With the onset of spring, more than ever, I want renewal. I want to shake the imagination of others and catch admiring glances. But how can you dress stylishly on a budget? Indeed, for obvious reasons, many people are forced to tighten their belts.
It turns out that there is a way out of this situation. This solution is suitable for those who have interesting things hanging in their closet for years without use. Fortunately, this season fashion is very democratic. She welcomes a mixture of styles and allows you to combine clothes from different decades.
The luckiest ones will be those who do not have the habit of chasing trends. If year after year you bought discreet classics as items for your basic wardrobe, you made the right choice. You can easily create a stylish and trendy look by combining the following clothing items.
Bodycon top, midi skirt and jumper
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As in any area of human life, the fashionable and stylistic world has its own gods, legends, stories and myths. It is customary to endow the so-called “style icons” with certain unique qualities, such as exceptional taste or charisma, although any sane person understands that if the canonized person did not have money, publicity and a familiar fashion designer, no icon would have developed. However, legends and stories can be quite instructive and funny, but myths... Myths spread and settle in our heads as immutable truths, are stamped out by the eleventh commandment and accompany some women throughout their lives, not allowing them to deviate from the given course - eternal classics, a traditional basic wardrobe, always fashionable outfits from what is in the closet...
Dozens of differently worded questions sent to your email. Your email address is being protected from spambots. Javascript must be enabled in your browser to view the address. can be combined into one problem that worries hundreds of women: “How to create a fashionable look from what is in the closet?” And although much has already been said about the conventional universality of the traditional basic wardrobe, classic items “for all occasions” and accessories that supposedly diversify outfits, this problem never ceases to worry readers who drop by to see us.
I doubt that the answer will please anyone, but it’s better to accept the harsh reality once and start looking at things in a new way than to live in the illusion of a fashionable wardrobe consisting of outdated clothes. So, if you don't have fashionable items in your closet, you will never put together a fashionable look.
Once again: a fashionable look can only be assembled from fashionable things.
The image will be relevant and modern with this ratio: for one classic basic item/two fashionable ones, or at least one to one - for one classic basic item/one fashionable one, but if in your wardrobe you only have “timeless classics” bought ten years ago, You can’t even dream about a fashionable look. Obviously, items of outdated styles purchased yesterday are also unlikely to form a fashionable outfit.
The article at the link analyzes the relationship between basic and fashionable items in the looks of one of the popular fashion bloggers
Universal basic things - foundation or trap? Clothes that changed my looks
From a classic base, it is possible to create a modern image using current design techniques - the turn up of trousers, the manner of tucking in a shirt or jumper, etc., but provided that the items available are modern, well-fitted and suitable in length, texture, volume and print.
If you have a similar wardrobe, (photo link): Help with analysis of what to wear with what and what to get rid of, don’t waste your time, just sit down at the computer and start looking at the latest clothing collections in order to understand what, in general, today they wear it because these things cannot be assembled into any digestible bows.
Don't try to combine something from outdated or unsuitable rags! “Turn on your imagination and try to combine familiar clothes in a new way” is another very common myth that confuses women and prevents them from finally seeing that modern looks are not made up of outdated things!
The question here is not the ability to combine or knowledge of trends, it’s a matter of the initial data of the available clothes. It is impossible to bake a delicious pie from sour milk, rancid butter, rotten cabbage and expired yeast. In the same way, it is impossible to create a fashionable or at least current look from outdated clothes and shoes, especially if they do not fit your figure or do not match the volume, length, print or texture of the fabric.
How to wear a T-shirt with jeans? Outdated and fashionable combinations and details
How to understand which clothes are relevant and which are outdated?
The easiest way to find out this question is to remember when the item was purchased. If clothes and shoes are seven years old or more, then these things are definitely no longer relevant. By the way, seven years is the maximum postponed date, because fashion changes much more intensively than once every seven years, but imagining how difficult it can be to part with even the most outdated in terms of fashion, but at the same time new in condition, things, take as a basis "seven years ago."
I repeat, if things belong to the fashion of seven years ago, but were bought yesterday, this does not change anything, they are outdated and you cannot create a fashionable, but even current look with them.
Let's take jeans as an example: what has changed over the past 5 years in fashion for this indispensable element of a woman's wardrobe?
Fashionable jeans, jackets, dresses and denim skirts spring-summer 2021: how and with what to wear?
— skinny and boyfriend jeans have given way to flared jeans, as well as flared and straight models cropped to 7/8 and above. This does not mean that skinnies and boyfriends have stopped being worn, but their popularity has decreased significantly
— low and medium rise changed to medium and high (mom jeans)
— rolled-up jeans or imitation cuffs are relevant
- combination with shoes: jeans are worn on shoes or end-to-end, if we are talking about ankle boots and ankle boots,
jeans are not tucked into boots and over the knee boots; combinations with boots largely depend on the type of figure: if the hips are narrow and the legs are relatively long (the figure is closer to the “rectangle” type), there are practically no restrictions,
if the pelvis is wide and the thigh is much thicker than the shin, you need to select shoes very carefully so as not to increase the contrast of thick thigh/thin shin (in general, this is a very individual point, which is extremely difficult to present in general terms)
Do I look like an aunt or why can’t I combine simple things?
