This method WORKS - if you are tired of feeling frustrated with your clothes, wasting money, struggling to declutter your closet, and unsure of what your style is - this video is for YOU! #over40fashion #styletips #fashionover40 📌LINKS IN THIS VIDEO 📌Need help with your 3 words? Get 100 word ideas here: bit.ly/45Mzct
Watching your video with all the images made me realize one of the things that has tripped me up in the past. Photographers use a trick to make something that is bland and boring seem exciting. If something like a shirt and a pair of jeans or a long skirt isn't all that interesting, then what they do is unbutton the blouse almost to the waist band, and/or they unbutton or pull up the skirt to the top of the thigh, or even have a pair of ripped jeans with the knees showing. In other words, they show waaaaaay more skin than the average woman would ever be comfortable showing. So a woman sees that photo and thinks it is going to be a good look on her, but when she gets it home, it looks bland and boring and she doesn't understand why. It's because she's not showing her chest down to the navel and she's also not exposing the top of her thigh. I'll be sure not to be sidetracked by this in the future, as I'm onto them now 🤔
I've recently gone on a rampage of altering my clothes. I'm SUPER picky on fabrics, cuts, and how clothes lay on my body. I have a hard time finding a piece that I don't have at least one gripe about. I have 100s of beautiful items in my closet. So I've been hemming skirts and pants, completely redesigning sleeves (adding little ruffles is my fav), making tops a bit more modest, adding embellishments. It's becoming a hobby and I'm finally loving everything about my clothes 😊
Love that! It's making everything unique to you which is SO fun! There are tons of vintage patterns I see that I am dying to make for myself. Cuts and styles that you just don't see anymore, but are still very flattering. One day I'll get to that :)
Love this idea. A friend gifted me with a color consult for my birthday last year and it was life changing! Since then, I've been totally overhauling my wardrobe. I think this process will go so well! About a month ago I decided I was going to do a personal experiment and wear a dress or a skirt every day for a week. I've never done anything like that before. I was curious how it would make me feel about myself. I found out that I love it! As I've gotten older, I've realized I want to feel more feminine and I've never felt good in lounge wear. Just makes me feel frumpy and blah. Not anymore! I've now stocked my closet (via thrifting, mostly) with lovely but easy summer dresses (in my best color palette!) and fun graphic tees to tie over for a casual vibe. About a week in a half into it, my husband made a comment that hurt my feelings and I stopped for a few days. He didn't mean to be hurtful - we've been together for 20 years and this was very different for me! I think he was legitimately curious 🤷🏼♀️ I realized, though, that it mattered way more to me how I felt in my clothes and I'm still wearing dresses most days. It's also much cooler - I'm in Texas and it's HOT! I can still do everything I normally do on a daily basis, I just feel better doing it! I'm 37, a stay at home mom of 6, and not having anymore babies. I've never felt better about myself and my self-image as an older mom
Your example of the hat described me! I have about a dozen hats, I love them, but I never wore them. One day I put an outfit together and wore a hat over to my parents’ house. Omg,you would have thought I had a monkey suit on! “What’s with the hat?” “I didn’t know who that was at the door” and so on. I haven’t tried a hat since, but I’m going to start wearing my hats but with a more confident attitude…
I never owned a hat either....NEVER until I got a skin concern my nose..my dermatologist said sunscreen is not enough I live abroad in the tropics now so much closer to the sun than the USA...he said no sumscreen except zinc oxide the stuff lifeguards used to wear on th8e nose which PHYSICALLY bl9cks the suns rays nothing els no katter how high the number blocks out mpre tham 50%....so I helieve my dermatologist went out and bought the most gorgeous Panama hat...it os my signature piece wprn everywhere exept in rain...I. own and wear other too. My 50 yo dauhter who served in the US CG as a career pilots now is wearing hats for the same reason...just a vote here for hats...you are going to have to try on many to find the right one to start .
OMG! Yes! Wear your hats! People will get used to seeing you in them and won’t comment anymore. I wear hats all year long; straw hats in the summer (with jeans/shorts/tank tops/T-shirts/sandals), to the beach, baseball hats to my grandson’s basketball games, or to the park, knit-caps/beanies in the fall and winter with cozy scarfs, leggings and sneakers/Ugg boots/chunky sole boots. I have so many and have so much fun wearing and styling them. (And I’m a retired grandma 😄)
I'm just about to invest in some fall/winter clothes and this really helps. My husband always suggests clothing that's really attractive to his eyes, but not quite my style. I've never been able to explain why it's not 100% me, but this word association really makes it clear. Thanks!
Fabrics, quality, fit. Off the rack is never perfect. I sew so I make my clothes and I thrift for other things I can tailor to fit my body. Jeans I have 3 types and 3 brands I rely on and wear. I’m a skirt and dress woman. I’m not a trendy person. I’m in my 60s now and my style evolves every decade but the colors, materials and fit are always my number one things I look for.
As I have gotten older I actually spend way less on clothing. I only like linen, cotton or rayon. Living in the South, I need breathable clothing. Blessings ❤lifeatthenutthouse
I stopped buying “just in case” outfits like formal or dress to impress items about 4 years ago- I never wore them or if I did, maybe once for some event we never repeated. At 62, I have changed up some items in my wardrobe. In my 20-30’s, I was more of a casual preppy style, more jeans with button down shirts but still had corduroys and chino’s, lots of Icelandic sweaters; then my 40-mid-50’s I went to primarily tees and jeans with a few button downs which includes some flannel and gauze ones, and that’s where I am at presently, except I have been adding better quality tees in v-necks, minimal graphics, brighter more saturated colors, sleeveless shells to wear under cardigans and added 3 blazers in black, navy and gray along with an olive cargo jacket and one dark denim and one white denim jacket. I am expanding from basic blue denim to colored denim and khakis. And my jewelry has been minimized to a core collection of silver and gold- 4 necklaces of each, 4 stud earrings of each metal, one pair each of diamond studs and pearly studs (from my late mother’s jewelry collection), 2 each metal of small and medium hoops, 1 ruby drops (gift for Mother’s Day from my children) with a matching necklace, and what makes my heart sing- bracelets, I love bracelets but I have whittled my huge collection of bracelets down to 4 cuffs, 4 chain, 1 diamond tennis (gift from my brother for my 16th bday), 10 each of gold and silver bangles and 5 silver with some faux stones in them, and other than my work wedding band and my actual wedding band and engagement rings, I have 5 other rings as I am not a ring kind of gal. I also have whittled my shoes down to 4 pairs of flats (navy, black, nude and gray), 2 pairs of Hey Dudes in blue and oatmeal, 2 pair of New Balance slip one ins I gray and taupe, 1 pair of white tennis shoes, (I have 4 pairs of work sneakers that I rotate every week), I can’t wear heels due to a fused ankle, but do have a pair of winter booties and hiking boots. One each winter coat, parka, windbreaker and trench coat, 4 sets of winter gloves and scarves, 4 baseball caps, 1 larger rimmed straw hat, 2 pairs of sunglasses, 4 purses (1 is convertible as a crossbody or fanny pack and my daily use one). All of my wardrobe can pretty much be worn year round, excluding the cardigan sweaters, and layered. I have about 40 total pieces of clothing including the outerwear and not including intimate wear. My husband and I decluttered and donated to nursing homes about 100 pieces of clothing each just about 3 months ago and that has taken so much mental weight and stress off us when we walk into our closet and open dresser drawers- we minimized so much that we can now hang our tee’s up if we choose to!😅
Thanks for this!! Helps me reframe! I have been THAT friend in my friend group of 35yrs- who accepts all the “handy downs” as I call it… so last weekend I got a bag of dresses from my girlfriend, and even though she is multiple sizes larger than me, they all worked! It looks like I’m gonna take on garden/beach whimsical for a while, lol.
