10 rules of good taste

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Every woman has the desire to look good, but the skill is not so good. To be convinced of this, it is enough to look at the crowds of tasteless and mostly equally dressed people scurrying through our streets. In the spring, when we take off heavy fur coats and practical sheepskin coats, this becomes especially noticeable. Color inconsistency and style mismatch can plunge more than one fashion designer into depression. Well, in fact, they try, create collections for us, come up with new trends, but we still prefer what is cheaper and more shiny. Of course, you can justify your inability to dress by the lack of sufficient funds to purchase haute couture outfits, but, as practice shows, this factor is far from determining in the matter of good taste. If you have the innate ability to pick things right, consider yourself lucky. If not, don't despair, good taste can always be developed. To do this, you just need to follow some rules:

1. Less is more.

Don't clog your wardrobe"

2. Quality and quality again

As much as you would like it, cheap and low-quality (these definitions usually coincide) things cannot be disguised as the works of the best fashion houses. Yes, in principle, this does not need to be done. You just have to keep in mind that a cheap thing will make your whole look cheaper. And no matter what you save on, shoes or gloves, this will not change the overall depressing impression. It is better to have a few sturdy things of good quality than a whole army of Chinese blouses and T-shirts. Wise British, who know a lot about clothes, knowingly say: "We are not rich enough to afford cheap things." This has its own homespun truth. A quality item that, by definition, cannot be cheap, and will last longer, and will bring incomparably more pleasure than a counterfeit analogue.

And keep in mind, simple accessories and faux fur are good only for young girls, for whom youth is the best decoration. Mature ladies should strive for everything sound and natural.

3. With the world on a string

And yet it is very difficult to resist the temptation to buy a couple of cheap things on the wholesale market. Well, this is a matter of preference. That's just, purchasing an Asian T-shirt, and pick up everything else for it from this manufacturer. There is no need to combine expensive stylish things with the products of Chinese masters. Jeans "Wrangler" will lose all their shine next to a penny blouse and handicraft sneakers. Follow a simple rule: expensive things go with expensive things, cheap things go with cheap ones. Although price variations are possible. As leading fashion designers assure, a woman should not save on underwear, shoes, cosmetics and pullovers. But trousers can be a little cheaper, but only a little. The striking difference is immediately apparent.

4. Trust but verify

Fashion harshly dictates its terms, and in some cases it is even very cruel. I still remember the times when all women with voluminous bodies without exception dressed in colored leggings and long leather jackets. It is difficult to imagine anything more terrible than this sight. Thank God, the terrible 80s were left far behind, and at the beginning of the new century we began to understand at least something about clothes. True, not all, otherwise how to explain the fact that now fashionable trousers on the hips allow themselves even women whose leg length leaves much to be desired. Thus, they emphasize their flaw, which otherwise would not be conspicuous at all. Don't blindly follow what the manufacturers offer. Catwalks give out so many ideas every season that any trend can be adapted to your own interests and characteristics.

If the mirror mercilessly signals that the "squeak of the season" is sitting on you, like on a cow, you know what, it makes sense to refuse this choice. A fashionable thing is not one that is littered with the counters of all stores, but one that fits well, suits the complexion and emphasizes individuality.

5. Taste and color

The first thing that immediately catches the eye and gives out bad taste is "wild" or incorrectly chosen color combinations. A cherry skirt and a lilac sweater can cause gnashing of teeth in those around you, and an ultra-lemon jacket in combination with bright orange trousers will provoke a headache attack in those around you. Therefore, the selection of colors for your wardrobe should be approached with due attention. Our people, in order not to rack their brains over this issue, prefers for the most part to dress in black and gray tones, occasionally diluting this darkness with a seasonally fashionable color. However, this method has many disadvantages. Dark tones will make you completely invisible against the surrounding background, and a fashionable color may turn out to be completely out of place. The now popular plum-lilac shades are especially dangerous in this regard. If a thing of a fashionable color does not suit you, put up with this fact and limit yourself to small accessories of this color scheme, and still choose the main clothes according to the principle "goes - does not go". Numerous fashion magazines give a lot of advice on how to understand the color variety and choose your own tones. The easiest way to determine if you have a weakness for good shoes. Shoes are convenience, comfort and beauty. It gives completeness to the image and acts as an element of decoration. With her help, we emphasize our costume, mask the lack of growth, lengthen our legs and shock the audience. But for whatever purpose we use it, the main thing is that it is of good quality. High-quality shoes last longer, look better, and won't ruin your feet. Isn't that enough to believe once and for all in the need to buy shoes in good stores? However, the price does not have to be expressed in five-digit numbers. Good quality shoes are quite capable of keeping within $ 100 - $ 150. "Astronomical" prices on price tags are determined not so much by the quality of goods as by the name of its manufacturer and are mostly calculated on the ambitions of the consumer.

8. A drop of sophistication

Spirits, for all their ephemerality, can in no way be attributed to luxury goods. This is a must for every woman. In relation to perfumes, we are divided into two categories: some remain faithful to their favorite scent all their lives, others tend to experiment and change fragrant bottles. But the fact that one can do without perfume at all is hard to imagine. Make it a rule: a beautiful woman - gorgeous perfume. But immediately give up on fakes, no matter how attracted you by the low price. A good perfume cannot be cheap, just as the aroma of the Chinese "Poisson" "cannot match its prototype. Every woman should afford at least a small bottle of real French perfume. The main thing is to choose them correctly. Perfumes differ in compositions: bitter, sweet, floral, tart, cold, fresh, etc. In addition, they are daytime and evening, heavy and light, for young and mature ladies. And all this must be taken into account when choosing a perfume. The smell should be in harmony with you, and not exist separately. If you are a little red-haired giggle, the noble range of "Christian Dior" or the bitter taste of "Paloma Picasso" are unlikely to suit you. And if you are a bright black-haired brunette, give up the warm tones of "Organza" or the sweet scent of "Opium". Even the perfume is correctly selected, too strong a smell can be perceived by others as a gas attack.

9. The principle of conformity

It is not only what you wear that matters, but also where you are going to go in it. The mismatch of the wardrobe with the surrounding environment can easily make you vulnerable. I once happened to see a lady walking along the lawns on ten-centimeter high heels and in an evening dress with long gloves at a celebration in honor of the famous newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets. Such a wardrobe, strange for a street event, caused not at all the exclamations of delight, for which, apparently, the chic toilet was designed, but sympathetic glances and doubts about the mental abilities of its bearer. Clothing should be appropriate for the situation. A chinchilla fur coat will look silly in a crowded subway car, at least a Mercedes and an apartment in a prestigious area should be attached to it. This principle, by the way, operates somewhat one-sidedly. It is unshakable only for the middle class. The so-called lumpen, however, like the owners of multimillion-dollar fortunes, can afford to dress in whatever they want. The surrounding people perceive this either as a necessity, or as eccentricity and originality.

10. In harmony with yourself

All the details of your toilet separately can only be noticed by a captious female look. Men perceive us all at once, so to speak, in full, focusing not at all on the style of shoes and not on the color of the skirt, but on the purely subjective message "like-not-like". You are dressed from head to toe in the works of the best designers, and he does not lead with his nose, but he stares as if spellbound at a rare miracle in creepy peas. Do not rush to write off this fact on a bad man's taste. Perhaps the "peas" are in complete harmony with their owner, which creates such a tangible effect. Famous labels are not the key to success. The main thing is that the suit fits, and who sewed it there is not so important. Clothing should be in harmony with your mood, temperament, season, day, environment and social status. Only in this case will she fulfill her main task, making you even BEAUTIFUL, even more DESIRABLE and even more UNIQUE.