be helpful because they do give you ideas. You might find elements of your preferred style in a trend, so allow it to inspire you, but don’t be a slave to it.
Signature Wardrobe Pieces
Speaking of constantly buying the next big thing to keep up with trends. One of the benefits of creating your own style is that you can simplify your wardrobe. Yes, you need clothes for certain occasions and situations. But by focusing on a few signature wardrobe pieces that can build your style, you save money, space, and effort.
You should also aim to get high-quality, fitted clothing. You might have fewer clothes, but they’ll look much better on you. You can then mix and match as needed and appropriate.
Accessories and Finishing Touches
Finally, you complete your look with accessories and finishing touches. Hats, scarves, gloves, jewelry, and other pieces like this can alter your look by a surprising amount. This is especially important if you have a limited wardrobe because you then create new outfits according to your accessories and how you style your clothes.
Styling Your Body
As well as thinking about your wardrobe, your style is also reflected in your body. What does this mean?
Personal grooming might partially be a hygienic practice, but you can’t deny that it’s also a way to add to your style. For example, men with beards might trim, style, and care for them in certain ways. The same applies to hairstyles and makeup.
Piercings and tattoos are also very obvious ways to style your body in a semi-permanent way. A rook ear piercing might suit one person but not necessarily someone else. That isn’t a bad thing by any means, it all depends on what makes you feel comfortable and confident.
These are all ways that you can style your body to add to the rest of your look.
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