MEAGHAN SMITH PERSONAL STYLIST

If you’re always online looking at other people’s style, it’s not hard to begin to lose sight of your own.

You might even notice that stuff starts to creep into your wardrobe, that you have no idea how to wear, that you don’t particularly like – and you begin to feel like you have no idea what your style is anymore.

While it’s still early in the year, ask yourself – how do I want to look and feel in my clothes? Am I dressing in a way that represents the woman I am today? Am I being myself?

For me, I always want to feel feminine – even though I like pieces that can be fairly masculine. (e.g. Shirts, pantsuits, leather motorcycle jackets). I enjoy wearing something unexpected &/or slightly off, & I don’t like to be overly groomed or perfect. I.e. Sleeves haphazardly rolled up, a shirt that’s crumpled, hair that looks a bit messy. And occasionally, I might wear something inspired by…or feels like, the ‘70s. High-waisted jeans, flares, velvet blazers, pussy-bow blouses, clutch bags, knee-high boots, etc.

Thinking about your style like this should help you only put things in your wardrobe that feels authentic to you.

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This is Lauren Hutton 1993-ish.

If I was to describe her style here, I might use some of these words…

classic
relaxed
effortless
simple
sporty
oversized
tailored
casual
soft
unexpected
elegant

To break it down, she’s wearing a blazer, a trench coat, track pants, and sneakers. (Probably also a woven rattan back pack she always carries. Still.) It’s an unexpected combo of tailored pieces and sporty casual pieces.

One or two of the words I chose could have been influenced by the era -particularly oversized – but I think most of them represent Lauren’s style pretty well – then and now.

I thought this might help some of you who are figuring out your style. Do any of those words resonate with you and your style?

Scroll down and check out the photo below. If you didn’t know it was Lauren Hutton from the 90’s, could you imagine it being a photo/outfit from today?

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I liked this look on Pamela Anderson at the Dior show, day 1 of Couture Paris fashion week. While the suit is quite masculine – a little reminiscent I thought, of something Katherine Hepburn might have worn in the 1940’s – she oozed femininity and elegance.

This is what I noticed about Pam’s look..

The overall shape of the outfit. Wide (padded) shoulders, cinched (belted) waist, wide legged pants.

The outfit’s one color (tonal dressing).

There’s texture by way of the wool in the suit, the fringe on the jacket & the net on the headpiece.

Some shine is coming from the headband, belt. Bag & shoes.

Pointy shoes with wide legged pants.

The headpiece also has a 1940’s (ish) feel.

The pants have fluidity & move beautifully as she walks. They’re long to the ground.

The jacket is around hip length.

She’s carrying a small structured, ladylike bag that isn’t at all distracting from what she’s wearing.

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Funny isn’t it how we might have seen this photo 7 – 9 years ago, while skinny low-rise jeans were all the rage – and thought, while beautiful, how outdated the clothes Diana wore in it looked.

Now, it’s quite the opposite, almost everything Diana’s wearing, from the large gold earrings and the oversized white shirt to the high-rise relaxed, straight jeans, are all in fashion – while skinny is not. (I know some of you are still wearing them – & that’s ok) If we didn’t know better, this pic of Diana could almost be mistaken for being a recent one, not nearly 30 years old, like it is.

I wonder what we’ll (those who gave them up ????) think when skinnies come back in again…& they will.

What goes around comes around.

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