16:06 I have just arrived back home from Uniqulo in downtown Toronto where I returned a beautiful cotton dress because I bought it for my fantasy self😢 Sunday I wore a beautiful new cotton square neck, puffy sleeve blouse for my fantasy self. I will be dropping that blouse into Goodwill. My daily vibe is casual, comfortable and a little bit eye catching 😉. Going forward, my shopping mantra will be "practical", a word used on repeat near the end of your excellent video ❤ Thank you. Rosie👩🦳 75 5'2" 115lbs. Toronto 🇨🇦
Wow!!! You were totally talking to me, and I'm way past forty, I have a simple comfortable and easy life, and the things I like are different. And I want to stop the unnecessary clothes I buy and then don't wear. This video makes so much sense 👏🏾 thank you so happy I came across your video.❤
Great information Angela, I’m apple shape and can not wear a shirt tucked in and everyone is doing that. I’m 58 and just came across your channel. You make a lot of sense to me, thank you.
My style words are Classic/Minimal, Effortless, Edgy. I always need contrast to feel happy with an outfit. Trends are irrelevant to me. Funny enough it was a work colleague who defined my style perfectly 😅 “you always have this cool mix of classy and punk rock going on” I have many things adjusted by a tailor. I’m at a point that my tailor lights up when I come in “what do we have today 🤩 you always bring me the nicest and most interesting items!”
I live in a four season state in Tennessee and I work at school. I have always been a dress/medi skirt/maxi skirt person and I dress like Bea in the movies Peter Rabbit. I like summer dresses that come down right at my knees and pair it with a cardigan shirt that comes down to my waist or a jean jacket in the summer and spring. In the fall/winter, I wear the same dresses and skirts but with black leggings and sometimes a sweater over the dress. I prefer clothes that I can wear all year round so I don’t have to rotate. I love clothes that I will be wearing everyday and I think I have found that style. I love this video of yours since it’s not promoting how how we should look but what’s practical for our actual lifestyle. My fantasy self was the corporate woman look with blazers and pencil dresses and skirts. Yes I could wear that to school but I looked too formal and I barely grabbed those outfits so they got donated.
Discovering that light spring was my color analysis season was a game changer for me! It is soooo hard to find warm pastels in store (light colors with warm undertone). I find that most pastels that I see are better suited for summer color complexions (light colors with cool undertones). I also see so much autumn or winter color themed clothing. It's made shopping a lot more streamed lined for me! No longer do I have to look at every clothing item on the rack! I only quickly visually scan racks of clothes for my color season now!
I really like how Jennifer Aniston‘s character, dressed on Friends. Whenever I’m out shopping, I will often ask myself before purchasing an item, “Would Rachel Green wear this?”. ☺️ Really great video and tips! Thank you!
Oh Angie, thank you for sharing this video! I'm a few years older than you and just a few years ago I said it was time to start dressing more my age. At that point, my birthday was a slap in the face and a wake-up call that I need to invest in myself. I still could care less what the latest trends are, but am slowly starting to care about fashion. I used to watch a 'fashion vlogger' and she kept talking about words and I just couldn't wrap my style around her fashion as it just didn't flow nicely together. It took me several videos to realize that it was her being a few decades younger that I just couldn't relate. I felt horrible that she rocked that boldness and I just struggled to find pieces that fit. I have since stopped following her and am in such a happier place now. This is the video that every girl needs who didn't grow up in a home that taught such things. I am relieved that I can now define my style (after I complete the 3 words homework - lol). I am thankful for stumbling upon your channel - please keep releasing such wholesome content. :)
THANK YOU!!!!!!! This video was excellent for me I had no idea what style I had so I bought clothes that stayed in the closet. Looking forward to trying this method ❤❤❤
You're blowing my mind right now I'm often poked fun at because I wear leggings or beautiful flowing dresses but nothing in between. So many loved ones have suggested that I level up to a blouse and jeans to feel more put together but still casual But it's never felt right and it's because my practical word would be "unrestricted" rather than casual. I've never sat and made myself think about a more appropriate descriptor before
Wow, I'm a homeschooling mom and we live in the foothills on a dirt road and I have this problem! I always gravitate towards beautiful clothes that make me swoon and then it sits in my closet because I don't want to get them dirty or full of weeds and stickers when I am taking my dog for a walk. My three words: Functional, flattering, comfortable. Thank you for an excellent video ❤
This was one of my favorites of yours. Thank you, Angie, for your words of wisdom and putting something out there that we all feel. I often buy second hand but that can also be dangerous because if it's a great deal, I'll buy it hoping i'll love it. Then a lot goes to charity a year later. But knowing the three words will help when I go through my closet this fall. I appreciate you!
I'm so happy to hear it was helpful! I buy a lot from thredUP and I also sell on Poshmark when I'm past a return date or just never wore something. It's a great option!
“I wear a lot of black” edgy. 😂😂😂❤I loved this phase of my style. Until my sister told me I was absolutely forbidden to buy anything else in black. 😂😂😂
This is another video that makes me encourage people to check out “Reframe Your Brain,” by Scott Adams- though he talks about it often in his daily livestreams, “Coffee w Scott Adams,” 10am EST. I really feel like Scott and Angie perfectly compliment each other- Angie with the concentration on we women! (Hope you are ok w this reply, Angie. If not- i understand if you delete or hide) ❤👊🏽
After 3 kids, stepping down from full time out of home work, I’m coming out of a stressful survival part of my life. The last calendar year at home I’ve had to find myself again. I’ve got a few ideas, but I’m still working on it. Thank you so much for this video! ❤😊
To figure out my words I thought about my favorite outfits or items... This list of words is PERFECT for me! As I went, I had trouble with *one* word but I let myself say a phrase (see below), but as the 3 ideas work together I could drop (most of) the extra words down to easy, fun, and uniquely styled! (It may seem like I switched the last two portions, but they go together so closely for me, it works either way.) 1. practical word/ day to day wear: easy to put on but not boring 2. aspirational word/ like to dress/ movie character goal: fun! 3. emotional word/ how you feel in those clothes: uniquely put together/ styled
Brilliant video and advice! My words would be casual, classic and smart. I'm 72, petite, and feel more comfortable in clothes that are based on French style. I love the Channel look, Audrey Hepburn etc. I do occasionally buy something which is on impulse, and know deep down isn't really my style and not practical, but now I can concentrate on the appropriate things and be more mindful about what I buy, so many thanks!
