LET’S FIND YOUR STYLE

Sometimes when told to clearly state your style as a person you might not know exactly what to say or probably you get a mixture of feelings, confusion eeeh…Its just not coming, don’t worry we’ve all been there, it an identity crisis I would term it; an identity crisis of style.

Other times, the trends are too many to keep up with. It becomes tedious, you just might give up and frankly end up giving zero fucks! Well life happens to all of us, but worry no more I am here for you; to give you hope to finding your style. Hopefully by the end of the article you would have found your place, if not free birds exist! lol

As stated in my previous article fashion is popular styles of clothing, hair decoration or behavior. Fashion trends are expressions of trends. They are socio-culturally grounded – in aesthetic spheres, mostly by means of visual and haptic characteristics applied to clothing and apparel products and are often considered fads or short-term trends, as google puts it. They keep on changing seasonally, making them tiresome to keep up with for some of us.

There are many styles that exist too, we might find ourselves in more than one. What some do is, incorporate a few thing to the already existing styles, to come up with our own unique styles. Others prefer to conform to one style, its a very bold and assertive move but, must I say, it might end up monotonous- boring and exhausting. It also goes without saying when you find yourself in more than one type, the dominating one is your style. Don’t shy away from spicing up your style once in a while.

Finding a style that is uniquely your own can help you feel more confident, comfortable, empowered and above all more you coz this is your taste. Therefore take your time to find your personal style and find a look that certainly stands for your unique personality.

I know the aim of fashion is to look classy, elegant, and unique to impeccable degree in dressing, at times we must admit it helps to have some guidelines. Hope this helps you narrow down your ideal style and feel as empowered and educated than ever! Let me take you through some common types of fashion styles

Street fashion very common. Its associated with youth culture, mostly seen in major urban center. Streetwear become popular in the 1990’s. It’s casual and incorporates comfortable yet trendy clothing such as logo T-shirts and crop-tops, hoodies, baggy pants and expensive sneakers. Has it’s roots in California and Skate culture but also draws inspiration from hip-hop fashion. Street wears is a distinctive style of street fashion. Followers of the latest trends in streetwear are known as hype-beasts and many go to great heights to get the limited edition designer baseball caps, hoodies, sneakers and so on… The street approach to style and fashion is often based on individualism.

Casual its comfortable and relaxed, the most comfortable! Its dress code includes jeans, T-shirts even skirts and sneakers or flat boots and cardigans among others. It compliments other styles such as streetwear, preppy and sporty.

Classic this one is timeless and beautiful but simple, commonly known as official/ formal, its looking your best and professional; it incorporates elements of work wear eg blazers, pencil skirts and khaki. Consist of fine natural fabrics, leather shoes and handbags, neat hems, neutral colors, simple stripes or minimal detailing. Often the excellent tailoring is the detail that grabs the eyes, then paired with jewelry. Simplicity!

Grunge consist of durable and timeless thrift-store clothing like plaid flannel shirts, oversized knits and feminine dresses styled in a subversive, disheveled way. Its inspired by grunge music and sub-culture, originated in the ’80’s & ’90’s. It includes ripped jeans or tights also ripped denim, unkempt hairstyles and black boots. Worn-looking with a baggy fit, the messier the better.

Vintage refers to clothing that emulates popularized in a previous era, vintage style can refer to any past decade, it pulls looks from 1920’s and 1970’s. When dressing up try to consider implementing best-loved trends of the past such as wide-leg trousers, petticoats, circle dress among others.

Bohemian inspired by free spirits across the global, hippies. Consist of neutral, earthly color scheme and flowy clothing made from natural fabric such as cotton, silk, denim and hemp. Also experiment with bold prints and attention grabbing accessories.

Preppy inspired by the clothing and uniforms traditionally worn at private East Coast Prep schools and Ivy league College. It consist of polo shirts, Oxford shirts, argyle sweaters and socks, wrapped headbands and glasses, boat shoes, blazers, pearls, cardigans and khaki pants. In other words this the casual-official look. The history of this style fascinates me!

Punk inspired by punk rocker styles of ’70’s & ’80’s.Consists of leather jackets, deconstructed blazers, ripped fishnet stockings, skinny jeans, studded vests, skater skirts and chunky black boots. Provocative messaging, band logos among others, patches are common theme in punk clothing. Punk grooming; heavy black eyeliner, Mohawks, dyed hair and spiked hair. This style is favored by rebels and rule breakers, punk clothing is traditionally dark and black. Let your rebellious side shine through your style!

Sporty takes elements of athletic wear for example leggings, bike shorts and oversized sweater shirts.

Artsy the idea is to create something unconventional away from traditional styling. This may involve some very bold and bright colours, with exaggerated prints coz there are no rules for what to wear or not, one is free to fully express themselves hence encourages experiments.

Feminine is characterized by pastel colors, lace, flounces, bows and floral. consists of flattering feminine silhouettes such as A-line dresses or waistcoats, skirts, I would say its a very simple style to put on.

Style speaks and with that be yourself for us to understand your wordless speech!

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