Why does this person look more elevated than that person? Well,
I can reveal to you,
but it's all about certain tricks that they do in their styling,
that I'm now going to teach you in this video.
My dear elegant ladies, welcome back to a new video. Ladies,
today, I'm wearing a dress by Lilysilk,
who is a sponsor of today's video as we are celebrating their
12th anniversary.
Now I have been recommending Lilysilk to you in the past because they offer
high quality silk at an affordable price. Ladies,
you all know that silk is one of my favorite fabrics because it's actually one
of those easiest ways to make yourself look more expensive.
It is also a fabric that I do believe every elegant woman must have in her
wardrobe. And some silk pieces that I really recommend you to invest in are
miniskirts, tops, silk button down shirts, silk dresses,
silk pajamas,
silk eye masks like you have seen me wear in previous videos
whenever I showed you my sleeping habits.
Now I do love the fact that Lilysilk offers high quality silk pieces at
an affordable price,
because this makes them very accessible to all of you around the world.
And the good thing is that they do ship internationally.
Currently they have their 12th anniversary sale.
Meaning that right now,
as you're watching this video,
you actually have the golden opportunity to score some amazing silk bargains.
But do you know what's even better is that I actually have two codes that you
can use and get even more discounts.
Either use my code ANNABEY12 for 12% discount on the entire site
or buy one and then get additionally 25% off
with the code ANNABEY25.
But please note that is only valid on women's apparel and sleepwear.
For four years, I have been telling you ladies, on this channel,
that to look expensive,
you need to think about the colors you wear. We all know neutral colors
will make you look more expensive, same goes for monochrome,
but also colors that suit your complexion.
But there is one more thing that is crucial that actually not everyone pays
attention to. And that is the color and the fabric combination.
When we're shopping on a budget in particular,
we need to pay extra attention to this because cheaper fabrics,
they cannot really be purchased in whatever color,
if you want to look expensive.
And a foolproof method is usually to purchase neutrals,
including whites and blacks.
And you can really purchase them with full confidence in cheaper fabrics because
most of the times, it's gonna look fine. However,
what won't look fine is when you start experimenting with color and
cheaper fabrics.
So let's say that you want to buy something on the budget
that is unfortunately gonna be made out of polyester.
It's not the end of the world,
but in a fast fashion store,
some polyester is made out of some really cheap and rough looking material.
Instead,
there are some finer and more delicate polyesters that can look quite okay.
So this garment, as an example, would look fine in a neutral color,
even though it's made out of cheap polyester,
but it won't look as fine if you buy it in a strong color.
Let's say you purchase fuschia or a strong green color.
It's not because that fuschia and green are not elegant. No,
it's because it's a bold color.
It's a strong color and on the cheap fabric.
Actually it highlights the small details of the fabric,
meaning that you're gonna see that I see some rough polyester going on there
versus a neutral color would've hidden that detail.
I have a styling course called the Elegant Stylist where I teach everything
I know about how to dress classy.
And my students who took part of my class recently,
I broke down to them the details of buttons,
because did you know that they're elegant and not so elegant looking buttons?
And actually this is a massive giveaway when you shop on a budget
because in fast fashion stores,
we will come across all kinds of ugly buttons,
but in particularly large metal buttons are very shiny,
not very expensive looking.
It doesn't mean though that all metal buttons are bad because as an example,
I have the Chanel jacket that has a beautiful metal button,
but that looks a little bit more discrete compared to the shiny button from Zara.
My advice ladies is to focus on purchasing buttons that somehow look natural.
They don't have to be made out of pearl or bone,
although that would be the most elevated thing to choose. Instead,
if you find plastic buttons that are drawn,
let's say to look like bone or pearl,
that's gonna elevate the button a lot. If you want to wear,
let's say metal buttons and you are afraid that they will look cheap,
then think about choosing a metal button that is encrusted somehow,
have some form of engraving.
That is always elevating and you can oftentimes find them on a budget.
So the most obvious giveaway when something is expensive
or not is the fabric
and the material of the garment.
I have mentioned now for so many years to you ladies here on this channel,
that natural fibers like silk, cashmere, wool, linen,
cotton, et cetera,
are the ones that you should look for if you want to look
more elegant and put together.
And this is why I'm so happy that Lilysilk wanted to partner up with me in this video
because they actually provide silk at an affordable price.
And additionally, they also have cashmere. As an example, here,
you can see a simple turtleneck, but because it's made out of cashmere,
very natural looking fiber, a natural looking color,
it instantly elevates the look when you wear it.
And this turtleneck is by the way from Lilysilk. Another garment from Lilysilk
that I really have to recommend to you is a sleeveless top made out of silk of course .
Look how nicely put together it looks when you wear it with,
let's say something as simple as a pair of white trousers.
The silk material really does look elevated and more expensive so
here you can really see why silk is such an important fabric to
invest in. Speaking of trousers,
another tip of mine that I have shared with you in the past is how
I recommend all of you ladies, to really invest in tailored trousers,
regardless if they're on a budget or not.