It is funny that the things I am so drawn to do not look good on me at all. I love lace, but I put it on and oh, gosh! I know what is becoming to me, and I generally go with those things...solid colors and more tailored things. It isn't necessarily what I think of as my personal style, but these are the things that look best on me. I love bright colors. I love bold prints. I love boho, feminine, flowy things. But these things do not love me. Instead of my looking like I am wearing the clothes, it looks like the clothes are wearing me. So, I do add pearls for the softness and feminine quality I really like. I find solid colors that have some tailoring, but a little flowiness, too. Sometimes, I have purchased things because I loved the color, and I've worn them once. It is hard to part with things that you've paid good money for, but I'm thinking it is better to donate these items, so someone gets the benefit of them while they are sort of still stylish. Day to day, I go for comfort over anything else...and this is where I add my color. No one sees me, so it doesn't matter so much, and my chickens certainly don't care. Lol. The other thing that you do have to take into consideration is weight/shape/size. I have noticed that for plus size women, the choices are very limited. I don't know who these pieces are designed for, but it is not for most women. There are a few companies that try to help you feel beautiful and fashionable even if you are in a plus size, but most of them think we all either wear tents or can wear the brightest colors combined with the boldest patterns. I'm petite in height, have an apple shape, and a small face with smallish features. So, no, no, and no. I am working on it, but until I get back to a size where I have more choices, finding things that aren't merely comfortable is a challenge. You would look good in anything...honestly. I love all of the things I see you in when you make videos for us. Thank you, because I do think what you shared is very helpful for everyone.
I feel like retailers think all plus size people are old. Everything looks like someone that is 75 to 80 years old would wear. I’m not asking for hot pants and string tied tank tops, but, the big, huge graphics that make me look even bigger… I’m so sick of. I think as a plus size person I look much better in smaller, print, dainty flowers, not big, huge flowers plastered all over my dress. It’s so stressful for me to get dressed!
@Michelle-yf2dk My sister used to say similar statements in the early 1980s 😟 The comment I remember clearly that she said was *_"Not all heavy people like me want to wear shirts with big parrots in them!!"_* She struggled always to find clothes that looked good on her.
Lost 60lbs. over the last year with the Noom app. and recently donated 9 bags of clothes. There were about 6 items I still wanted to keep that I swam in but I found a good seamstress and took care of those. At 64 I still work but in the not too distant future I will not need work type clothes either.I have to really feel in the urge to buy the deals for my new shape. Thanks for your time and help 😊
Thanks so much for this! Im 38 weeks pregnant with our third child. We live on a property and I'm home with our kids. Definitely find myself ordering things influencers I like post which don't necessarily work for me in an attempt to feel put together and confident. Will definitely try this postpartum to help me declutter my wardrobe and start putting together a cohesive closet.
The way I laughed when I saw this title, after literally just buying from multiple of your links, and then proceeded to watch and fully expect to be influenced to buy more 😅
LOL! Like I said- I won't ever tell you what the right amount of clothes is for you, it's just about knowing if that thing your buying is actually wearable for you :)
@@angela.braniffI rarely used to buy clothes in my 20s so I think I'm making up for lost time. I'm mostly homeschooling, caring for our animals and gardening, but it's fun to do it all in pretty dresses and blouses sometimes 😁
Angie!!! Happy Birthday month!! Know that 40 was the best year of my life!! finally all of my baby weight came off after eight years… I was in the best shape of my life, my libido was through the roof from 40 to 42 or 43. Enjoy this coming season of your life! It’s going to be awesome.
I love this, thank you. Totally makes sense. Realising I need to be smart as my practical word because of my ‘job’, but adding in feminine and creative. Really excites me going forward.
Happy birthday month Angie!! 💛 Ive heard of this method before and it has literally transformed how I shop and what my closet looks like. Buying for my fantasy self was the drawback I was experiencing when deciding what to wear as a stay at home and homeschool mom. I always love your videos and thank you for encouraging us to be authentic to ourselves.
At 06:50….. did you say EIGHT children? As in, four times as many as two? Twice as many as four? And you’re filming this looking like that??? Please tell me you have a staff of ten, otherwise i’m going back to bed to mull over my horrific underachievement.
Fantastic Info! Really enjoyed this! My issue right now is limiting my colors. So many that not enough items that coordinate. Im quite fair , so the slimming -black that works for so many looks harsh and aging on me
My style is so eclectic when I purchase items that I never wear. I end up wearing the same things in my closet . Thank-you for all the tips, very helpful!
A lot of fashion depends on your shape. Mine is pear. The most hateful one. No little black dress for me because if it fits my bountiful butt, it’s too big in the top/bust. I love seeing all your fashion tips, and I live vicariously thru you. 🤷♀️😂
Instead of a little black dress, a little black skirt and a little black top. Even when I wear a light colored skirt with a light color top, I often have people say, Oh, that's a skirt and top; I thought it was a dress. And with black it's really hard to tell.
I’m afraid I don’t agree: I am a pear too (US8 on top and US10 sometimes 14 on the bottom) and I have plenty of dresses. I go for styles which are fitted on top (and preferably adding width at the shoulder so puff shoulders or sleeves or a small shoulder pad), nipped in at the waist and flared to give the extra space I need over the hips and thighs. Sometimes a dress can do all the work in adding breadth at the shoulder and nipping you in at the waist to offset the width in the thigh/bottom/hip area. When you find that dress you’d better buy it, it’s the perfect dress that can make you look like an hourglass! 🤩👌❤️
@@wavyjenny602 From one pear to another, I’m glad you are able to find dresses for yourself. Thank you for your comment. I’ll keep your suggestions in mind, although I do not enjoy shopping for dresses. I have no luck finding many that will work for me that I like. The typical ‘little black dress’ will never fit me. Oh well. I’ll just keep trying.
The problem with this method is that people’s perspectives are continuously changing, so their “aspirations” and “emotional” states are never static. 🌱 That being said, the 3 word method is a good tool to help narrow things down and avoid unrealistic fantasy selves.
