| on is always changing and you sometimes end up not | | | | them?” and “Will I have the opportunity |
| being able to catch up with it. How many times have | | | | to wear it?” |
| you bought a new outfit and ended up just wearing it | | | | Don’t just buy something because it is the new |
| once because it was no longer in fashion? Were there | | | | trend without being sure yourself that you can wear it. |
| times that you bought a lot of stuff that ended up at | | | | Don’t just stash it in the far corners of your |
| the back of your closet, never to see daylight again? | | | | closet thinking that you could probably put it to good |
| Don’t you just cringe when you remember | | | | use someday. There is really no point in buying |
| what you wore it once just because it was the | | | | something that you are not sure you could wear. |
| “trend”? | | | | Keep Up with Fashion, Ignore the Fad |
| With the way fashion changes in an instant, it | | | | It is very tempting to buy the latest skinny jeans or |
| becomes really difficult to distinguish which is fad and | | | | indulge in a pair of espadrilles but you should stock up |
| which is true fashion. You most probably end up buying | | | | on the basics and classic pieces first. Classic pieces |
| tons of stuff that you never get to wear the next | | | | like the little black dress, black slacks, white button |
| year or worse, the next week, and thus, were not | | | | down shirt, jeans and a black pencil skirt are fashion |
| worth the money that you paid for them. Here are | | | | pieces that never go out of style. |
| some tips to help you all along. | | | | For example, leopard prints are the latest trend and |
| Know the Trend, Know Yourself | | | | you want to try the look out. Instead of buying every |
| It is actually very easy to know what the next trend is | | | | article of clothing that has a leopard print in it, why not |
| going to be. You get a hint of this when you watch | | | | buy a few accessory pieces or two just to satisfy |
| popular television shows and observe famous actors | | | | your curiosity and give you that updated, new fashion |
| and actresses. Celebrities are usually the ones who | | | | look? You can buy headbands with leopard prints or |
| promotes a new trend and if you don’t really | | | | pumps with leopard prints and pair those up with |
| like gossiping about their lives, then think that this is one | | | | classic pieces like a pair of jeans and a white button |
| way of finding out what the next fashion is going to be. | | | | down shirt. |
| Finding what’s popular now is actually very | | | | Don’t get caught up in fashion to the point that |
| easy. You will see images in magazines, designs | | | | you don’t get to decide yourself if you look |
| copied in stores and the most telling part is when | | | | good or not. Know yourself, know your body and |
| somebody you know is wearing them. The important | | | | decide to wear what you like and what looks great. |
| question to ask yourself is, “Can I wear | | | | Sometimes, fashion is just all about common sense. |