The Perfect Fit

A Quick Guide to Wearing Today's Trends - For the Style Impaired ;)

As a wedding & event stylist who offers the application of the styling experience to all aspects of a couple's event, I'm often asked to style engagement shoots. May seem rather odd to be styled for something that is meant to be a reflection of a couple in their natural element, but engagements and weddings are all about a bit (or a lot!) of glam so you can't blame someone for fussing over their look.

And so the question inevitably comes up, "What do I wear?!". My answer is always the same, "look great and feel great". Vague, I know! But here's what I mean. Knowing what to wear, selecting which trends work for you, understanding what look works best for your body type, etc., all really boils down to one rule of thumb: MAKE IT LOOK (and feel) EFFORTLESS! If you glance in the mirror and you look overdone, if you shift around because you feel out of your element, if it simply doesn't feel right, it's not working! An article of clothing that's meant for you should look like it's meant for you. It needs to just fall into place, both on body and in image. You'll know it's right when you're confident enough to work it!

So how does this rule of thumb apply when you're trying to incorporate new trends? When you're trying to avoid falling into old patterns that you know best and are most comfortable with? Well, that's when Rule #2 comes in: START WITH SMALL DOSES PLEASE! How about an example by way of the colour of the year....Pantone's Tangerine Tango.

I bet if you've walk through a mall in the last couple of weeks, as Spring Collections hit the racks, you noticed an abundance of this playful, sexy and vibrant colour. It's absolutely everywhere! But hold back....that doesn't mean that you should stock up on everything tangerine tango! Following fashion or colour trends is not about taking a look you saw and replicating it. It's about updating your personal look in however subtle or obvious way to incorporate the trend in a way that you're most comfortable with. If you feel best in black and 3/4's of your wardrobe is full of it, don't go out and revamp everything to make it an ocean of tangerine tango just because it's the colour of the year. Instead try a gorg pashmina or a hot pair of four inch stilettos in the lovely shade. Eventually what you'll find with all your baby step efforts in implementing new trends is a new you, a new look, that's effortless. ;)

So next time you look to revamp your wardrobe, go to select your attire for an event, and even and especially when you're picking that so very important wedding day accessory (the dress!), remember the rules....make it effortless and start slow!

Happy Styling!

Kasia