😁 So true - I just changed my words for the second time and I'm not even done with watching the video! But as she says, it's a process and as you develop your style, those words may change. Does not mean you have to trash your whole closet. And sonetimes those words are quite similar (like for me it's always changing between minimal and sleek f.e.). Greetings!
What if you own zero clothes in your aspirational style? Mine would be Rebecca from Ted Lasso and I would call it “structured” but I own nothing like that.
Im a homestead, middle of nowhere, homeschool mom. In the summer i prefer midi dresses or right below the knee. I like classic, soft feminine style. Winter i have a hard tome finding something that i love. Dresses and hauling firewood isnt ideal. But jeans are not always comfy.. walmart jeans.. If anyone has any suggestions im all ears!!!
Angela you are spot on. !! I'm 61 ( and besides have never found a good bra lol ) I don't know my style . I didn't know eclectic was a style!!!! That is me Holy crap thank u !!!so glad I found you. Now to figure out what I really wear !!!
Comfortable, Classic and funky, Chic. I love a Classic look like dark jeans with a well fitting blazer while adding something quirky like neon blue combat boots. I once wore a beautiful dress with weird stripey socks and I got the biggest confiding grin from a girl at church. (The i see what you did there look) 😊
Practical, Western, Feminine. Which makes sense for my rural life, and country western music hobby. Lots of dresses, denim skirts and linen, boots, in yummy colors NO jeans. I am way attracted to Lace and velvet but its so outside of my life.
Just dress classy. Be classy. Classy never goes out of style. It is always visible on the royals. Consider- you are a princess; dress with dignity and honor. Don't make others HAVE to look away because you are flashing skin.
I have NEVER heard anyone talk about shape wear as the foundation of our wardrobe ...you are spot on!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm 74 and have gained some extra weight ( I now have huge boobs and a tummy to match , which alone is depressing when I look in a mirror ), but getting bigger bras that are wide ( like sport bras ) around the sides and back , so there's no ' fat back ' showing and wearing a girdle ( not real tight ) I find that I stand up straighter and just the better posture alone will make our clothes look better on us ...plus it makes us look younger!. You seldom see older people standing straight because of all of our ' aches /pains ' , but the support from good fitting bras and a girdle type shapewear will support our backs and abdomen area so that we can stand straighter...and the girdle doesn't have to be anything real tight that we have to struggle a lot with to get in / out of, even a fairly lose fitting girdle gives better support to the back / stomach area better than just reg under wear. One area that I will disagree with you on is the choice of fabrics....even tho natural fabric feel good ,as a whole they wrinkle real bad! Nothing will make you look frumpier than being all wrinkled :))
Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct had perfect wardrobe of minimalist summer stuff. And she never wore any undergarments, but still looked very high end quiet luxury.
Awesome video thanks so much. Only wish you'd verbally credited Alison Bornstein for the method. I think my 3 words are vintage, edgy and quirky. Mind you it's very possible I'll swap edgy with goth over time but we'll see. I'm 42 and love dopamine dressing
Angie, I’ve so enjoyed watching your videos. This video is really exciting to me because I’ve tried to minimize my wardrobe and this gives me more to focus on. I love the thing about being practical and what you wear every day. I’m in Florida and the minute I step outside, I am sweating. Therefore, I feel more comfortable being in athletes shorts and a tank top. You’ve given me a new direction to build my wardrobe. Thank you so much!
Looking for tips here! My words are comfortable, sophisticated and harmonious. And in that order. BUT I've noticed I sometimes throw in a few edgy (sharp, black pieces) accessories in some outfits. Should I incorporate that in my style words? I feel like it is difficult to define my style with only 3 words, or actually, only having ONE aspirational word
@SorchaRattigan I understand exactly what you mean. I feel like my three current words don't include that rebellious, cool or contrasting vibe that I sometimes go for 😅
I would say have fun with it and try not to treat the guidelines like rules. I'm the same way as one word doesn't quite cut it. I haven't paired this down yet, but a couple of descriptors that came to mind were: feminine and easy, but not buttoned up (I might reword that as Italian seaside in the summer). Simple, yet not. Effortless, but clever. And effortless, yet chic.
This method WORKS - if you are tired of feeling frustrated with your clothes, wasting money, struggling to declutter your closet, and unsure of what your style is - this video is for YOU!
#over40fashion #styletips #fashionover40 📌LINKS IN THIS VIDEO 📌Need help with your 3 words? Get 100 word ideas here: bit.ly/45Mzct
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Watching your video with all the images made me realize one of the things that has tripped me up in the past.
Photographers use a trick to make something that is bland and boring seem exciting. If something like a shirt and a pair of jeans or a long skirt isn't all that interesting, then what they do is unbutton the blouse almost to the waist band, and/or they unbutton or pull up the skirt to the top of the thigh, or even have a pair of ripped jeans with the knees showing. In other words, they show waaaaaay more skin than the average woman would ever be comfortable showing. So a woman sees that photo and thinks it is going to be a good look on her, but when she gets it home, it looks bland and boring and she doesn't understand why. It's because she's not showing her chest down to the navel and she's also not exposing the top of her thigh.
I'll be sure not to be sidetracked by this in the future, as I'm onto them now 🤔
I've recently gone on a rampage of altering my clothes. I'm SUPER picky on fabrics, cuts, and how clothes lay on my body. I have a hard time finding a piece that I don't have at least one gripe about. I have 100s of beautiful items in my closet. So I've been hemming skirts and pants, completely redesigning sleeves (adding little ruffles is my fav), making tops a bit more modest, adding embellishments. It's becoming a hobby and I'm finally loving everything about my clothes 😊
Love that! It's making everything unique to you which is SO fun! There are tons of vintage patterns I see that I am dying to make for myself. Cuts and styles that you just don't see anymore, but are still very flattering. One day I'll get to that :)
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@@angela.braniffme too! 😂
Same!!!
Love this idea. A friend gifted me with a color consult for my birthday last year and it was life changing! Since then, I've been totally overhauling my wardrobe. I think this process will go so well!
About a month ago I decided I was going to do a personal experiment and wear a dress or a skirt every day for a week. I've never done anything like that before. I was curious how it would make me feel about myself. I found out that I love it! As I've gotten older, I've realized I want to feel more feminine and I've never felt good in lounge wear. Just makes me feel frumpy and blah. Not anymore!
I've now stocked my closet (via thrifting, mostly) with lovely but easy summer dresses (in my best color palette!) and fun graphic tees to tie over for a casual vibe.
About a week in a half into it, my husband made a comment that hurt my feelings and I stopped for a few days. He didn't mean to be hurtful - we've been together for 20 years and this was very different for me! I think he was legitimately curious 🤷🏼♀️
I realized, though, that it mattered way more to me how I felt in my clothes and I'm still wearing dresses most days. It's also much cooler - I'm in Texas and it's HOT!
