Have you ever wondered how you complement your wardrobe with accessories and jewelry? After all, it is impossible to keep in mind all the sets that exist in the wardrobe and immediately remember what is missing?
For many, accessories usually appear by chance, when something just catches your eye and you like it. For this reason, many options are often missing something. Or maybe you need to go for accessories purposefully with a pre-compiled list, like in a grocery store? And are there any minimum must-have accessories or the principle of their selection?
For many, accessories usually appear by chance, when something just catches your eye and you like it. For this reason, many options are often missing something. Or maybe you need to go for accessories purposefully with a pre-compiled list, like in a grocery store? And are there any minimum must-have accessories or the principle of their selection?
How accessories make the look?
You’ve probably heard that a variety of online accessories “make the look”. They reflect and emphasize the individuality of a person. They are actively used to form different styles or transitions between styles, for the correct placement of accents.
What tasks do the accessories in the image?
Connect wardrobe details in different styles. For example, how to combine a strict classic dark brown skirt and a casual shirt in one look? Of course, with the help of accessories! A simple option: choose a scarf that will have shades that are present in both the skirt and the shirt. The option is more complicated: choose a belt that will match the skirt in texture, and will be in harmony with the shirt in color. These elements will play the role of a smooth transition between the top and bottom, will assemble the kit into a single whole.
How to combine different styles in one look?
Transform the Image
Do you want to go on a date after work, to the theater or even to a club? There is nothing easier! Put bright and original jewelry in your purse, complete it all with a small evening bag. If possible, shoes with higher heels will not interfere. And, voila, the daytime office bow turns into a bright, evening one.
Place accents
Do you want to divert attention from the full complexion? Shift the focus to the portrait area and décolleté area with a modern haircut, bright makeup, original earrings and pendant, and a beautiful scarf. Want to draw attention to thin wrists and ankles? Put on a massive bracelet and trendy shoes.
Express Individuality
With the help of accessories, you can tell others about your preferences in style, worldview, attitude towards any subculture.
A minimum set of accessories
Must have or basic set is the minimum set of accessories that will help you out, no matter what clothes you wear. It is usually determined by answering the following questions:
1. What kind of lifestyle do you lead?
2. Do you use public transport, car or walk?
3. Where do you work, is there a dress code?
4. How many times a week do you go out, how often do you go on vacation, etc.
5. Do you wear skirts and dresses or trousers and jeans?
6. What is your figure, height?
7. What are your favorite colors?
What accessories are suitable for different types of clothing?
Accessories for jeans
Remember the general rule: light denim is in harmony with simple, concise jewelry. The darker the jeans, the more colorful and frilly accessories you can afford.
Suitable shades
Denim goes well with many shades but looks with yellow, coral, and light green tones are especially sophisticated.
Belt
The very first and necessary element for jeans. Narrow, wide, matte or lacquered. Everyone chooses for themselves more suitable. Someone loves natural leather straps. And someone prefers belts decorated with rhinestones or other decorations.
But don’t forget the basic rules:
- The fuller the waistline, the narrower the belt or belt should be;
- Eye-catching buckles emphasize the protruding belly.
A win-win option: a medium-width brown or black leather belt with a neat, copper buckle.
Collar Brooches and tips
Brooches and special corners (collar tips) adorn the collars of denim shirts. Tips will add charm to even the most concise shirt and eliminate the need to choose a necklace that fits under the collar.
Shoes
Denim is so versatile that you can wear both sneakers and high heels under it. But still, try to stick to the general principle: dark jeans are best combined with bright shoes. Colored, torn, unusual jeans should be worn with calm shoes in the most natural (flesh) colors. If there are a large number of accessories in the image, plain shoes will look more successful.
Accessories for dresses
Jewelry
They match the overall style of the outfit. The simpler the style of the dress, the more original the jewelry can be. The combination of one jewelry for hands (ring, bracelet, watch) and one in the portrait zone (earrings, pendant, beads, brooch) is considered ideal. The shape of the jewelry is chosen according to the principle of similarity with the main elements of the dress, as well as in accordance with the shape of the neckline.
Bags
You can pick up a plain bag for a colorful dress, and a multi-colored bag for a plain one. The clutch is matched to the shade of the dress. The bag does not have to match the color of the shoes but should be harmoniously combined according to the monochromatic, complementary, or analog principle.
Shoes
It is selected based on the overall style of the image, texture, and color.
Belt
When choosing a belt for a dress, remember that it is the dress that plays the main violin in the image. The belt is in this case just an addition, it should not draw attention to itself. A belt in a neutral color will suit a bright dress. If the dress is simple and without a pattern, then the belt can be more intricate: with patterns, rhinestones, etc. A win-win option for any dress: a matching belt without patterns.
Tights
Look for the one that creates the least contrast with the shoes and doesn’t divide the legs horizontally, shortening their length. Light shoes suggest light tights, and dark shoes suggest dark ones. Colored shoes go best with skin-colored tights or translucent tights in black, coffee, or smoky shades of about 20 DEN.
