Ayotomiwa Olusayo
The world of fashion does not only relate to what we wear or how expensive our tastes are when it comes to purchasing our choice of fashionable wears.
Fashion is also a language that communicates who we are and how we feel. Of course when it comes to fashion, there are a lot of trends which come and go according to different influences such as the change in seasons, celebrity style influence and even the reveal of more sophisticated fabrics.
The point to note is that although trends reflect the current fashion climate, personal style is about expressing one’s individuality through fashion.
This is where fashion sense comes to play as fashion sense involves an intuitive understanding of what looks good on us and helps reflect our personality, preferences and lifestyle.
It encompasses all processes of color combinations, use of fabrics, and styles that enhance our appearance and confidence.
So many people have little to no degree of fashion sense and this only means that they have no idea what to wear and when to wear them as well as knowing exactly how to combine colors seamlessly and what style suits them the most.
It is good to wear trendy fashionable items because these trends reflect the current fashion climate but having a keen fashion sense is about expressing one’s individuality through the proper use of these trends to complement your personal style while maintaining one’s unique aesthetic and allowing one to remain fashionable.
Developing one’s fashion sense is simple. Yes, it also requires time and effort to develop a keen sense for fashion. It is important for one learning to develop his or her fashion sense to pay attention to what works for him or her and what doesn’t.
It is also advisable to learn from fashion icons or divas but learning does not mean to copy exactly what they do but rather incorporate what has been learned to fit one’s unique identity.
Finally, experimenting with different looks while listening to feedbacks and taking these feedbacks into consideration can help a lot when it comes to refining one’s fashion sensibilities which means one can further develop their fashion sense through fashionable experimentation.