A Proven Trick for Improving Your Style
Ever wonder how the girls who always have the best outfits come up with them? In many cases, it takes a little more effort than you may think. For those who don't have the time or headspace it takes to roll out of bed and throw together a perfect outfit with little to no planning, we have an insider strategy to share with you. The next time you see or are wearing an outfit that you're particularly fond of, simply write it down, listing the pieces you already own that are needed to re-create the outfit. Want to take it a step further? Snap a photo of yourself wearing an outfit you'd like to repeat, or take a screenshot of a cool outfit you spot online or on Instagram and save them in a photo album on your phone. It's also wise to have a Pinterest board dedicated to easy-to-re-create outfit ideas. Trust us—incorporate these simple tricks into your daily life, and you’ll never be at a loss for outfit ideas again.
Keep scrolling to see a few accessible outfit ideas to get you started, and shop similar pieces to recreate the cool looks!
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.