I can still do everything I normally do on a daily basis, I just feel better doing it!
I'm 37, a stay at home mom of 6, and not having anymore babies. I've never felt better about myself and my self-image as an older mom
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You are totally a life coach……. You are amazing
Your example of the hat described me! I have about a dozen hats, I love them, but I never wore them. One day I put an outfit together and wore a hat over to my parents’ house. Omg,you would have thought I had a monkey suit on! “What’s with the hat?” “I didn’t know who that was at the door” and so on. I haven’t tried a hat since, but I’m going to start wearing my hats but with a more confident attitude…
That made me laugh, in the way that would happen to me!
@@rfrances2144 it was funny…I don’t think if I showed up naked they would have been more astonished!
I never owned a hat either....NEVER until I got a skin concern my nose..my dermatologist said sunscreen is not enough I live abroad in the tropics now so much closer to the sun than the USA...he said no sumscreen except zinc oxide the stuff lifeguards used to wear on th8e nose which PHYSICALLY bl9cks the suns rays nothing els no katter how high the number blocks out mpre tham 50%....so I helieve my dermatologist went out and bought the most gorgeous Panama hat...it os my signature piece wprn everywhere exept in rain...I. own and wear other too. My 50 yo dauhter who served in the US CG as a career pilots now is wearing hats for the same reason...just a vote here for hats...you are going to have to try on many to find the right one to start .
OMG! Yes! Wear your hats! People will get used to seeing you in them and won’t comment anymore. I wear hats all year long; straw hats in the summer (with jeans/shorts/tank tops/T-shirts/sandals), to the beach, baseball hats to my grandson’s basketball games, or to the park, knit-caps/beanies in the fall and winter with cozy scarfs, leggings and sneakers/Ugg boots/chunky sole boots. I have so many and have so much fun wearing and styling them. (And I’m a retired grandma 😄)
Wear those hats! WEAR EM! WE ❤ HATS! Hats are classy! Classy even when they are a crazy camp town races fascinator! WHOOP!!
I'm just about to invest in some fall/winter clothes and this really helps. My husband always suggests clothing that's really attractive to his eyes, but not quite my style. I've never been able to explain why it's not 100% me, but this word association really makes it clear. Thanks!
Haven't watched yet, but this title explains why I thrift so much. Can't get mad at clothes you get for just a few dollars! 👍🏽
So true!
Also you found unique items! 💕
Totally, and you get to try different styles you wouldn’t normally, because if the low cost price.
Fabrics, quality, fit. Off the rack is never perfect. I sew so I make my clothes and I thrift for other things I can tailor to fit my body. Jeans I have 3 types and 3 brands I rely on and wear. I’m a skirt and dress woman. I’m not a trendy person. I’m in my 60s now and my style evolves every decade but the colors, materials and fit are always my number one things I look for.
As I have gotten older I actually spend way less on clothing. I only like linen, cotton or rayon. Living in the South, I need breathable clothing.
Blessings ❤lifeatthenutthouse
I stopped buying “just in case” outfits like formal or dress to impress items about 4 years ago- I never wore them or if I did, maybe once for some event we never repeated. At 62, I have changed up some items in my wardrobe. In my 20-30’s, I was more of a casual preppy style, more jeans with button down shirts but still had corduroys and chino’s, lots of Icelandic sweaters; then my 40-mid-50’s I went to primarily tees and jeans with a few button downs which includes some flannel and gauze ones, and that’s where I am at presently, except I have been adding better quality tees in v-necks, minimal graphics, brighter more saturated colors, sleeveless shells to wear under cardigans and added 3 blazers in black, navy and gray along with an olive cargo jacket and one dark denim and one white denim jacket. I am expanding from basic blue denim to colored denim and khakis. And my jewelry has been minimized to a core collection of silver and gold- 4 necklaces of each, 4 stud earrings of each metal, one pair each of diamond studs and pearly studs (from my late mother’s jewelry collection), 2 each metal of small and medium hoops, 1 ruby drops (gift for Mother’s Day from my children) with a matching necklace, and what makes my heart sing- bracelets, I love bracelets but I have whittled my huge collection of bracelets down to 4 cuffs, 4 chain, 1 diamond tennis (gift from my brother for my 16th bday), 10 each of gold and silver bangles and 5 silver with some faux stones in them, and other than my work wedding band and my actual wedding band and engagement rings, I have 5 other rings as I am not a ring kind of gal. I also have whittled my shoes down to 4 pairs of flats (navy, black, nude and gray), 2 pairs of Hey Dudes in blue and oatmeal, 2 pair of New Balance slip one ins I gray and taupe, 1 pair of white tennis shoes, (I have 4 pairs of work sneakers that I rotate every week), I can’t wear heels due to a fused ankle, but do have a pair of winter booties and hiking boots. One each winter coat, parka, windbreaker and trench coat, 4 sets of winter gloves and scarves, 4 baseball caps, 1 larger rimmed straw hat, 2 pairs of sunglasses, 4 purses (1 is convertible as a crossbody or fanny pack and my daily use one). All of my wardrobe can pretty much be worn year round, excluding the cardigan sweaters, and layered. I have about 40 total pieces of clothing including the outerwear and not including intimate wear. My husband and I decluttered and donated to nursing homes about 100 pieces of clothing each just about 3 months ago and that has taken so much mental weight and stress off us when we walk into our closet and open dresser drawers- we minimized so much that we can now hang our tee’s up if we choose to!😅
I have Ralph Lauren taste with a Target budget…😬
Nice that you mentioned that this was not your original idea. Good job
Casual, Put Together, Confident are my 3 (actually 4) words.
Now to just find the shops that have the clothes I’d wear 😒
Thanks for this!! Helps me reframe! I have been THAT friend in my friend group of 35yrs- who accepts all the “handy downs” as I call it… so last weekend I got a bag of dresses from my girlfriend, and even though she is multiple sizes larger than me, they all worked! It looks like I’m gonna take on garden/beach whimsical for a while, lol.
16:06 I have just arrived back home from Uniqulo in downtown Toronto where I returned a beautiful cotton dress because I bought it for my fantasy self😢 Sunday I wore a beautiful new cotton square neck, puffy sleeve blouse for my fantasy self. I will be dropping that blouse into Goodwill. My daily vibe is casual, comfortable and a little bit eye catching 😉. Going forward, my shopping mantra will be "practical", a word used on repeat near the end of your excellent video ❤ Thank you. Rosie👩🦳 75 5'2" 115lbs. Toronto 🇨🇦
Thank you! This is actually very helpful. I’ll be utilizing this for sure. Happy early birthday!
Thank you so much 😊
I recently found clarity on appreciating what others wear, fully knowing it's not my style and not needing to incorporate it into my wardrobe.
