5 tips to look stylish on a Budget
5 tips to look stylish on a Budget : Want a stylish look but not the budget for it? Rest assured, you don’t have to wear Prada every day to be trendy. On the contrary, it’s the way you wear your clothes – even the cheapest ones – that counts! H&M, Zara, Bonprix, Asos… Everyone can be chic with a small fashion budget. But looking really stylish takes a bit of practice. Rather than letting you waste your time scouring blogs and Instagram pages, Stylight has put together 5 tips for looking good on the cheap !
Here are 5 tips to look stylish on a Budget
1. The importance of size
If you dress in cheap boutiques, never neglect the size of your clothes. Because if high-end fashion prides itself on having the most daring cuts, in large retail stores the clothes are cut in an approximate way to fit the greatest number. Sometimes, the dimensions are so different from one store to another, that you could make 40 in one and 44 in another. Choosing a garment in the right size, neither too big nor too small, is already giving it more allure. Like in a store where you would spend several hundred euros for pants: try on your clothes before buying them. Move, take a 360° look at yourself to be sure that the piece suits you perfectly. If you feel any discomfort, do not insist.
2. A chic piece in the middle of a cheap outfit
You cannot imagine the number of celebrities and millionaires who dress daily in the same brands as ordinary mortals. The difference is in how they wear them. With an army of stylists to advise them, they know how to combine such and such a piece together. Do you have a Gucci belt, a pair of Church shoes, a Chloé bag? Perfect! This is enough to give your outfit the high-end fashion touch it needed! The rest may be H&M, who will know? We will only have eyes for your favorite piece and the way you match it. Moreover, a quality accessory or garment immediately gives more allure to a look, even sober.
3. Choose angular cuts
Here is a clever and inexpensive optical effect! Sharp cuts, geometric patterns, pointed shapes are popular in fashion and give an upscale look to an outfit. Do not hesitate to wear plaid jackets, straight jeans, pointed boots and frank shoulders. They lengthen the silhouette and immediately make it neater than the puffy pieces that are sometimes difficult to wear. For curves, favor minimalist patterns such as polka dots or subtle details such as balloon sleeves or a mini round shoulder bag.
4. Avoid bright colors
In any case, not on large pieces of poor quality. The lighter the colors, the more the defects are visible. On the contrary, with black, gray or navy, protruding threads, seam shifts or poorly made cuts go more easily unnoticed. In terms of style, the most popular girls on Instagram also help with the basics. Well-cut white T-shirt, straight jeans, checked blazer, little black dress, cream knit sweater… simple but effective. Reserve the color for the evening!
5. Accessorize thoroughly
This is THE detail of the it girl in the middle of Fashion Week: they all have an accessory that hits the mark. Whether it’s a pretty scarf on the handle of the handbag, original sunglasses, a pair of jeweled shoes or a huge necklace… it’s all about knowing the right amount. Coco Chanel gives us one ultimate piece of advice: “Before you leave home, look in the mirror and take off an accessory.”
