How to Change Your Look Over the Summer
Summer is the perfect time for a makeover. Start by redesigning your personal style, then experiment with different hairstyles and makeup items to complement your new look. Take advantage of the sunny weather to tone up your body with some outdoor exercise. Choosing healthy foods, eating out less, and downing tons of water will also get you closer to your dream bod. Come fall, your friends will hardly recognize you!
Transforming Your Wardrobe
- 1Get inspired. To perfect your new look, you’ll need inspiration. Make a style board on Pinterest, follow fashion accounts on social media, or create a folder of your favorite outfit ideas.[1]
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Create a color palette. Think about the shades you want in your new wardrobe. Are you a fan of earth tones, or would you prefer your new style to be bright and bold? A color palette is an important factor to consider when creating a cohesive style.[2]
- Keep in mind that you aren’t confined to a single color palette! Feel free to wear bright colors sometimes, even if you usually stick to blacks and greys. Creating a color palette just makes creating your style and shopping for new pieces easier.
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Develop your new style. Now that you’ve gotten some inspiration and selected a color palette, you're ready to start creating your new personal style! You’re changing your look this summer for a reason--likely, you want to portray a new image to the world. Do some brainstorming. What does that image look like?[3]
- Try to develop a style that makes you feel confident in your own skin. Stay true to yourself--don’t force a style that you don’t feel comfortable wearing.
- When developing your style, think about which of your features you want to highlight.
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Come up with a set of signature outfits. These are basic outfit ideas that will embody your new style and give you some trusty ensembles to fall back on when in doubt. Your signature outfits don't have to be super specific--they're more like outfit guidelines.[4]
- For example, one of your signature outfits might be a pair of straight legged trousers with a simple T-shirt.
- You might want to look to your Pinterest board or fashion icons for inspiration.
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Label it! Once you have an idea of what you want your style to look like, give it a name. This can help you get a more concrete understanding of your style. Think about the types of pieces you will wear, your color pallette, and your top style icons. Get creative! You’re the stylist here.[5]
- For example, if your style is colorful, yet professional, you might call it “business bright.”
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Go through your closet. Before you start shopping for new clothes to match your style, clean the clutter from the depths of your closet. You might find that many of your current items or long forgotten items in the back of the closet can fit into your new style![6]
- You might find that you can create an entirely new look with clothing pieces you already own.
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Go shopping for clothes. If you feel you need some new clothing items to bring your style to life, it’s time to hit up the stores. Shop with your style name, signature outfits, and color palette in mind. Focus on basic pieces that reflect your style, like a cool button-down shirt or a nice pair of black pants. You can mix and match these to create tons of different looks.[7]
- If you've been working on your weight over the summer, buy as close to fall as you can, and be sure to try everything on to make sure it fits properly – after all, your body may be a different size and shape than it was a few months ago.
- Don't neglect secondhand and thrift shops on your adventures! It might take some digging, but you can find beautiful, unique items for your outfits. Thrift stores are great for retro-style looks in particular.
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Purchase statement accessories. Don’t forget to purchase statement accessories, like jewelry and handbags. Not only do accessories pull your outfit together, but they can also transform similar outfits into unique ensembles with minimal effort and money.[8]
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