how to look like you’ve bothered no.4
the how to guides
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Focus on one good piece
How about swapping your standard shirt for a silky version, or your baggy T-shirt for a smarter design to wear with your jeans? Another quick way to upgrade a casual outfit is to wear some quirky and unexpected footwear. Where jeans, shirt and trainers might equal casual: jeans, shirt and colourful suede moccasins looks like you’ve bothered without changing the overriding casual vibe.
Introducing colour into the equation can be a real game changer. Using a colour that you know makes you look and feel good, can make the world of difference to your appearance. A dull sweatshirt might be practical for every day, but a colourful wool sweater can really elevate your image. You haven’t added the formality of a structured jacket or changed your jeans for a pencil skirt, but you have instantly altered your look.
Changing one piece can make a difference, and once you feel comfortable with the concept you can adapt it as you need to. If you have some soft tailoring, why don’t you see the different looks you can create with just this one piece. You don’t need many items if everything you have works together, just try one thing at a time and see where that takes you. People will notice how you look as a whole, they will not remember or care if you have worn something before, in the same way that it doesn’t bother you what someone else wears.
People can get hung up on needing to wear something new for an occasion that really doesn’t warrant it. Can you wear something that you already own in an unexpected way, or in an unusual combination? Can you update a tried and trusted item with a stunning new jacket, or shoes, or jewellery. Don’t think you have to start from scratch, focus on one special piece and see how that can transform your appearance.
Continues in No.5…
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