Your Accessories Choices: Do They Work With Your Style?

Accessorizing your outfits is a big part of your style. However, are you really wearing the jewelry, shoes, hats, and bags you’d like to? Or are you just trying to find something that coordinates well? Because while the latter looks good, the former feels good, and that’s what’s important here! So, when it comes to your accessory choices, let’s change what you’re going for. Here are some ways to improve the contents of your jewelry box.

Pick Your Staple Accessory

A staple accessory is something you’re always seen wearing. It represents you as a person, and the style you subscribe to. And if you don’t have a staple already, pick one now! Maybe you’d like to be known for a piercing? If so, go through this tongue piercing guide before you get anything done - you want to be sure you’re getting the right piece fitted in the best location for you! Or maybe you’d like to always be seen in the same drop necklace? Think about what feels like you and go for it. ​

Mix Simple and Chunky

Simple and sleek jewelry combined with more chunky pieces like bangles and encrusted rings will always look good. It’s the best of both worlds! And you won’t look overbearing in your attempt to style an outfit. You’ll incorporate the two sides of the fashion world to your own advantage, and the combinations are endless. And remember, mixing and matching is meant to be a lot of fun, so don’t sweat the small stuff here, like items being slightly different colors.

​Always Match Accessories to Outfit, Not the Other Way Round

Your outfit needs to come first. If you’re choosing your accessories first, you’re not going to put a cohesive look together! After all, accessories are meant to highlight what you’re already wearing. And yes, some hats and shoes are good enough to be the main focus of an outfit, but you should try to build with the accessory, rather than for it. Start with your core to make sure you actually look good, and then pop accessories on top to really showcase your innate sense of style. 

Think About Where You’re Going

Your outfit should reflect your plans for the day. That means you should dress in accessories that match the practicality of where you’re headed. If you’re off to work, for example, you shouldn’t be dressed to the nines in sparkly jewelry that can be incredibly distracting and even uncomfortable to wear! 

But you can put on subtle pieces that make you feel like you. If you're going out for the evening, this is where you really shine with your accessory choices. You can put on as many different pieces as you like in order to draw the eye, and try not to leave any big swatches of skin without a bit of ornamentation. 

How do you wear accessories? Maybe you’re not one for showing off much? Either way, you can be stylish with the right choices.

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