- the raw edges of gins cut above the ankle are trendy
- flaw is gradually being replaced on the catwalks by jeans made from uniformly colored fabric or assembled from different pieces of denim, but ripped jeans are still popular
What fashionable look can you really put together if you have, for example, low-rise skinny jeans?
If your hips are narrow and your legs are slender and long: you can add an oversized top and boots.
Let's imagine that in the photo below, instead of these wonderful pants, skinny jeans are worn, we will get a successful example of using an outdated skinny model in a modern look for both narrow-hipped slender women and women with curvy hips.
Look from the Dsquared2 fall 2017 collection
However, to implement these ideas, you need to have an oversized top - a sweater, jumper, sweatshirt or shirt, suitable shoes, an up-to-date bag, etc.
What is the probability of having these things in the wardrobe of a woman who asks the question “How to create a fashionable look from what is in the closet?” Zero!
So,
- you can’t make fashionable looks without fashionable things, it’s simply impossible
- if you are concerned about creating trendy looks “from what’s in your closet,” there’s a 99% chance you don’t have fashionable items
— there is a chance to put together something modern using current image design techniques: tuck up jeans, roll up sleeves, partially tuck in a shirt, put on a current top over a dress, choose things of different textures, etc.
- for women with wide hips and thick thighs relative to their shins, it is much more difficult to present their figure in a modern way in outdated clothes
What to do if there are no fashionable things in your wardrobe?
Gradually buy more modern shoes, clothes and other wardrobe items, be sure to look through the collections and Street style of the fashion weeks of the four capitals.
Alternative methods of sorting out your wardrobe, developing your taste and buying things
Have a good day!
More on the topic:
Buying things: How to find YOUR things among the many collections in different styles?
Why study fashion trends and what to look for in collections before analyzing your wardrobe?
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Men's bows. Stylish pantsuit
Let's start with the king of the men's wardrobe - the stylish pantsuit. In the coming season, men's looks with suits have become more universal, ceasing to be part of only business and office style.
Fashionable men choose trouser suits made from light fabrics for the summer, and thicker ones for the mid-season and winter in checkered, striped, small geometric and abstract prints.
It is worth noting that both fitted suits with an elegant jacket and cropped trousers and oversized loose-fitting models are popular. Looks with suits can be complemented not only with shirts, but also with T-shirts, jumpers, polos, and sweatshirts.
Men's looks with warm clothes
Knitted fashion has influenced not only women’s but also men’s wardrobes, introducing wonderful warm styles into men’s looks that will protect them from wind, cold, and sudden temperature changes.
Among warm clothes, the most relevant in the cold season are loose knitted sweaters with a high collar, large knit, in the Scandinavian style, with torn imitations. Also notable are the knitted sets, which can be worn in a TOTAL LOOK or separately.
Also included in the list of trendy warm clothes are spectacular straight double-breasted coats of midi length, short puffy jackets with wide stitching, comfortable jumpers and denim jackets for autumn-spring, and winter parkas in an elongated version.
Bright men's bows
Modern representatives of the stronger sex boldly model men's bows with bright splashes, captivating with their extraordinary sense of taste and style.
If you haven’t decided on a bright TOTAL LOOK yet, then try adding a bright sweater, shirt, T-shirt, a bright parka, a puffy jacket, or a bright jacket or trousers to the ensemble.
Also pay attention to spring-summer bright looks for men with things with bright patterns, ornaments, labels and inscriptions.
Sports men's bows
Sports style was no longer interesting only for men who go in for sports. Men's sports-style looks with a touch of sporty chic have become an indispensable part of a man's everyday wardrobe.
Relevant as tracksuits that resemble special clothing, knitted models in the sports direction, as well as sports styles of sweaters, windbreakers, jackets, pants, which today are incredibly popular, comfortable and versatile in tandem with other sports items, as well as with jeans and shorts more neutral stylistic execution.
Layered Bows for Men
Multi-layered men's looks are another stylish wardrobe trend for the most masculine, which is successfully introduced into the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
It is noteworthy that both young guys and older men will like layering, because in one set you can combine, for example, a shirt + a T-shirt that peeks out from under the shirt + stylish fitted trousers; light sweatshirt + T-shirt or shirt + elegant trousers; jumper+jeans+cuffed sweatpants.
Multi-layered men's looks perfectly reflect the trends of oversized, informal and street style, and can play with contrasts and combinations in a similar range of shades.
