If you’re someone who feels like style is not a part of your DNA, or you feel like ‘I’d
love to feel stylish, but I just feel like it takes too much time’, or ‘I’m not
really sure of what to do’, or ‘my body shape has changed, I’m older now, I don’t
need style, that’s for the youngest’. Well, if that’s you, then this video is
for you because I have 3 super easy outfits that will take you from frumpy, these outfits
that are maybe not super stylish, and they’re in my wardrobe so I’ll show you how I’ve
put them together to make them frumpy but then how I’ve restyled them to elevate these
really simple jean looks. Stay tuned! For the first outfit, that’s maybe a little
bit on the frumpy side that we’re going to elevate, is this very simple hooded sweatshirt,
jeans, and running shoes. Now, I’ve worn this outfit before and I’ve personally felt
frumpy in it, and these are all pieces in my closet. I love the sweatshirt, I love the
jeans and I love the tennis shoes, it’s just I don’t feel like they don’t go together
very well. So first of all, we’re going to break up the sweatshirt and jeans, because
I just feel that these 2 pieces are just not going together. The sweatshirt is very casual,
is very sporty, and maybe kind of put down the jeans. So, the jeans are actually the
main, that we’re going to talk about it in a second. So, just a quick fix for this
outfit, is I’m going to take the sweatshirt, I’m gonna pair it with a pair of leggings,
maybe like a street-styled shoe and we’re done with this one!
Let’s talk about jeans for a second. So jeans and shoes go together. So you can take
a great pair of jeans like the ones that I’m wearing here in this video, and if your pair
them with a pair of tennis shoes, it kind of just puts the jeans down. So, it’s not
your body, it’s not your body shape, it’s not the jeans, it’s just the marriage of
the jeans and the shoes together. So, you do wanna check out maybe my video over on
Instagram that I’ve posted here that will show you kind of pairings of how to wear bootcut
jeans with shoes. And for my second outfit, this is also a very
simple outfit. Here I have just kind of an oversized knit sweater with a pair of skinny
jeans and also those same tennis shoes that I’ve just, you know... The tennis shoes
stick with, whether the running shoes or tennis shoes, put them with your kind of your sport
capsule if you will. And maybe kind of keep streetwear together with streetwear, and then
put the sporty site aside. Maybe not mix it up so much, because sometimes it does lead
to a little bit of frumpiness. So, with this outfit and really simple changes, all you
really have to do is, first of all, maybe a little bit of grooming. Now, I have my hair
up in a ponytail, ends are kind of flying everywhere, I don’t have any makeup on.
So, 2 minutes later, just put your hair down, kind of maybe put a couple of curls in...
Like the grooming, I think really helps with elevating the outfit. And then I threw on
a necklace, I tucked it in and instead of wearing tennis shoes, I wanted to kind of
elevate my outfit with a pop color, with a red boot. Now, you don’t have to do this,
you can keep it very classy, but I think it adds nice interest to the outfit.
So again, we went from kind of a little more of a frumpy not so interesting classic look
with just the navy tucked out of the jeans. Then we’ve tucked it in, we added a necklace,
we added color in the shoe, and we’ve just elevated it super simple, it doesn’t matter
your age, your body shape, yes… It doesn’t matter your style DNA! I mean, these are really
easy tweaks that you can make to your outfits. Now, in this third outfit here, I’m a wearing
a printed floral top kind of tucked out, and then I have a cardigan and I’m wearing those
same jeans that I had shown you in the first outfit with some ballet flats. A very common
outfit, I see women dressing it up for the work place and, I mean, it’s maybe at very
casual environment, so this is kind of like a go-to, easy go-to, right? But it does lead
to feeling a little bit frumpy, again, I’ve been there, done that, I’ve had my style
clients come to me like ‘What’s going on with my outfit?! I don’t feel very powerful
in this outfit, and I am a manager, and I just.. What is going on here?!’ So, the
first thing is that print, I’m not saying that print is bad, but floral print does take
tend to age you a little bit. Solids, however, are more powerful. So, maybe instead of the
floral top you want to opt for a solid color top. Also, maybe instead of a cardigan that
doesn’t have a lot of structure, and it’s just like of a little bit fluppy in a way,
you can elevate your outfit with a blazer. So a blazer doesn’t have to be like super
structured and umconfortable. You can go with a cotton blazer, you can roll up the sleeves,
you can give it like bit of a casual look. I’m wearing a cotton light T-shirt underneath,
also very comfortable, very casual. But it gives the outfit a little bit of like that
elevated umph. And specially if you work in an environment and you’re maybe the boss
lady, or a manager. Dressing with a little bit more, a tiny bit more, of structure instead
of like more of the fluppy kind of cardiganish look, you could put a little bit of structure
in your outfit and it just not only helps your posture, and you feel more confident,
but you just look more, a little bit more structured, a little bit more polished. And
I think that it makes your words even stronger when you speak out. So this is a really easy
outfit. And then, when it comes to the pants… Again,
this are the pants that I wear in the first outfit, they just don’t work with ballet
flats or with tennis shoes, unfortunately, because it’s a bootcut, and bootcuts do
tend to look good with a little bit of a heel. There you have it! 3 outfits, really easy
to elevate, take them from frumpy to fabulouse, from kind of like those mom jeans that you’re
pairing with tennis shoes to suddenly a boss lady outfit. I mean, these are all pieces
that I have in my closet and it’s just sometimes the combination of mixing them in a certain
way that leads you feeling not very confident, and then mixing them up again and suddenly
you’re like ‘Uh, I’m feeling like a boss lady! Kids, listen up!’
So, anyway, these are 3 simple outfits. Let me know if you have any questions, if you
wanna DM me or email me any images of outfits. You can even chop off my head if you’re
not feeling comfortable with me, saying ‘who you are?!’. That’s totally fine, if you
just wanna work on outfits I can definitely help you.
And, I also have a couple of free pieces down below, an ‘Essentials Checklist’ of great
items to have in your closet that really do created beautiful outfits mixing and matching.
These are simple pieces that whichever way you mix and match do, again, give you awesome
outfits. And also, a ‘Dress your Shape Calculator’.
So, if you’re wondering like ‘what jeans
should I wear for my body shape?’, or ‘which tops look best on me?’. Then, you’ll wanna
download that Body Shape Calculator that I’ll give you your body shape, and also suggestions
on how to dress for your body shape. I hope this video was helpful, share it with
your friends if you find it valuable! Thank you so much for watching, and I’ll see you
next time on Ada Style Minute!