THE mirror at the end
of our hallway is a great buddy of mine. I never leave the house
without consulting with her first although on tough days, she doesn’t always
give me the affirmation I need. You must be thinking
I’m crazy personifying a mirror right? I’m even chuckling at myself right now.
But well, it is quite helpful. A lot of the times you
visualise certain pieces together but they don’t make any sense until you
actually try them on. Even when you do try
them on, you’ll probably think you’re all that and a bag of chips until you
actually stand in front of a mirror and realise you look crappy.
It can be a lot.
Figuring out to wear can be a real roller coaster ride if like me; you’re
serious about personal branding and care about how you look. On days when I can’t make
up my mind about what to wear from just standing in front of the mirror, I take
a mirror selfie.Yes, weird, I know but
it helps to take a picture and see how I appear to others. Just the other day I
was having difficulties deciding what to pair my new black and beige skirt
with. I had worn a black
blazer and wasn’t sure whether to wear beige or black heels. The beige shoes matched
the beige on the skirt perfectly.
They also did wonders
for my legs, if I may say so myself. On the other hand, the black shoes looked
rather too chilled for the feisty skirt but they worked well with the black
blazer. I really wasn’t sure which
pair to go with so I wore one shoe from each pair to make a more accurate
comparison and take a mirror selfie. At this point, you’re pretty sure I’m out
of my wits, rights? So here I was looking
at the mirror selfie and wondering which shoe looked the hottest. The clock was
ticking and I was running late but I also didn’t want to leave the house
looking crappy so I picked the black shoes.
Black is always a safe
option, always. It pretty much matches with everything even on days you don’t
really want to look safe. You really have got to
be out of your mind to mess up any black fashion piece! Black nuetralises any
over the top combinations. It will break outfits that are too colourful and
help tie everything together nicely. If you don’t already
own a black blazer, top, pants and shoes – you need to get to stepping and hook
yourself up! Black is also a great
colour to wear on its own; all black everything is elegant. I think it’s super
classy although my mother always insists I need something to break the black
lest I look like a grieving widow.
There are a couple of
things to remember if you’re going to go for the black on black look though. Vary the fabrics and
textures. Nothing looks dowdier than an all-black outfit that is all cotton. On the fabric note,
make sure the fabric selection is season appropriate. A black wool dress will
look fabulous in winter but out of place during summer. Silk and linen make it
easier to pull off the all-black look during the warmer months.
When putting together an all-black ensemble, fit becomes even more important. Take advantage of the fact that black is slimming and have the clothes more fitted and flattering, rather than shapeless and drab. Accessories are a thing for me if I’m going to do black on black. Black is such a graceful colour which allows your accessories to pop and your face to glow. It’s always a good idea to add interest with accessories. Bold, colorful jewellery becomes the statement piece of your outfit. For me, coloured stiletto heels are the go-to shoe with any all black outfit.
It’s also key to make
your outfit more dressy or casual with the simple change of lipstick colour. A little
black dress can go from day with a light pink lip stain to night with a bold,
deep red lip seamlessly. Once you invest in good
blacks, you’ll realise you won’t have to spend much whenever you have an
important event to attend. Just play around with your accessories and you’re
good to go.
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