Struggling to put together a look? Craving more variety, but not sure where to start?
There are a few simple styling tricks that can make your outfits more interesting and polished. Here are some easy techniques you can use to look attractive, current, and add a personal touch to your looks.
Pick your favorites and put them to use!
Monochrome
Work with different shades of the same color in your look (say, dark brown, coffee, dark beige), or shades close to one another (turquoise + blue + green, white + gray). This trick has long been a global trend, and both bold and nude palettes are equally popular.
Accents
A modern look is one worth a second glance. To get there, it needs details that give it a sense of completeness — and this is where accents come in.
It's one of the simplest tricks: single out one element in the look that stands apart and draws the eye. The accent could be a color, a print, or a statement accessory.
Repurposing pieces
This is when a piece is worn beyond its original purpose — tying a longsleeve like a scarf, using a headscarf as a hair tie, or as a bag charm. This unconventional way of using everyday pieces helps bring variety to your looks.
Playing with contrast
Contrast can take many forms — pairing rough with soft, glossy with matte, heavy with sheer, revealing with covered, masculine with feminine. It can also be a contrast of colors or of styles.
Don't be afraid to pair opposite colors, like sky blue and orange, or blue and red.
V-necklines
This trick opens up the neck, visually elongating it and the whole upper body.
Add an elongated pendant to the neckline to amplify the effect.
Showing off your slimmest features
Reveal the neck, wrists, ankles.
This trick helps highlight your delicacy and femininity.
Accentuating the waist
A belt can create the right proportions for your figure and give a look a finished feel. Worn at the waist, this accessory also visually elongates the legs.
The versatility of a shirt
Don't limit yourself to wearing a shirt the classic way. Try tying it, or tucking it in only halfway. Shirts with side slits work especially well for this.
Playing with proportions
This trick can help refine your figure if needed, or simply highlight its strengths.
You can tuck in a shirt to define the waistline and visually elongate the legs. Roll up the sleeves to show off your wrists. Undo a button or two — or button all the way up. You can also roll up your jeans to reveal your delicate ankles.