You are so well spoken and wise. 8 kids? I never would of known. You look so fresh and young. Thank you for this super helpful video.:)
I'm that Florida girl with too many coats! Now I have my 3 words. Casual, Coastal, and Quirky. Thank you, Angie.
Wow!!! You were totally talking to me, and I'm way past forty, I have a simple comfortable and easy life, and the things I like are different. And I want to stop the unnecessary clothes I buy and then don't wear.
This video makes so much sense 👏🏾 thank you so happy I came across your video.❤
Great information Angela, I’m apple shape and can not wear a shirt tucked in and everyone is doing that. I’m 58 and just came across your channel. You make a lot of sense to me, thank you.
My style words are Classic/Minimal, Effortless, Edgy. I always need contrast to feel happy with an outfit. Trends are irrelevant to me.
Funny enough it was a work colleague who defined my style perfectly 😅 “you always have this cool mix of classy and punk rock going on”
I have many things adjusted by a tailor. I’m at a point that my tailor lights up when I come in “what do we have today 🤩 you always bring me the nicest and most interesting items!”
I live in a four season state in Tennessee and I work at school. I have always been a dress/medi skirt/maxi skirt person and I dress like Bea in the movies Peter Rabbit. I like summer dresses that come down right at my knees and pair it with a cardigan shirt that comes down to my waist or a jean jacket in the summer and spring. In the fall/winter, I wear the same dresses and skirts but with black leggings and sometimes a sweater over the dress. I prefer clothes that I can wear all year round so I don’t have to rotate. I love clothes that I will be wearing everyday and I think I have found that style. I love this video of yours since it’s not promoting how how we should look but what’s practical for our actual lifestyle. My fantasy self was the corporate woman look with blazers and pencil dresses and skirts. Yes I could wear that to school but I looked too formal and I barely grabbed those outfits so they got donated.
YES! We just need to know ourselves and our reality to finally narrow down what's workable for each us!
Discovering that light spring was my color analysis season was a game changer for me! It is soooo hard to find warm pastels in store (light colors with warm undertone). I find that most pastels that I see are better suited for summer color complexions (light colors with cool undertones). I also see so much autumn or winter color themed clothing. It's made shopping a lot more streamed lined for me! No longer do I have to look at every clothing item on the rack! I only quickly visually scan racks of clothes for my color season now!
I really like how Jennifer Aniston‘s character, dressed on Friends. Whenever I’m out shopping, I will often ask myself before purchasing an item, “Would Rachel Green wear this?”. ☺️ Really great video and tips! Thank you!
Oh Angie, thank you for sharing this video! I'm a few years older than you and just a few years ago I said it was time to start dressing more my age. At that point, my birthday was a slap in the face and a wake-up call that I need to invest in myself. I still could care less what the latest trends are, but am slowly starting to care about fashion. I used to watch a 'fashion vlogger' and she kept talking about words and I just couldn't wrap my style around her fashion as it just didn't flow nicely together. It took me several videos to realize that it was her being a few decades younger that I just couldn't relate. I felt horrible that she rocked that boldness and I just struggled to find pieces that fit. I have since stopped following her and am in such a happier place now. This is the video that every girl needs who didn't grow up in a home that taught such things. I am relieved that I can now define my style (after I complete the 3 words homework - lol). I am thankful for stumbling upon your channel - please keep releasing such wholesome content. :)
Fantastic! Finally, some great filters that I can use as I shop, but also as I declutter my closet. As always, such a great and encouraging video!
THANK YOU!!!!!!! This video was excellent for me I had no idea what style I had so I bought clothes that stayed in the closet. Looking forward to trying this method ❤❤❤
You're blowing my mind right now
I'm often poked fun at because I wear leggings or beautiful flowing dresses but nothing in between. So many loved ones have suggested that I level up to a blouse and jeans to feel more put together but still casual
But it's never felt right and it's because my practical word would be "unrestricted" rather than casual. I've never sat and made myself think about a more appropriate descriptor before
LOVE this! Its amazing how clarifying it can be to find your 3 words! 🤍
I’m the same- but I would wear dresses all the time if it was warm always. Leggings are best in the cold days.
Unrestricted! Yes! That's me rather than casual. Thanks for sharing because now I know my practical descriptor.
keep wearing the skirts. jeans are overrated.
Wow, I'm a homeschooling mom and we live in the foothills on a dirt road and I have this problem! I always gravitate towards beautiful clothes that make me swoon and then it sits in my closet because I don't want to get them dirty or full of weeds and stickers when I am taking my dog for a walk. My three words: Functional, flattering, comfortable. Thank you for an excellent video ❤
This was one of my favorites of yours. Thank you, Angie, for your words of wisdom and putting something out there that we all feel. I often buy second hand but that can also be dangerous because if it's a great deal, I'll buy it hoping i'll love it. Then a lot goes to charity a year later. But knowing the three words will help when I go through my closet this fall. I appreciate you!
I'm so happy to hear it was helpful! I buy a lot from thredUP and I also sell on Poshmark when I'm past a return date or just never wore something. It's a great option!
“I wear a lot of black” edgy. 😂😂😂❤I loved this phase of my style. Until my sister told me I was absolutely forbidden to buy anything else in black. 😂😂😂
This is another video that makes me encourage people to check out “Reframe Your Brain,” by Scott Adams- though he talks about it often in his daily livestreams, “Coffee w Scott Adams,” 10am EST. I really feel like Scott and Angie perfectly compliment each other- Angie with the concentration on we women!
(Hope you are ok w this reply, Angie. If not- i understand if you delete or hide) ❤👊🏽
After 3 kids, stepping down from full time out of home work, I’m coming out of a stressful survival part of my life. The last calendar year at home I’ve had to find myself again. I’ve got a few ideas, but I’m still working on it. Thank you so much for this video! ❤😊
To figure out my words I thought about my favorite outfits or items... This list of words is PERFECT for me! As I went, I had trouble with *one* word but I let myself say a phrase (see below), but as the 3 ideas work together I could drop (most of) the extra words down to easy, fun, and uniquely styled! (It may seem like I switched the last two portions, but they go together so closely for me, it works either way.)
1. practical word/ day to day wear: easy to put on but not boring
2. aspirational word/ like to dress/ movie character goal: fun!
3. emotional word/ how you feel in those clothes: uniquely put together/ styled
Thank you for the summary. I kept forgetting while trying to come up with my words! 😂😂
You’re welcome! I always appreciate comments that show the main points… for the exact same reason.
Brilliant video and advice! My words would be casual, classic and smart. I'm 72, petite, and feel more comfortable in clothes that are based on French style. I love the Channel look, Audrey Hepburn etc. I do occasionally buy something which is on impulse, and know deep down isn't really my style and not practical, but now I can concentrate on the appropriate things and be more mindful about what I buy, so many thanks!
