Be Your Own Stylist
Author : Puja Rani
Being stylish is not the same as being trendy. Style is a very personal idea. Buying more and more clothes and blindly following trends won’t help you enhance your personal style. Style is first about learning who you are. Your style changes from self-reflection and confidence. Understanding how you want to be seen, what colours lift your mood, and which clothes make you feel most like you and make you feel more confident helps you to identify your personal style.
Instead of mindless shopping, start with yourself. Look at your lifestyle, your comfort needs, your daily routine, your aspirations and even the outfits you repeat without thinking—those are your biggest clues. Another way to understand what looks best on you is to see your own past pictures and analyse your best looks, what went right then Re-look at your wardrobe, what all you own, because your wardrobe already whispers stories about your preferences; you just have to listen.
Experimenting is important part of the journey and start with your existing wardrobe. Try new colour combinations, new combinations of top wear and bottom wear, explore layering of options, explore silhouettes, also play with hairstyles and makeup whether to keep it open or tied etc, gather inspiration. Try to create different looks from your own wardrobe and document it by keeping pictures of the created combos that can help you later in selection. For certain draping or styling ideas you can search for ideas on Pintrest. While doing all these exercises remember that you don’t try to become someone else in the process.The goal isn’t to copy—it’s to uncover what feels authentic. Understanding your body with kindness, choosing pieces that boost your confidence, and developing small “signature” touches—whether it’s a colour, accessory, or hairstyle—helps shape a style that feels deeply personal.
Creating a unique signature style that reflects your self-identity can be aided by understanding your own body with compassion, by selecting items that boost your self-confidence, and by incorporating a few subtle yet distinctive touches, such as a particular colour, an accessory, or a hairstyle. The simplest and most effective way is to use statement accessory pieces that you already own, carrying them with confidence in rotation with the outfits they complement.
Above all, your style should evolve with you. As you grow, your clothes should reflect that growth—not perfection, but exploration.
Personal style is simply a conversation with yourself—about who you are today, and who you aspire to becoming.