Finding Your Style // Methods of Gathering Inspiration

Okay so now once you have looked at all the different styles, and you've selected one that fits you best...your probably wondering "now what?" You might be lost or don't know what to do next to finding your personal style, so here are a few tips on keeping your style "you" and to gather inspiration for your particular style when shopping.

♥ Use Pinterest. This site gives me so many ideas and helps me find exactly what I love. It keeps you up to date with all the styles, and it gives you ideas on how to put together some outfits. I love looking up fashion tips, and its helped me a lot with my overall style. What I'll do is create a board of everything I love and know I can buy at my favorite store, so when I'm out shopping I can pull it up on my phone, so I know exactly what I want to buy.

♥ Buy some fashion magazines. If your not one for Pinterest, buy some magazines to look for your certain style. Cut out every outfit or piece of clothing you love, keep them, and use them when your out shopping. I love this method because you can keep it forever. I love creating a binder full of images that I love, and make it more like a scrapbook. Of course if you don't have time for that (I rarely do) than you can just save the magazine and mark the pages you like.

♥ Shop online at your favorite stores. Pinterest can be frustrating since not all photos are linked to clothing stores, so therefore finding that same exact clothing item can be extremely difficult. But when looking online your able to see what items you can pick up at your local stores, and see what price range your certain look is.

♥ Select a favorite celebrity and copy their style. I do this all the time. I love Jennifer Anniston's style its very clean and classy. Taylor Swift also has some adorable casual dresses and tops that I just love! So once you have your celebrity girl, really study her style and examine how she wears certain pieces. Sometimes seeing pieces of clothing on never ending racks in stores and be overwhelming and not very helpful, therefore i love seeing what how stars put together their outfits. Of course you can do this with your favorite bloggers as well!

Finding Your Style // What Works for your Body Type

When finding your style you may find that you like and even wear many styles. You probably don't just have one style, but a few. But if your like me, there are going to be styles that you just can't pull off. Whether it's because of your body type, or simply it just doesn't look good on you. Believe me, there are many reasons why certain styles don't work. Here are a few tips when shopping and knowing how to pick out certain outfits for your own personal style that fits your body type.

♥ Choose flattering patterns. For some people strips are their favorite but some stripped patterns are easier to pull off than others. So when searching for strips see which work better, vertical or horizontal strips. The same goes for polka dots. I love polka dots but the bigger the spots the more horrible it looks on me. So I always pick up tops that have tiny little polka dots all over.

♥ Wear solid colors. Sometimes depending on the style of the shirt, solid colors tend to slim the body, compared to busy patterns all over the shirt. Plus when wearing solid colors it makes it so much easier to arrange certain outfits.

♥ Don't buy tight clothing. Okay so we have all done it, bought a shirt even though we knew it was too tight but got it anyway because we loved it too much! Well I encourage you not to do that. Wait for the right clothing that fits perfectly. Depending on the type of clothing I will buy a bigger size (especially my pajamas) that way I can always wear it, and never have to get rid of it.

♥ Pick out fitting jeans/shorts. This can be so important. I know everyone loves skinny jeans but sometimes you have to buy what looks good, instead of what's so popular. I love skinny jeans but they don't always look the best. So I buy lots of boyfriend jeans, capri's, and boot cut jeans. They fit the best and they are really in style right now. Remember be classy not trendy, because trendy styles fade much faster!