It is funny that the things I am so drawn to do not look good on me at all. I love lace, but I put it on and oh, gosh! I know what is becoming to me, and I generally go with those things...solid colors and more tailored things. It isn't necessarily what I think of as my personal style, but these are the things that look best on me. I love bright colors. I love bold prints. I love boho, feminine, flowy things. But these things do not love me. Instead of my looking like I am wearing the clothes, it looks like the clothes are wearing me. So, I do add pearls for the softness and feminine quality I really like. I find solid colors that have some tailoring, but a little flowiness, too. Sometimes, I have purchased things because I loved the color, and I've worn them once. It is hard to part with things that you've paid good money for, but I'm thinking it is better to donate these items, so someone gets the benefit of them while they are sort of still stylish. Day to day, I go for comfort over anything else...and this is where I add my color. No one sees me, so it doesn't matter so much, and my chickens certainly don't care. Lol.
The other thing that you do have to take into consideration is weight/shape/size. I have noticed that for plus size women, the choices are very limited. I don't know who these pieces are designed for, but it is not for most women. There are a few companies that try to help you feel beautiful and fashionable even if you are in a plus size, but most of them think we all either wear tents or can wear the brightest colors combined with the boldest patterns. I'm petite in height, have an apple shape, and a small face with smallish features. So, no, no, and no. I am working on it, but until I get back to a size where I have more choices, finding things that aren't merely comfortable is a challenge.
You would look good in anything...honestly. I love all of the things I see you in when you make videos for us. Thank you, because I do think what you shared is very helpful for everyone.
I feel like retailers think all plus size people are old. Everything looks like someone that is 75 to 80 years old would wear. I’m not asking for hot pants and string tied tank tops, but, the big, huge graphics that make me look even bigger… I’m so sick of. I think as a plus size person I look much better in smaller, print, dainty flowers, not big, huge flowers plastered all over my dress. It’s so stressful for me to get dressed!
@Michelle-yf2dk My sister used to say similar statements in the early 1980s 😟 The comment I remember clearly that she said was *_"Not all heavy people like me want to wear shirts with big parrots in them!!"_* She struggled always to find clothes that looked good on her.
You are so right! Its those words " my fantasy self" and i wear tons of styles i could be elegant, country, younger, hip..it just goes on .
Okay I see your point but no offense but OMG it took you waaaaay too long to get there.
You're turning 40?! OMG, can't believe it...congrats 🎉
Lost 60lbs. over the last year with the Noom app. and recently donated 9 bags of clothes. There were about 6 items I still wanted to keep that I swam in but I found a good seamstress and took care of those. At 64 I still work but in the not too distant future I will not need work type clothes either.I have to really feel in the urge to buy the deals for my new shape. Thanks for your time and help 😊
Great video. You did a great job explaining this!
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Read Allisons book “Wear It Well”
Feminine. Sharp. Ready.
Thanks so much for this! Im 38 weeks pregnant with our third child. We live on a property and I'm home with our kids. Definitely find myself ordering things influencers I like post which don't necessarily work for me in an attempt to feel put together and confident.
Will definitely try this postpartum to help me declutter my wardrobe and start putting together a cohesive closet.
I did this after my 4th. It was a game changer! Congratulations on your growing family!
Minimal, Classy and lady- like
comfortable, colorful, cool 💗
Casual/polished/minimal, love this video!
The way I laughed when I saw this title, after literally just buying from multiple of your links, and then proceeded to watch and fully expect to be influenced to buy more 😅
LOL! Like I said- I won't ever tell you what the right amount of clothes is for you, it's just about knowing if that thing your buying is actually wearable for you :)
@@angela.braniffI rarely used to buy clothes in my 20s so I think I'm making up for lost time. I'm mostly homeschooling, caring for our animals and gardening, but it's fun to do it all in pretty dresses and blouses sometimes 😁
Yep quirky defo sums me up, like Wednesday Adams vibe , not good for my age though 😂
I was so surprised when you said your age only because you are so wise! Great content!
Angie!!! Happy Birthday month!! Know that 40 was the best year of my life!! finally all of my baby weight came off after eight years… I was in the best shape of my life, my libido was through the roof from 40 to 42 or 43. Enjoy this coming season of your life! It’s going to be awesome.
Yes, 40 was awesome! I still felt so young, I had a 5 year old and a 3 year old. Life was great! 50 started feeling weird though.
@@carmenM-ey6qy 51 and trying to stay positive 😬
I am 73. And my daughter turns 45 in July!! Yes 45 !! And my son us 52!
@@crawleyr4919 I am 73!!
@@pamelagay3303 45 is the best number… lets make it 47 as well! 🤣 (who gets me?!)
I love this, thank you. Totally makes sense. Realising I need to be smart as my practical word because of my ‘job’, but adding in feminine and creative. Really excites me going forward.
So yeah, I’m just gonna play your video on repeat as I declutter. 🙈😝🙌🏾
Casual, Sensual, Fun! Thank you!
Happy birthday month Angie!! 💛 Ive heard of this method before and it has literally transformed how I shop and what my closet looks like. Buying for my fantasy self was the drawback I was experiencing when deciding what to wear as a stay at home and homeschool mom. I always love your videos and thank you for encouraging us to be authentic to ourselves.
comfortable, colorful, cool 💗
At 06:50….. did you say EIGHT children? As in, four times as many as two? Twice as many as four? And you’re filming this looking like that??? Please tell me you have a staff of ten, otherwise i’m going back to bed to mull over my horrific underachievement.
And… I’m totally cutting my hair like this ❤And the color too , mine is red but not this beautiful 😍
My daughter turns 45 in July!! And my son turns 52 in October. I am a natural strawberry blonde. So I like your hair color.
Fantastic Info! Really enjoyed this! My issue right now is limiting my colors. So many that not enough items that coordinate. Im quite fair , so the slimming -black that works for so many looks harsh and aging on me
Try navy or dark grey? Or dark green? Or dark jeans!
My style is so eclectic when I purchase items that I never wear. I end up wearing the same things in my closet . Thank-you for all the tips, very helpful!
Comfortable, sensual, youthfully elegant
What a pretty little one you are and so wise and grounded. I really enjoyed watching you 😊
Turning 40? Wow …it’s your hair cut ..
I thought she was 50😬
40 is coming for me in a few short weeks too! Happy Birthday to a fellow cool mom! 😎
My problem is I have multiple words 😅
You have 8 kids??? You are so beautiful and no one would guess
Thank you! I’m casual, girly, classy.
You nailed it !!!! Yes I admit that is a reality.. ❤
so helpful!!! thank you so much!!!
Glad it was helpful!
What 3 words do you use to describe your style?
