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Influencer Style




Back to the style! This week I started a little idea of picking an influencer that I like/admire/covet their clothes and picked some outfits to try and recreate with what I have in my wardrobe. 

                                                    

To do this I would look through their photos to find something that I liked where I had at least one item similar and would adapt it from there. I have to admit it's been fairly easy, as it takes the pressure out of picking what to wear, as I just have to find a picture that I like and wear that outfit (or as close to it as I can get). There's also some great combinations that I'm really looking forward to trying!

A lot of the influencers I follow have a style that I aspire to or I think I aready have, in that way it's been easy for me and I've got so many outfits that I want to try. If you don't know you're style yet, this might be  great way of trying things out to see how it makes you feel. It could be that you're already following lots of fashion influencers, in which case I'm sure you can find something they already have that you could re-create yourself. However, if you're not sure you can always look on instragram for hastags of items that you like that are already in you wardrobe, for example brenton top, flared jeans or long dress.

The other reason for doing this was to make the most of my wardrobe and what I already have. I've spoken before about falling for the trap of 'needing to buy', a trap I have fallen into many a time! I'm often drawn to items that are similar to what I already own, justifying it with the fact that a small detail might be different. Or I pick something that ultimately won't stand the test of time, too fashion that isn't part of my normal style. If I do buy something now, I want to make sure that it goes with my current wardrobe and I can make a fair few outfits from it.

I'm also going to try and use ebay more before looking to the usual websites for things that I would like, but I'm going to try and put a hold on the spending. If there is something I like, I'm going to give it the 'month' test. If I still want it after a month then I can think about purchasing it. This is going to be tough I'm sure, but I going to give it my best.

Wish me luck!

Kat x

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