If your friends are beginning to make comments like, “How quaint…a matching bag and shoesâ€, it’s time to examine your look and see if it’s time for an update. Clues a makeover is needed? You have worn your hair the same way since high school, you still have spring and fall twin sets that you wouldn’t part with, and those platforms are not going to the Goodwill. Read on for some wardrobe updates that should prove relatively painless.
Twin Sets and Pearls
For years, the sweetly demure cardigan and matching sweater have made a soft and sophisticated style statement. Those days are gone. Repeat to yourself, I must not match, I must not match. For many of us, it goes against the grain, but it is a dead giveaway that your style sense has gone the way of the world. Keep the twin set but split them up. Under the cardi, wear a floral or patterned shirt. The sweater is screaming for a soft and flowing scarf.The two must never be seen together again. But keep the pearls. They are eternally in style.
Those Matching Purses and Shoes Are a No No
If your mom told you that your purse and bag should match, she was right for then and wrong for now. The new millennium is about textures and colors. Let your bag pick up on your sense of style and not your outfit. Shoes should still be complimentary to your hem, but look outside the box for gorgeous color combos.
Don’t Disguise; Embrace
Another hold over from the past is the old advice to hide figure flaws and weaknesses by hiding under tent-like garments. Don’t do it. It actually makes you look bigger. Remember people will know you are trying to hide something and will guess you are hiding more than you are. Look for tailored skirts, pants and shirts that fit. By accentuating the positive you will actually diminish the effect of the negative.
Take a look at some fashion magazines or websites and try updating your look. You will be surprised by the compliments.