A lot of fashion depends on your shape. Mine is pear. The most hateful one. No little black dress for me because if it fits my bountiful butt, it’s too big in the top/bust. I love seeing all your fashion tips, and I live vicariously thru you. 🤷♀️😂
Yessss, me too , yuck !!!
Instead of a little black dress, a little black skirt and a little black top. Even when I wear a light colored skirt with a light color top, I often have people say, Oh, that's a skirt and top; I thought it was a dress. And with black it's really hard to tell.
I’m afraid I don’t agree: I am a pear too (US8 on top and US10 sometimes 14 on the bottom) and I have plenty of dresses. I go for styles which are fitted on top (and preferably adding width at the shoulder so puff shoulders or sleeves or a small shoulder pad), nipped in at the waist and flared to give the extra space I need over the hips and thighs. Sometimes a dress can do all the work in adding breadth at the shoulder and nipping you in at the waist to offset the width in the thigh/bottom/hip area. When you find that dress you’d better buy it, it’s the perfect dress that can make you look like an hourglass! 🤩👌❤️
@@wavyjenny602 From one pear to another, I’m glad you are able to find dresses for yourself. Thank you for your comment. I’ll keep your suggestions in mind, although I do not enjoy shopping for dresses. I have no luck finding many that will work for me that I like. The typical ‘little black dress’ will never fit me. Oh well. I’ll just keep trying.
I love this!! Thanks!!❤
I miss your organization videos.❤
The problem with this method is that people’s perspectives are continuously changing, so their “aspirations” and “emotional” states are never static. 🌱 That being said, the 3 word method is a good tool to help narrow things down and avoid unrealistic fantasy selves.
😁 So true - I just changed my words for the second time and I'm not even done with watching the video! But as she says, it's a process and as you develop your style, those words may change. Does not mean you have to trash your whole closet. And sonetimes those words are quite similar (like for me it's always changing between minimal and sleek f.e.). Greetings!
I needed this. Thank you!
Great video ❤❤❤❤ helped so much 😊
What if you own zero clothes in your aspirational style? Mine would be Rebecca from Ted Lasso and I would call it “structured” but I own nothing like that.
Im a homestead, middle of nowhere, homeschool mom. In the summer i prefer midi dresses or right below the knee. I like classic, soft feminine style.
Winter i have a hard tome finding something that i love.
Dresses and hauling firewood isnt ideal.
But jeans are not always comfy.. walmart jeans..
If anyone has any suggestions im all ears!!!
Try the men's jeans. They're better and have decent pockets.
Leggings and a long top!
Angela you are spot on. !! I'm 61 ( and besides have never found a good bra lol ) I don't know my style . I didn't know eclectic was a style!!!! That is me Holy crap thank u !!!so glad I found you. Now to figure out what I really wear !!!
Comfortable, Classic and funky, Chic.
I love a Classic look like dark jeans with a well fitting blazer while adding something quirky like neon blue combat boots.
I once wore a beautiful dress with weird stripey socks and I got the biggest confiding grin from a girl at church. (The i see what you did there look) 😊
Practical, Western, Feminine. Which makes sense for my rural life, and country western music hobby. Lots of dresses, denim skirts and linen, boots, in yummy colors NO jeans. I am way attracted to Lace and velvet but its so outside of my life.
Just dress classy. Be classy. Classy never goes out of style. It is always visible on the royals. Consider- you are a princess; dress with dignity and honor. Don't make others HAVE to look away because you are flashing skin.
I have NEVER heard anyone talk about shape wear as the foundation of our wardrobe ...you are spot on!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm 74 and have gained some extra weight ( I now have huge boobs and a tummy to match , which alone is depressing when I look in a mirror ), but getting bigger bras that are wide ( like sport bras ) around the sides and back , so there's no ' fat back ' showing and wearing a girdle ( not real tight ) I find that I stand up straighter and just the better posture alone will make our clothes look better on us ...plus it makes us look younger!. You seldom see older people standing straight because of all of our ' aches /pains ' , but the support from good fitting bras and a girdle type shapewear will support our backs and abdomen area so that we can stand straighter...and the girdle doesn't have to be anything real tight that we have to struggle a lot with to get in / out of, even a fairly lose fitting girdle gives better support to the back / stomach area better than just reg under wear. One area that I will disagree with you on is the choice of fabrics....even tho natural fabric feel good ,as a whole they wrinkle real bad! Nothing will make you look frumpier than being all wrinkled :))
Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct had perfect wardrobe of minimalist summer stuff. And she never wore any undergarments, but still looked very high end quiet luxury.
Awesome and timely! Thinking about Nordstrom Anniversary Sale!
😂I have that exact red tank that you grabbed first in the closet.... Tags on it still lol
In marketing it is called " atmospherics"
Can I use Playground Bobo Confident?? Lol 😅
That lipstick shade is beautiful on you
The Bible says to not wear mixed fabrics, I have been slowly replacing all my clothes with linen and organic cotton, makes decision making very easy
Where? Can you please share the Bible reference?
Awesome video thanks so much. Only wish you'd verbally credited Alison Bornstein for the method.
I think my 3 words are vintage, edgy and quirky. Mind you it's very possible I'll swap edgy with goth over time but we'll see. I'm 42 and love dopamine dressing
She did credit Alison Bornstein. You may have missed it because you were so excited to be watching such a great video!
Angie, I’ve so enjoyed watching your videos. This video is really exciting to me because I’ve tried to minimize my wardrobe and this gives me more to focus on. I love the thing about being practical and what you wear every day. I’m in Florida and the minute I step outside, I am sweating. Therefore, I feel more comfortable being in athletes shorts and a tank top. You’ve given me a new direction to build my wardrobe. Thank you so much!
I'm so glad!
Love these glad I come across you😘
You are wise beyond your years.
Great video! Thanks!
Looking for tips here!
My words are comfortable, sophisticated and harmonious. And in that order. BUT I've noticed I sometimes throw in a few edgy (sharp, black pieces) accessories in some outfits. Should I incorporate that in my style words?
I feel like it is difficult to define my style with only 3 words, or actually, only having ONE aspirational word
I’m the same with the edgy and I’ve noticed that one of my words would have to be rebellious 😊 so it’s not too preppy polished, you know?
@SorchaRattigan I understand exactly what you mean. I feel like my three current words don't include that rebellious, cool or contrasting vibe that I sometimes go for 😅
I would say have fun with it and try not to treat the guidelines like rules.
I'm the same way as one word doesn't quite cut it. I haven't paired this down yet, but a couple of descriptors that came to mind were: feminine and easy, but not buttoned up (I might reword that as Italian seaside in the summer). Simple, yet not. Effortless, but clever. And effortless, yet chic.
Ordering online is a problem for me!
It helps to understand what your body type is.