Creating a "style Board"
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:13 pm
Recently I've been noticing that I have a wardrobe full of random clothes that are kinda difficult to put together. I'm still developing a femme style and so in some senses I'm making lots of "teenage" mistakes.
Anyway - true to form I have been reading a lot about fasion and style - not so much in terms of trying to get someone to tell me what to wear - but rather in terms of getting my head around what it is that I want to wear so that my shopping habit can be a little more coordinated (rather than ooooh that looks pretty - kerching!).
So, in several of the books that I've read, they make reference to making a style board. This basically consists of a notice board on which you stick pictures of things you like. I had about a years worth of fasion magazines knocking about the house so I sat down and started cutting out pictures. The criteria I used was "If money was no object - would I wear this now?"
Pretty soon I had a board full of pics (and a good excuse to throw out all the magazines I'd been hoarding!).
Then I started looking at what I'd produced.... and it was really interesting. I began to notice that I'd picked many of the pictures because I liked the jackets that the women were wearing. It struck me that the jackets could be so flexible - formal, sexy, casual etc depending on what you paired them with. Then I realised that I don't have any jackets! Memo to self ....
The other thing that I began to notice is that I actually like statement pieces. I spend an obscene amount on clothes each month - all of it from high street chains. When I look at the photo's and compare them with what's available in the high street i can see that I need to be a bit more selective. I think to date - because the seasons are so variable here (UK) - I've just been in this head long dash to try and get a basic wardrobe together, and to be fair that has been the right thing to do. But now I'm thinking that I would be better off buying just one or two pieces of clothing a month - things that really make me feel good.
Anyway - this post isn't particularly meant to be about me and my preferences - rather it was meant as a handy tip to suggest that this approach throws up some useful surprises.
Have a go! Its fun!
Hugs Ginny xxxxx
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Anyway - true to form I have been reading a lot about fasion and style - not so much in terms of trying to get someone to tell me what to wear - but rather in terms of getting my head around what it is that I want to wear so that my shopping habit can be a little more coordinated (rather than ooooh that looks pretty - kerching!).
So, in several of the books that I've read, they make reference to making a style board. This basically consists of a notice board on which you stick pictures of things you like. I had about a years worth of fasion magazines knocking about the house so I sat down and started cutting out pictures. The criteria I used was "If money was no object - would I wear this now?"
Pretty soon I had a board full of pics (and a good excuse to throw out all the magazines I'd been hoarding!).
Then I started looking at what I'd produced.... and it was really interesting. I began to notice that I'd picked many of the pictures because I liked the jackets that the women were wearing. It struck me that the jackets could be so flexible - formal, sexy, casual etc depending on what you paired them with. Then I realised that I don't have any jackets! Memo to self ....
The other thing that I began to notice is that I actually like statement pieces. I spend an obscene amount on clothes each month - all of it from high street chains. When I look at the photo's and compare them with what's available in the high street i can see that I need to be a bit more selective. I think to date - because the seasons are so variable here (UK) - I've just been in this head long dash to try and get a basic wardrobe together, and to be fair that has been the right thing to do. But now I'm thinking that I would be better off buying just one or two pieces of clothing a month - things that really make me feel good.
Anyway - this post isn't particularly meant to be about me and my preferences - rather it was meant as a handy tip to suggest that this approach throws up some useful surprises.
Have a go! Its fun!
Hugs Ginny xxxxx
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q72 ... b768fb.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q72 ... 0d02b5.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This was before i started dressing but i had dozens of them, OMG was that another subconcious sign of what was to follow??? Steph says yes it was...
and my 'Becca time' is so limited.
