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I feel like fashion is either really empowering or completely intimidating. I spent most of my life feeling inadequate, trying to copy trends or whatever I saw other people wearing and feeling like it wasn’t in me to be stylish. 5 years ago I had an “aha!” moment after putting on a waistcoat and a pair of loose fitting jeans… I felt good in that outfit but I also had the idea to try and replicate it using more pieces from my wardrobe. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, styling is a learned skill.
If I can learn it, so can you ❤️
Transcript
You're not struggling with style, you're struggling with structure. Let me explain. These all look like completely different outfits, different colors, textures, and good. But structurally, they're identical. They're built on the same formula, a foundational top, a mid layer like a vest or a waist coat, relaxed trousers, and an outer layer. Most people who look naturally stylish aren't getting up and being creative better day. They're just repeating a silhouette that they know works for them. This was actually the first formula I discovered that worked consistently for me. And I remember realizing I finally felt comfortable in my clothes. I wanted to wear this outfit all the tier, so I started collecting variations of these pieces to fill my closet with. And instead of chasing trends, I focused on recreating the silhouette. And that's often what personal style comes down to, not accumulation, but refinement. Understanding proportion, layering, and repetition makes fashion feel much more accessible. So if fashion feels intimidating or out of reach, start with noticing what outfits make you feel comfortable and then reverse engineer them. You might already have your formula and not even realize it.
