Figuring out your style ~ Charm School Part 2

I think the hardest challenge I ever face when I think about my personal fashion tastes is simply “What is my style?”

Do I say vintage?  But it’s not solely vintage, like Solanah from Vixen Vintage, or Fleur from Diary of a Vintage Girl…  Sometimes it’s more of a china doll come princess trend ~ sort of like Violet’s Hime Gyaru look from Tales of an Ingénue, but again, not really!

I find it hard to describe exactly what my style is, but I do know what types of clothes and trends fit into my wardrobe.   This in itself is not always an easy thing to determine so I thought I jot down a few simple guidelines that might help you determine what your style is and what clothes fit into that. 

~ * ~  What pieces of clothing do you get complimented on?   

Is it that fab leopard print jacket that you bought on a whim?  Your 1950s tea length party dress? Or perhaps your understated, yet versatile black skinny jeans.   Either way, pieces of clothing that compliment your style, taste and figure will be noticed.  For instance, I was complimented on a pair of jeans I own by a random stranger in my computer lab.  I always thought that they suited me, but ever since then I know I will never throw that pair of jeans out!

~ * ~  What fashion pictures do you keep?

I do not know about you, but I have a folder marked “Fashion Inspiration” sitting in my hard drive and that thing is chokers with photos!  From the pictures I’ve collected I have been able to establish that the 1940s is my favourite vintage era, and that if it is feminine, frilly and pretty I will pretty much always like it. 

~ * ~  What type of fashion bloggers do you NEVER skip in your feed reader?

There are some fashion blogs that I follow that I only bother to look at when I have the time.  But if my feed reader is alarmingly full {how DO I get over 200+ posts to look at??} I will skip a lot of them and mark them as read.  The one that I always read however, are the bloggers that resonate with me, but also have a style that is either similar to mine, or one that I want to emulate.  If I see a piece of clothing similar to what I loved when I saw it on their blogs, it has to be mine.  I have never had an “Oops, why did I buy that again” moment from doing that.  At the moment I am collecting white, ruffly, girly, sweet blouses and loving them. 

~ * ~  What type of outfits do you love on the street?

I love people watching and again, it is the same as before ~ if you see something you love on someone else, chances are that if you find something similar in ready to wear, or out thrifting, you will never regret it if you take it home with you!

~ * ~  What kind of item is an instant purchase? 

This is a big one.  Occasionally you will find a piece of clothing that just screams at you “Take me home!” but that only happens once in a while and more often it is harder to find anything that appeals to you when you go shopping.   But what you can do to combat the “Oh golly, I cannot find anything at all” shopping blues is to take notes on the elements of your Must Have pieces. 

For instance, I happen to know that I love bows.   So pretty much anything with a bow I am going to check out.  Sometimes I will buy it, sometimes I won’t.  But I do know that it is worth looking at at least!  It is the same with anything that is vintage flavoured, girly, sweet, lacy, ruffly, pretty, etc.   I know what the major elements of my style are and therefore it is much easier to shop for things that I will actually wear.

So after all that ~ the big question…  

What is my style?     Well, I define my style as romantic & vintage.   Classic, girly, sweet and feminine.    How about you ~

What is your style?  

I hope these guidelines may have helped you to have a closer idea of what your style might be and how best to look out for pieces that suit your taste.   ^ U ^

xox,

bonita

P.S.  ~  I do not know where the picture of the girl with the bicycle is from; if anyone knows who I should credit please tell me and I can update the post with the correct link.  Thank you!