Hey awesome ones. I know I've talked about being in a styling rut you know with
sweatpants and t-shirts, but today I want to talk about being in an aging styling rut.
I have five different outfit changes
showing the do's and the don'ts and my idea with this video is to show you how to style to look
up to 10 years younger with your fashion. This is going to be a lot of fun. Let's go.
So let's start off with our mindset you know if you think that you're over the hill
then then you are. What I'm trying to do with these styling tips is I'm trying to show you, you know
how to change from looking dowdy and invisible to aging with attitude. Hey you have many many years
to look youthful and fabulous and these tips are going to help with just that. But let's take a look
at my first outfit and I call it dowdy outfit number one. And the idea and the premise of this
is thinking that you have to wear pants all the time. So here I am in my black pants and top and
since the top is a bit fancy I might think that I look fashionable but actually I'm looking a little
bit dowdy. By the way those cheap flip-flops they never look chic. Now I know that many of you
have seen this dress before but it's one of my favorite looks for the season. I'm still mostly
hiding my legs but i'm looking much more youthful and stylish. I'm still in all black but notice the
sleekness of this long dress and how it took years off me in the before and the after look.
Also notice the accessories of a long pendant necklace, bangles and even strappy sandals with a
comfy low kitten heel. And if you're not confident with the slit the stretchy material allows it to
show to sew it rather a little bit more closed. Now I did do a self tanning once when I showed this
dress. Here it is. And what you can see here is I'vei got a beautiful glow and also it's streak free.
It's also not really orangey and if you're wondering about maybe a step-by-step tutorial
on how I achieve this I'm going to have that video at the end screen of this one so that'll be there
for you. And also as usual at the bottom of the description and also in the comments I'll have
a lot of the fashion pieces that I'm wearing in this video. Now for my next, 'do and don't' example
I know a lot of people are trying to recreate this look because it really really is trending
but watch out that you don't make mistakes with the white shirt and jeans look. So you're
trying to create this look and you know you have a white shirt somewhere even if
it's a bit yellowed or even a man's shirt. And you also know that high waisted jeans
and sneakers are trending so you pull out your old ones and including athletic shoes
you pull them out of your closet from another decade and well maybe that's not a great idea.
The new shirts these days are stretchy and tapered and I like to tuck both sides into my slimming
dark wash lee jeans that are also stretchy. I rolled up the bottom hems but you could also
leave them uncuffed. A sleek pair of white leather Ked's polishes off this casual yet up-to-date look.
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too. Now my next outfits they involve also a jean look where you know you have an old jean jacket
in the closet. So here's an almost full 80s look but without the youthful styling. The acid wash
untailored jacket, the high neck t-shirt and the denim capris and also those athletic sneakers
just makes you appear older. So let's look at a better style. Now we're talking.
This is my new stretchy lean jean jacket that's more like something from the 2000s
and this top is youthful along with the pencil skirt and notice that the pencil skirt is almost
the same length as the capris and it's stretchy. Also change out those old athletic shoes for
leather Ked's that also clean up easily because they're leather and you've taken years off of
you and that tired aging outfit. So sometimes we just want to hide underneath our clothes so
what we do is we layer up with lots of clothing and then we add layers of jewelry and bangles
thinking that we're really got a good artsy look going for us when in fact it's aging us. So let's
take a look at what I mean. Now this look is artsy but not in a good way. There's way too much jewelry
with the necklaces and bangles and although a maxi skirt is okay the long top and green duster are
just too many layers. And those comfy shoes well I know many women need to wear orthotic shoes but
with inserts and even newer styles that cater to relieve the foot pain we can do better. Here I
still have an artsy look without layers and layers of jewelry and clothing. A pair of leggings with
this fun top with cutouts is a great artsy style paired with a straw hat a few bangles and a straw
bag. On my feet I have the memory foam Skechers flats that is also available in wide widths to
help you have comfy feet. Next let's not forget to put together outfits with white pants but
this first look that I have it misses the mark. So here I'm wearing a comfy top but the color has
no life to it. And again why do we wear capris that cut us off at the worst part of our calves.
The black sandals are just too much of a contrast to the white pants and the matchy-matchy big black
purse to the black shoes isn't working. So here I have a wonderful colorful top that I just tucked
in each side to color cover my belly and instead of capris I'm wearing white stretchy jeans that
are just as cooling to wear as those capris. Now for my sandals I have skin toned kitten heels
that blend into my skin tone and don't cut me off at the feet and my purse is a fun red one that
has a built-in change purse. Add a pair of aviator glasses and this fun youthful look is complete. Now
not too long ago I did a social posting on how I want to keep blooming and not just wither away.
I know in the past couple of years a lot of us, our morale has gone down, our outlook has gone down
and we feel like we're withering away. I really really hope that this video has helped
you and also let me know in the comments what are the outfits that you liked and maybe what are
the kind of styles that you may want to try. My wish for you is to bloom on and if you look in the
mirror and you say i'm feeling kind of dowdy I'm looking dowdy and withered, just change something.
Maybe put on a dress or wear a straw hat or some really cool sunglasses or maybe even get yourself
a pair of those Ked's leather sneakers and then when you look in the mirror you might just say
I look good. And in the meantime until we meet again, don't forget to keep it awesome everyone.