Confident Dressing Coming Out of Lockdown

Confident Dressing

Coming out of Lockdown

Whether you’re ready to come out of lockdown strutting your stuff or whether this is a ‘slowly does it’ operation some key ideas for you to consider when looking through your wardrobe. Here is my guide to confident re-emergence.

Comfortable

We’re always going to feel more confident when we’re truly comfortable in what we’re wearing. This means different things to different people – for some this is all their accessories on at once, high heels, the works. For others this is about how clothing feels against our skin allowing us to move with ease. A little of both for others. Getting it right for the person on the inside is the key so trust some of your instincts on this. Enjoy finding something in your wardrobe that you haven’t worn in ages because you haven’t had an opportunity. If it’s a smarter top put it with casual trousers, play round with a dress and trainers or boots. Make getting dressed fun because you’ve found a different combination.

Upped style with colour

The right colours under our chin are an instant confidence boost as they make us look healthy, and well. Find your local House of Colour consultant if you don’t know the range of options for you. For a softer look you could experiment with tonal dressing – taking one colour and making an outfit from differing shades in that colour (ideally three – three colours in an outfit always works best). Clashing brights are having a moment – try wearing a bright scarf with a ‘clashing’ top. I find if my mood needs a lift, and I may not ‘feel’ like wearing a brighter colour, it actually lifts my mood to do so. So bring it on.

Accessories

Accessories are actually a secret weapon in our wardrobe. I know some of us will not have bothered with them at all in lockdown but now is the time to get them out. Something round the neck, a scarf, a necklace has a psychologically protective effect. If you don’t feel like ‘facing the world’ but need to do so, wear something in this area.

Lipstick and Masks

This is tricky one. Lipstick can make a huge difference to face, bringing back the right contrast, brightening our eyes and creating impact, so when mask not required a good layer is great and an instant boost. However, it is messy under a mask – and yes there are some options for visors and half masks with a visible layer, but the cloth mask is still here. My top tip: a more neutral shade will not end up so badly and apply using a lipliner all over the lip and then layer it up with plenty of blotting in between applications. Less mess, more success!

Article by Jennie Billings House of Colour House of Colour has a network of stylists to help you update your look. Find your nearest at houseofcolour.co.uk/find-astylist

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