Dressing Modestly
Imagine feeling stylish without sacrificing modesty? Modesty is made out to be some kind of boring sacrifice to looking presentable. Usually business casual without making fuss. In reality, the beauty in modesty is to stand in your own expression. And you don’t have to explain the choice to dress in a way that creates space to feel more like yourself.
Embrace Your Style and Be Confident with Modesty
Balancing the Body Features
When dressing modestly, embrace your body’s best features. All the principles of creating shape, and balancing your silhouette still apply. Play with the proportions of what flatters the vision for the outfit. When you find an outfit that works, you’ll feel the flutter in your chest. A confident outfit makes you smile. Even when it’s laid out, it brings the anticipation for the day with it.
Imagination and Inspiration for Modest Fashion
The hard and fast rule of style is that there are no rules! Consider rich colors and patterns. Pieces made on the bias have a good chance to be flattering on every woman! The biggest secret to keeping modest fashion fun and inspiring is the two T’s. Thrifting and Tailoring. Layering coming in second by this much.
Creating Modest Dressing Trends
Something is trendy from the value you give it. Take the essence of the trend that inspires you and work on it. Keep experimenting with it. It becomes yours. It’s a rewarding process to create visual interest. And, be comfortable and confident. The biggest trend is the one you pull together.
98% of being pretty is feeling pretty.
Start the Closet Refresh
Organizing All the Clothes
It’s a disservice. Put on the playlist and sit with it. The outfits that work. The ones that make you feel uncomfortable. Why? Take pictures that don’t need to be shown to anyone. You’ll get more knowledge from the closet than you will from the checkout window.
Mixing Fitted and Loose Fashion Pieces
Fashion with shape is how you get style. Building your personal style is about creating the shape. The right shape gifts comfort and confidence. Some days you can go loose on the bottom and fitted on the top to flatter or concealer the lower body. Or the opposite. Be more adventurous and go all in for fitted. Or all in loose. Pinterest is your playground for creating the vision for the silhouette.
Finding your Fashion Color Palette
Both neutral and bold color palettes can be flattering and show stopping. Commit to one side or the other. It makes exploring dressing modestly less intimidating. Don’t forget patterns! The big idea here being to lean into what makes you feel confident. And then build. Color is a beautiful way to create a vision and direction for your personal style.
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