Defining your personal style expands your creativity

‘Defining’ personal style isn’t through capsule wardrobes or lists, those put the items as the focus, not you. ‘Defining’ is about the essence - what makes it ‘you’.

General style advice focuses on being stylish by creating cohesive looks. This can either feel too vague or too limited. By following common tips and trends, you’ll have an aesthetically pleasing look but what makes it ‘you’?

You know how some brands instantly jump out - you don’t even need to see a label you already recognize it? That’s ‘defined’ style and that’s not reserved only for brands or fashion labels. Each of us intuitively know what we find personally beautiful. 😍

To be honest, sometimes scrolling Instagram or Pinterest the color palettes and items in outfits and home decor blend with each other. It’s hard to define a style beyond ‘current/trendy’… but all those trends have aesthetic styles. 🙃 And every style ‘genre’ has an aesthetic style. The literal definition of what makes something stylish are the ways the design elements & principles (e&p) are used together.

For example: Bohemian style genre's aesthetic style is ‘texture & organic form’. BUT liking Bohemian interiors doesn’t mean your aesthetic style is ‘texture & form’.

Defining your aesthetic style is about going deeper when something jumps out at you as ‘Ooo pretty 😍’ Observe and define specifically what design elements & principles you love most. This is what I teach in my signature program YAS Stylists. How to add personal touches that bring you extra JOY in your home and outfits.

When you know the specific e&p combo you can create that look without buying more items or even better you can put your own spin on it and be ‘ahead of the trend’. See how that’s more expansive than just learning how to pair certain items together?

To find out more about your aesthetic style read here.