I wanted to write a 'proper' blog post article today, and the topic I wanted to write about is fashion, and how each of us dress. Do you dress to impress the guys or the girls? Or are you content with your own style? I've decided to write this post because I've seen a few bloggers, perhaps newer ones, say that they don't want to do Outfit of the Day posts because they don't feel 'stylish' enough. So I wanted to say a little bit about my style, as well as a some other amazing fashion bloggers who look fantastic in their own personal style. I hope that this post will encourage those of you who think you don't have 'blogger style' to be brave and take some OOTD shots! Everyone has their own style! :)
Before I started blogging I didn't have my own style. Although I didn't start my blog as a fashion blog, nor would I describe myself as a dedicated fashion blogger, I have developed my own style over the years that I've been writing this blog. This has been inspired by other fashion bloggers, as well as websites like Pinterest, where I could gaze over perfect outfits all day long! When I was at school, I went through a slightly grungey, 'greebo' stage, wearing converse and studded belts (gross right). Then when I went to college my style got slightly more mainstream, although looking back it was pretty chavtastic. My daily outfits consisted of jeans, Lonsdale trainers, and a motif tshirt.. horrendous! Then when I got to university things didn't change much until I started my blog, and I realised how to dress for my shape as well as discovering my own personal style. I have quite big legs and am quite pear shaped, so those skinny jeans never really suited me, and I started feeling much more comfortable in loose-skirted dresses and tights. This disguised my bigger bottom half and made me look more balanced. You've seen my OOTD posts loads of times so I'm sure you know my style by now!
Before I started blogging I didn't have my own style. Although I didn't start my blog as a fashion blog, nor would I describe myself as a dedicated fashion blogger, I have developed my own style over the years that I've been writing this blog. This has been inspired by other fashion bloggers, as well as websites like Pinterest, where I could gaze over perfect outfits all day long! When I was at school, I went through a slightly grungey, 'greebo' stage, wearing converse and studded belts (gross right). Then when I went to college my style got slightly more mainstream, although looking back it was pretty chavtastic. My daily outfits consisted of jeans, Lonsdale trainers, and a motif tshirt.. horrendous! Then when I got to university things didn't change much until I started my blog, and I realised how to dress for my shape as well as discovering my own personal style. I have quite big legs and am quite pear shaped, so those skinny jeans never really suited me, and I started feeling much more comfortable in loose-skirted dresses and tights. This disguised my bigger bottom half and made me look more balanced. You've seen my OOTD posts loads of times so I'm sure you know my style by now!
From then onwards, I have always stuck with wearing dresses over jeans, and have also decided that my preferred dresses are skater skirted, and printed with polka dots, florals, hearts etc! I like to dress for myself, and although I know I'm not very stylish, I feel comfortable in what I wear (usually!). I rarely go for out-there trends such as neon's, studs, leather etc as I feel that is out of my comfort zone and I'm not really brave enough to experiment too much with fashion. It makes me a little bit boring as everyone can predict what I will always be wearing, and the majority of my wardrobe is all the same style and there's little differentiation. Therefore I envy girls like Laura and Helen, who are much more experimental, and dress to impress the girls.
Laura from Secret Diary of a Fashion Journalist has a fashion blog which is full of inspiring outfits which include many bold prints and sky high heels. She's been a fashion journalist for over three years and uses her blog to express her passion for style. She love's big statement jewellery and the latest hot trends. How amazing is that dress she's wearing?! She's not afraid to use bright colours with classicly styled clothing to create really contemporary looks. Gorgeous!
Helen from The Lovecats Inc has tonnes of style and admits that she likes to keep up with the latest fashions, and dresses to impress her girl friends. She loves over sized watches, white leather, biker jackets, and wedge boots. I only very recently found Helens blog and I have to say I picked her to be featured in this post because her outfit posts are some of my favourites! I wish I could piece together outfits so effortlessly!
However, women will almost always subconsciously be dressing with the opposite sex in mind. Although I wouldn't say that women dress for men, it's men that we have evolved to seek affection from through attractiveness. A man most likely wouldn't know a Louboutin from any other heel, however, heels are known to be sexy and sassy, and most likely appeal to the majority of men. Of course, it's always nice to be made to feel attractive to a man, so why not dress to impress? Em the writer of her fantastic Em Talks blog is not afraid to dress exactly how she likes, despite what other (possibly jealous) women may think. There's no doubt that I'm sure she catches the eye of many males with her striking long blonde hair and to die for slim figure. She has an amazing body, so why shouldn't she show it off in equally amazing dresses? Well, unfortunately for her, this has sometimes left her open for judgement from others which she has expressed in a very personal post on her blog.
"Yes I wear fake tan, yes I dye my hair blonde, but my question is does this really mean that I ask for sniggers when I walk down the street past a group of girls?"
However, women will almost always subconsciously be dressing with the opposite sex in mind. Although I wouldn't say that women dress for men, it's men that we have evolved to seek affection from through attractiveness. A man most likely wouldn't know a Louboutin from any other heel, however, heels are known to be sexy and sassy, and most likely appeal to the majority of men. Of course, it's always nice to be made to feel attractive to a man, so why not dress to impress? Em the writer of her fantastic Em Talks blog is not afraid to dress exactly how she likes, despite what other (possibly jealous) women may think. There's no doubt that I'm sure she catches the eye of many males with her striking long blonde hair and to die for slim figure. She has an amazing body, so why shouldn't she show it off in equally amazing dresses? Well, unfortunately for her, this has sometimes left her open for judgement from others which she has expressed in a very personal post on her blog.
"Yes I wear fake tan, yes I dye my hair blonde, but my question is does this really mean that I ask for sniggers when I walk down the street past a group of girls?"
"I broke the rules of all rules and stepped over the line by getting my legs AND my cleavage out; horror, I am in for a bad night full of snarls and lude comments."
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