Shop your own wardrobe

A sustainable approach to our fashion choices is a forward. As the wonderful Lara Lauder explained, start in your own wardrobe first. There are lots of options. Take time and pick colours that really suit you.

When we stick with set hues that complement our complexion, all the outfits we select are interchangeable. A hat in your cupboard may be just the right colour or need a ‘face lift’ with a new hat band, a beautiful ribbon or a fancy trim. Integrate and weave in texture, laying and a pop of colour. Explore the possibilities.

Integrate and weave in texture, laying and a pop of colour.

The ‘go too accessory’ is most unexpected. A mask can be both protection and add to a look. Using colour and style in equal measure, a face covering is a unique look. Using the required three layers of closely woven fabric and a shielding layer suggested by WHO as polypropylene to be a new image is in the making. I add this as a manual layer so I can remove it and Lauder my masks. Cleanliness of these items is also a huge factor as we all know.

‘Additionally, the WHO has released new guidance on cloth masks, recommending that they consist of at least three layers of different materials: an inner layer being an absorbent material like cotton, a middle layer of non-woven materials such as polypropylene (for the filter) and an outer layer, which is a non absorbent material such as a polyester or a polyester blend.’

From PPE speciation to face visors the shapes are endless.

All accessories have a place in your personal style for both men and women.

Your character and image need to match and harmonise with your true self. If the clothing or accessory do not sit well with you, they will most certainly look awkward!

Choosing a hat comes with the same philosophy. You cannot pull off a hat without inner belief that it works.

Of course, there are different reasons to wear hats. Protection from the weather goes back in time to survival in harsh conditions and work based scenarios. Identity is key in the work force. But sports fans like to support their teams too. The last and most popular group are hat lovers themselves.

‘Which hat will suit me?’ is a very common question. Now for an incite that you may find useful. It is not the shape of the hat but how you wear it.

Every hat has to be ‘worked’! Move it from side to side, find the best position. Look at the hat straight on your head, does this look good? Only one in five people can wear their hat like this. These are the people that we say, all hats just seem to look good on you.

The shape will determine how sleek a form you present in your hat. Does the crown raise you up to look taller? Is there a balance between the crown and the brim? If you have a stronger physic a wider brim could add drama to your appearance.

There is a fine line to getting this right. It is back to how you feel. Anyone can carry off a hat if they want to. But their inner personality must be part of the process. When there is a balance and joy in the wearer, a hat can rock.

What is stopping you? Take a leap into the unknown and try on that hat in the back of you cupboard that has not seen ‘the light of day’ for sometime...

Stay safe and look cool.

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