I'm finding it a daunting task to deal with the multitude of styles and clothing options that woman have to choose from or create from.

My wife and I go shopping together and she tells me what looks good or not. I'm discovering that it's more about trying things on and seeing what looks right. Some can make your shoulders look large while others don't etc.

I recommend you explore. It can be pretty fun especially if you have a friend with you.

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I need to explore, I'm too limited to stuff from Target

I need to go to boutiques , but my finances are severely limited

This literally never crosses my mind. I am very particular in my 'likes' though, and find more and more I have to shop for clothes online, off measurements than off the shelf, because I don't like a lot of things that other people like.

The first step is realizing no girl looks good in all of them. Styles, cuts and patterns play a huge part in playing up a person's strong points and hiding their bad ones. The clothes that look best depend alot on body shape (ectomorph, mesomorph or endomorph), whether you are high or low waisted, and the coloring of your hair and skin.

Example. I'm tall, flat and skinny with honey blonde hair and medium skin. High waist pants make my long legs look more in proportion to my body. I'm already tall so I never wear more than a 3 1/2" heal. I can pull off plunging necklines without looking sleazy because my boobs won't hang out. I don't wear vertical stripes because they make me look like a bean pole. Juniors tops look great on me because they have flared hems for girls with no hips. Misses clothes are cut fuller for when women get curvy so they fit me like a potato sack. Same for pants. Juniors 7's fit better than misses 4's because I don't have much of a butt. But I'm also in my 50's so I'd look like a fool wearing a glittery tee shirt that says Foxy Chick- Am I making any sense?

Once you know your body shape you can start to keep and eye out for the way other women who have your body shape dress. It alot of work  figuring out the thinsg that flatter your but gets fun when you begin to develop your own sense of style!

Glee!?

It's truly better than having 1 thing to wear that's acceptable. What accessories does a man's wardrobe have? Glasses, a watch, cuff links, a tie... finding your style is as easy as walking into a clothing store and gravitating to an item... buy it rock it and don't worry about the 10 thousand other items in the store.

Quote from: Harley Quinn on January 15, 2017, 12:23:22 PM
It's truly better than having 1 thing to wear that's acceptable. What accessories does a man's wardrobe have? Glasses, a watch, cuff links, a tie... finding your style is as easy as walking into a clothing store and gravitating to an item... buy it rock it and don't worry about the 10 thousand other items in the store.

I was never a believer in social norms, lol I used to wear a belt around my neck as a choker/tie, handcuffs for a bracelet, all sorts of weird manner of things I'd piece together everyday and add to my outfits. I actually hate wearing watches, and all though I used to clean up pretty well in a 'suit and tie' I still bent the 'rules' any way I could lol
I may just be naive but I don't see 'style' as something to 'cope' with lol

I tend toward's Harley's method: If it grabs my attention, and I like it, and it fits, I'm going to get it.

I'm not totally out of control.  My sanity checks include: age-appropriateness (Once I start HRT, I'll have to remind myself that I'm not a 14-year-old girl!), price, and the advice of my wife, not necessarily in that order.

My wife and I browse the local second-hand stores.  We have a variety in the area from the budget type, good for sloppy at-home clothes, to real fashion places, with fancy modern or retro clothes at insanely reasonable prices.  I am getting quite a wardrobe, and I don't think I have paid full price for anything except underwear.

Quote from: KathyLauren on January 15, 2017, 03:23:50 PM
My sanity checks include: age-appropriateness (Once I start HRT, I'll have to remind myself that I'm not a 14-year-old girl!)

LOL I dont know, I'm still going to have blue hair and a mohawk when I'm in my 50s I wager XP

It is so true that not everything looks good on everybody. As Flytrap mentioned, knowing your body shape is very important, but equally important is knowing your best color palette. There is a method to figuring this out called 'seasonal color theory' and there are a lot of sites online that will guide you to yours. I am a 'light summer', and I look great in pastels as a result. So, when I walk into a store, I already know which shades are going to work, and I head straight to the items in my colors, and ignore the rest. Saves me tons of time, and makes shopping a breeze.Yes, there are also slightly 'off' colors that can accent my main palette, and I usually pick shoes and purses in these so they 'pop' with anything I wear and yet don't clash. I try to shop smarter rather than more, lol.

Light summers also look better with tiny jewelry, since our complexions reflect a ton of light already. Darker complexions use bigger and shinier stuff with wonderful effect. Clunky, big jewelry looks silly on me, dainty stuff looks perfectly natural, even though I am a very tall woman.

As for body shape, I am very tall. So I have to avoid vertical stripes or any vertical features at all, even button down stuff. I also look better in high-waisted jeans, though I rarely wear them, since my butt and hips are not especially big, so I wear flared skirts and dresses instead. Paying attention to how things proportion out your legs, mid-section, and bust into an hourglass figure is essential, and can make up for a bunch of 'flaws', believe me, I know, ha! Implying a nice hip to waist to bust ratio with smartly chosen items turns a 4 into a 7 or 8 instantly..

Necklines are also important to consider. Again, I am very tall, for me, a plunging neckline looks awful, no matter how big my boobs may or may not be. I need horizontal necklines, or off the shoulder, or asymmetrical ones, and they really flatter me. Most of fashion success, in the traditional sense, is based on accenting the positive, downplaying the negative, and wearing colors and hues that are already present in one's complexion/hair/eye color array.

Again, there are 'tests' online to determine your seasonal color, and once you know the correct palette to choose from, find a test to determine your body shape, and then follow the guidelines religiously and most of the time, you will look great. Everything in my wardrobe matches everything else, nothing clashes, so putting together outfits is almost fool-proof. If you just buy random stuff, things get very complicated, and don't look right. Some girls like a funky, mixed up look, but most of us look awful with that approach.


http://outfitideas4you.com/what-season-am-i-seasonal-color-analysis-quiz/

http://www.youbeauty.com/quizzes/body-type/

I hope this helps, have fun!!