Wearing clothes you want to wear and using your style as a way to express yourself is a beautiful way to tell the world who you are. Why conform, when you could stand out? If you’re ready to start embracing your authenticity and express yourself with your style, read on for some advice!
Cultivate Self Awareness
Before you can embrace your authenticity and begin expressing yourself with your style, you need to know exactly who you are. Look within and aim to do some introspection. Are you hiding from the world in some way? What do you wish people knew about you? If you were more confident, what would you wear? Knowing how you fit into the world and how you would like to fit into the world can help, too. You should even consider where you came from. All of these things can help you to cultivate more self awareness and help inspire your style choices. You'll know when you are making decisions based on the real you, rather than decisions based on other people.
Feel The Fear - Do It Anyway
Stepping out of your style comfort zone can be scary. The key here is to feel the fear and do it anyway. Take that leap into the unknown and your life will appear. Prove to yourself that you can do anything! It might seem like a small deal compared to so many other changes and decisions, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Too often we hide behind clothes we don’t really like, and a style that does not reflect who we truly are just to avoid being seen. Let people see you in all of your glory!
Dress With Intention
When you get dressed, do it with intention. Try not to base it on whatever is clean and ironed. How do you want to feel today? What sort of things are you going to be doing, and what sort of clothes will help you achieve that? You’d be surprised at how an outfit can completely change your mindset and mood. Your clothes can help you get to where you want to be just by changing your outlook.
Practice Clashing
Clashing patterns and colors can be so much fun and help you to stand out even more. Monochrome prints go with pretty much any other pattern, so see if you can start out with this until you’re more confident. Not everything you wear has to ‘match’. Think of your look as a work of art. Be an artist and just go with it!
Buy Clothing From Companies You Believe In
If you’re going to express yourself with your style, you need to think about more than just wearing clothes you really love. You need to be prepared to buy clothing from companies you believe in. If you want to do more for the planet, but you’re buying from fast fashion companies, your look is not going to reflect the kind of person you are. See if you can purchase clothing that will help support certain causes. Make it clear what you’re all about by giving your money to companies you love and believe in. It all makes a big difference and stops those huge corporations from exploiting their workers!