Fahion Tips: Being Aware Of What’s Hot And What’s Not

Where do fashion rules come from? Is there a fashion board that decides what we should and should not wear, or what ‘goes together’ and what looks bad? Not hardly. The rules and lists we read to guide our fashion choices are produced by fashion columnists and editors as part of the business of selling magazines and drawing an online readership. Take this into account when making your choices, and consider the rules more like guidelines than absolutes.

In fact, to be truly fashionable you should be breaking the rules occasionally. An overly fussy and cautious approach to fashion makes you look like a follower rather than an innovator. Instead, try breaking some of the rules below to add some twist to your style.

Never wear clashing colors: Many people believe that there are certain colors that clash, and others that naturally belong together. This isn’t necessarily the case. There are degrees of clashing, and you can play with them.

Stay away from the extreme end of clashing; there are colors that do look horrible together. But, colors that don’t seem to naturally ‘go together’ can be visually stunning when worn in combination. Most fashionable dressers play with combinations that stop just short of horribly clashing.

Wear bright jewelry only at night: This rule is not necessary – your jewelry will not be damaged by sunlight. Wearing a piece during the day should not cause harm.

It’s not something you want to do all the time, but occasionally breaking out the ‘evening jewelry’ for daytime wear is an easy way to add a stylish twist to an outfit.

Wear strong makeup on eyes or lips but not both: This is common wisdom among makeup mavens. Supposedly one should pick either the eyes or the lips to play up. The other feature should be understated. But, why not break this rule sometimes?

Choose colors from the same color family – you don’t want a cool-toned lip and a warm-toned eye or the face will feel disjointed. Then, apply with a slightly lighter hand than you would if you were only playing up one or the other. You’ll be surprised with how flattering the results can be.

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