Because I do believe that that instantly elevates a person's appearance.
But if you go deeper than that,
you need to pay attention to waist placement of that trouser,
because that is actually gonna elevate your look too. As an example,
the low waist I would say is by far the most cheap looking
waist placement that exists. And unfortunately,
it also only suits very few people because they have to have a specific
body shape to be able to pull that off. But the rest of us mortals,
we have to invest in midrise or highs if we want to look expensive.
And why is that? Well, ladies,
that is because it elongates the entire body of a woman and
makes it look very flattering. Here you can see, as an example,
I'm wearing a pair of low waist skinny jeans, and this is for sure,
my biggest nightmare, not only do I have a lot of side fat going on here,
my body shape is not suitable for this kind of cut.
But also the skinny effect of this trouser makes me look
shorter and bigger. And look what happens when I wear a waist placement
that is actually suitable for my body.
And also this trouser has a different cut and style. So immediately,
you can see that it actually looks better and more expensive.
And you can also see that my legs look longer as a result.
If you enjoy elegant and classic styles,
then you're definitely gonna enjoy this tip to easily look expensive on a
budget. One really needs to do one simple thing,
such as wearing a scarf around their neck. Here,
I'm wearing a beautiful silk scarf from Lilysilk.
I believe that you can purchase scars on any budget.
A scarf doesn't necessarily have to be from some expensive designer brand.
But look with the scarf from Lilysilk,
I have tied it together and instantly this looks so elegant,
especially if you wear the scarf with a shirt with the blazer.
It gives it a very polished and preppy look that we associate with being
expensive, kind of gives that whole old money vibe.
So one of my pet peeves and let me know in the comments below what your
pet peeves are,
but it's the fact that today comfortable has to equal
ugly in our society. Now we are living through
a decade where the average person really does want to be comfortable in their
clothes. And I get it. I want it too, but sadly,
unfortunately it seems like comfort equals wearing sweatpants,
wearing yoga pants, wearing those Birkenstock shoes, t-shirts, hoodies,
you name it among many other unattractive styles, in my opinion.
And I don't understand what happened with putting comfort with style
together in one category. As an example, as you can see,
I'm wearing a shirt dress and actually shirt dresses are one of my favorite
garments to wear. But guess what?
Wearing a shirt dress is actually as comfortable as wearing a pair of yoga
pants, t-shirt.
I don't understand why some people choose the latter when they want to be
comfortable when actually they can choose comfort and style at
the same time. Now in my fashion course, The Elegant Stylist,
I do go over neck lines because it's actually one of those things that women
don't pay attention to when they style themselves. And it's almost like they
think that, oh, you know, I can wear any form of neckline,
it doesn't really matter. But actually it does matter. You see,
to look expensive and especially if you want to do it on a budget,
there is nothing that is more easy than actually just paying attention to the
cuts of the garment and something like neck lines.
But then we also have some neck lines that are more expensive looking than
others, like turtlenecks as an example.
Because we kind of have the association of old money and intellectuals who wear
them. We also have the boat neck,
which is a cut that was very popular in the elegant era of the
50s where you could see many elegance icons wearing them
and making a big name
for this simple cut. So something to pay attention to,
if you want to look more expensive. Unfortunately,
if you are interested in elegant than classic styles,
you are not mainstream in 2022.
The average population today, they think that crop tops,
they think that hot pants and skimpy dresses is what elevates someone.
But I disagree.
I think it's actually a cheap way of trying to look good as it doesn't keep
anything of the woman for the imagination. Instead,
I believe that when you opt for a modest style,
you are actually automatically elevating yourself because you leave some room
for imagination. And when I say modest fashion, I mean,
some people automatically think that we're talking now about
something you wear because of religious reasons or that you have to be covered
head to toe. But actually, modest can be instead of wearing a mini skirt,
you wear a midi skirt. Instead of wearing a deep decolletage,
you show skin by wearing a bolt neck,
or instead of wearing a short bodycon dress,
you wear a figure fitted midi dress that put accents on your waist and
is still figure flattering. Now there are cheap looking prints,
and then there are expensive looking prints. And ladies as a general rule,
it's hard to say exactly what it is that makes a print look cheap.
It can be anything from the design, from the color combinations,
from your own associations to the print among many other things.
But if you are not experienced in the styling department,
then I must tell you that be very careful with print because that's the
fastest way to actually end up looking a bit cheap.
Now I would only advise my advanced ladies or ladies who have gone through my
Elegant Sylist course to experiment with prints
because unless you know what you are doing, you can easily get it wrong.
And that downgrades your appearance instantly.
Now point number 10 is about you being your own stylist and
using styling tools that all stylists use to make the person look
their best. So if you are not using a steamer,
nude underwear under your light clothes,
among many other things that you're gonna learn it in this video.
Ladies, you're missing out if you still haven't created a whole arsenal
of styling tools to make yourself look expensive.
Now hop on over to that video to find out what those tools are.
I will see you there.