How to Find Your Personal Style When You’re Over Trends
I think there comes a point where you just get tired of trying to keep up with trends. Every week there’s a new one, a new must-have, a new way you’re supposed to be dressing. And at some point you start to realize none of it actually feels like you.
I still like fashion, and I still enjoy putting outfits together, but I don’t want to feel like I’m constantly chasing something that changes every five minutes. You just want to feel comfortable in what you’re wearing and feel like it actually represents you. I feel like that’s usually the point where personal style starts to matter more.
It took me a while to understand that finding my style isn’t about starting from scratch. I already have one. It’s just buried under a mix of things I’ve bought because they were trending, things you thought you should wear, and things that don’t quite feel right but you’ve kept anyway.
A good place to start is looking at what you actually wear, not what you recently bought. The pieces you reach for on repeat are telling you something. It might be certain shapes, certain colors, certain fabrics, or just how something feels on your body. That’s your starting point. For me I realized I love going for a good balance, such as baggy pants with a fitted top. I don’t like overdoing it with colors and prefer a neutral base.
Once you notice those patterns, you can start building around them instead of working against them.
Another thing that helps is being honest about your lifestyle. There’s no point building a wardrobe around outfits you don’t have a life for. If your day-to-day is quite casual, you don’t need a wardrobe full of occasion pieces. Your style should work with your life, not the other way around. It took me a while to figure this out. Trust me when I tell you I bought far too many glam pieces that I still haven’t worn.
This is where a lot of people get stuck. They buy things for the life they think they should have, rather than the one they actually live.
You also don’t need as much as you think. A smaller, more considered wardrobe usually works better because everything goes together and you know how to wear it. When you have too many options that don’t really connect, getting dressed becomes harder rather than easier.
