The importance of accessories in an outfit cannot be over-emphasized. Well-placed accessories can upgrade a drab outfit. On the other hand, accessories badly chosen can ruin an otherwise passable affair. You can even wear the same clothes twice but accessorized differently, and others will hardly notice that the clothes have been worn before.
Here are a few rules to go by when accessorizing:
1: There is such a thing as too many accessories - Even though you really want to show off all that adorable jewelry you just bought, you have to exercise self-restraint. A great man(or woman) once said that before you leave the house, you should look in the mirror and take off one accessory. Less is more.
2: Build your outfit around an accessory -If there is a statement piece you really want to wear but you're not sure how well it will go with your outfit, try looking at the accessory as the centre-piece of your outfit. Choose everything else to flow with that, and in no time you'll have the perfect ensemble.
3: Colour-coding - Try as much as possible to have your accessories in every colour, jewelry especially. This is really helpful because sometimes you may want to wear something but find that you can't because the colour does not go with the rest of the outfit. If every colour is not possible, make sure you at least have black, silver, and gold.
4: Diversify - A girl's gotta have it all! Lol. No, really, it is advisable to have at least one of *every* accessory. You never know when you might feel the urge to dress Blair-esque (Blair Waldorf, GossipGirl) and then you'll need a headband!
5: Splurge wisely - There really is no point splurging on a deliciously beautiful but expensive accessory if you can't think of at least three different ways you can wear it with what you already have in your wardrobe. Save the cash for something that you know you can and will use, many times. You need to get your money's worth.
This isn't an exhaustive list of guidelines, but these should be sufficient for you to make wise choices when accessorizing. So, here are the accessories I can't live without:
headband
brooches
hair slides
embellished hairpins
earrings (in every colour)
necklaces (silver and gold)
pendants
skinny belts(I prefer these for waist-cinching)
scarves(all colours)
What are your favourites? And what are your personal rules for accessorizing?
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Thanks for the tips! I was really into hearbands then sort of stopped using them until the Gossip Girl Blair rage and then i was so glad I had so many different colours!
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