Style Principle #12: Ask the right questions

Asking the right questions may seem like a strange style principle to throw your way.

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There are different stages to your style journey. You learn the body shape rules that apply to you, your colours, tiny tweaks to use when styling your looks and what necklines and styles work best for you.

From there you may progress to determining your style uniform and getting clear on items that you know fit your personal style and those you will admire from afar.

Once you have gained your fashion confidence, you start breaking rules and trying unique combinations.

You may be at the start of your style journey or wanting to break your rules and push your boundaries because you’ve gained your style confidence (There is no “end” to style. It is constantly evolving).

What’s important to note, no matter what stage you are at, is that you are going to start wearing combinations (or outfits) that are different to what people you know and love may have seen you in.

More often than not, people like to keep us in the boxes they’ve put us in.

You can’t let that stop you from playing with your style, expressing your individuality and dressing the way you want to feel. In fact, following these three principles often inspires (and allows) others to do the same.

If you are experimenting in your style or trying new combinations, be picky about who you ask opinions from, and, if you are asking questions, be very specific (also, judge criticism from whence it comes).

Style is personal. If you ask a friend whose style you admire, but is very different from yours, their opinion of an outfit, they may say it doesn’t work. This is because it doesn’t suit their tastes. It doesn’t mean its not a fabulous look.

Instead of asking, “does this look nice?”. Be clear on what you want an opinion on. For example, “does this leg length seem right?” or “do these colours compliment each other?”.

Getting specific about what you want an opinion on means you will receive a targeted answer, rather than an opinion on an outfit that you like which may not be to everyone’s taste.

You can feel vulnerable when you are exploring your style. If you don’t want to hear a negative opinion on your outfit, don’t ask the question.

Wear it based on your feelings, which may be joyful, playful, stylish, trendy or creative.

Give yourself the permission to explore your style. You can laugh it off if an outfit doesn’t work and try again next time with a few tweaks. We learn and grow from fashion fails.

Eventually you’ll be confident to ask an opinion and if people don’t like it, you’ll think “f*** it. I love this and feel amazing.”

Our Spring Time Style special is the perfect way to explore your style. You deserve to be able to get dressed with ease and confidence and feel like your best dressed self.

You have two more days to jump on the offer.

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